Baroness Blotchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for England showing for comprehensive schools, modern schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools taken together, the number and percentage of schools and of 14 year-old pupils 162WA in each of the years 1994 to 1997 taking National Curriculum tests in the following subjects: mathematics, English and science, including for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 14 year-old pupils. [HL1228]
§ Baroness BlackstoneThe information requested is given in the following tables.
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1994 Key Stage 3 National Curriculum assessment tests—participation rates Number of schools participating Number of pupils participating Type of School Expected number of schools English Mathematics Science Number of 14 year-olds English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 2,848 399 569 515 499,300 63,000 91,700 80,700 Modern 142 40 39 42 18,900 4,400 4,200 4,800 Grammar 153 76 84 79 18,600 9,000 9,900 9,300 All mainstream maintained schools 3,277 546 726 668 547,900 61,200 111,200 99,800 Independent 1,212 104 119 95 46,100 4,000 5,400 3,400 Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 1,056 313 325 316 10,800 3,000 3,200 3,300 Total 5,545 963 1,170 1,079 604,700 88,300 119,800 106,500
Percentage of schools participating Percentage of pupils participating Type of School English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 14% 20% 18% 13% 18% 16% Modern 28% 27% 30% 23% 22% 25% Grammar 50% 55% 52% 48% 53% 50% All mainstream maintained schools 17% 22% 20% 15% 20% 18% Independent 9% 10% 8% 9% 12% 7% Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 30% 31% 30% 28% 30% 31% Total 17% 21% 19% 15% 20% 18%
1995 Key Stage 3 National Curriculum assessment tests—participation rates Number of schools participating Number of pupils participating Type of school Expected number of schools English Mathematics Science Number of 14 year-olds English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 2,841 2,279 2,487 2,492 494,300 390,200 431,200 433,700 Modern 141 118 130 129 17,800 14,500 16,200 16,300 Grammar 157 143 142 140 19,400 18,100 17,900 18,000 All mainstream maintained schools 3,277 2,602 2,827 2,826 542,700 432,100 475,800 478,300 Independent 1,204 249 249 249 44,400 4,600 7,100 4,700 Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 1,028 871 871 871 10,200 7,500 6,900 7,000 Total 5,509 3,722 3,947 3,946 597,400 444,200 489,700 490,000
Percentage of schools participating Percentage of pupils participating Type of school English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 80% 88% 88% 79% 87% 88% Modern 84% 92% 91% 81% 91% 91% Grammar 91% 90% 89% 93% 92% 92% All mainstream maintained schools 79% 86% 86% 80% 88% 88% Independent 21% 21% 21% 10% 16% 11% Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 85% 85% 85% 73% 67% 68% Total 68% 72% 72% 74% 82% 82% 164WA165WA
1996 Key Stage 3 National Curriculum assessment tests—participation rates Number of schools participating Number of pupils participating Type of school Expected number of schools English Mathematics Science Number of 14 year-olds English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 2,861 2,602 2,696 2,697 488,900 441,000 459,900 459,300 Modern 113 102 109 109 15,000 13,700 14,400 14,400 Grammar 160 150 152 151 19,400 18,300 18,600 18,600 All mainstream maintained schools 3,252 2,914 3,020 3,019 540,400 482,000 502,200 501,400 Independent 1,191 162 206 178 42,900 4,700 7,200 5,200 Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 1,140 551 693 673 11,100 5,600 7,600 7,500 Total 5,583 3,627 3,919 3,870 594,400 492,300 516,900 514,100
1996 Key Stage 3 National Curriculum assessment tests—participation rates Percentage of schools participating Percentage of pupils participating Type of school English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 91% 94% 94% 90% 94% 94% Modern 90% 96% 96% 91% 96% 96% Grammar 94% 95% 94% 95% 96% 96% All mainstream maintained schools 90% 93% 93% 89% 93% 93% Independent 14% 17% 15% 11% 17% 12% Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 48% 61% 59% 51% 68% 68% Total 65% 70% 69% 83% 87% 86%
1997 Key Stage 3 National Curriculum assessment tests—participation rates Number of schools participating Number of pupils participating Type of School Expected number of schools English Mathematics Science Number of 14 year-olds English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 2,872 2,858 2,858 2,858 495,900 493,000 492,900 493,200 Modern 91 91 91 91 12,100 12,100 12,100 12,000 Grammar 158 157 157 157 19,400 19,200 19,200 19,200 All mainstream maintained schools 3,295 3,184 3,184 3,184 545,400 536,000 535,900 536,100 Independent 1,192 291 291 291 42,200 6,300 8,900 6,000 Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 1,143 895 895 895 11,300 6,600 8,700 8,700 Total 5,630 4,370 4,370 4,370 599,000 548,800 553,600 550,800 166WA
Percentage of schools participating Percentage of pupils participating Type of School English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science Comprehensive 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% Modern 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% Grammar 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% 99% All mainstream maintained schools 97% 97% 97% 98% 96% 96% Independent 24% 24% 24% 15% 21% 14% Specials (maintained/non-maintained) 78% 78% 78% 58% 77% 76% Total 78% 78% 78% 92% 92% 92%