Baroness Blotchasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing for secondary schools, grammar schools, all state schools, independent schools and all schools taken together, the number and percentage of schools and 14 year old pupils 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. [HL1230]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)1996–97 was the first year of statutory assessment in Northern Ireland, so information is not available for earlier years. Independent schools are not covered by the statutory curriculum and assessment requirements. Information in respect of grant aided schools for 1996–97 is shown as follows.
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Number and Percentage of Pupils and Schools Taking Key Stage 3 Assessment Tests English Mathematics Science Total Number sitting tests % Number sitting tests % Number sitting tests % Grammar Pupils in Year 10 9,005 8,439 93.7 8,429 93.6 8,399 93.3 Schools 71 65 91.5 65 91.5 65 91.5 Secondary Pupils in Year 10 17,074 14,970 87.7 14,999 87.8 15,047 88.1 Schools 167 154 92.2 150 89.8 153 91.6 All Pupils in Year 10 26,079 23,409 89.8 23,428 89.8 23,446 89.9 Schools 238 219 92.0 215 90.3 218 91.6 Because of a boycott of assessment by some teachers, no results were available for some schools and only partial results for some other schools.