§ Mr. Don FosterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of all year 6(a) pupils, (b) boys and (c) girls attained (i) Level 2 or better, (ii) Level 3 or better, (iii) Level 4 or better and (iv) Level 5 or better in the Key Stage 2 English SAT test for (1) reading and (2) writing; and what was the national average level attained per pupil and by each gender in (A) 1996 and (B) 1997. [31854]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 27 February 1998]: The table shows the percentage of pupils assessed achieving (i) level 3 and above, (ii) level 4 and above, (iii) level 5 and above, and (iv) the average level attained in the reading and writing Key Stage 2 National Curriculum assessment tests by boys and girls in 1997.
Percentage Writing Reading Level Boy Girls All pupils Boys Girls All pupils Level 3 and above 87 92 90 88 92 90 Level 4 and above 46 63 54 65 72 68 Level 5 and above 10 19 14 17 23 20 Average level 3.2 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.7 3.6 Equivalent information is not available for 1996.