§ Charlotte AtkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many primary school pupils in England were entered for the level 6 SATS papers in 1998 in(a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science; how many were awarded level 6 in each subject; and what are the comparative figures for (i) 1994, (ii) 1995, (iii) 1996 and (iv) 1997. [75550]
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§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe available information is given in the following table:
Level 6 national curriculum test paper—key stage 2 Number of pupils entered Number of pupils achieving level 6 1998 1997 1996 1998 1997 1996 1995 English 21,689 26,538 34,409 59 484 1,021 192 Mathematics 21,002 23,466 24,492 1,013 837 434 1,545 Science 8,687 8,760 8,076 223 380 122 392 Note:
Information on the number of pupils entered for 1995 is not available, as data were not collected centrally at pupil level