HL Deb 13 May 1999 vol 600 cc167-70WA
Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing, for secondary schools, the percentage of all 14 year-old pupils in 1998 passing National Curriculum tests at levels 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, together with the average level attained per pupil in the following subjects: mathematics, English and science, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the numbers of schools and the number of 14 year-old pupils. [HL2216]

Lord Dubs

The information is as follows (the average level attained per pupils not available as it cannot be calculated from the data held):

Secondary Schools (Number of schools 163)
Mathematics % English % Science %
Boys
Not achieving Level 3 2.6 7.1 3.4
Achieving Level 3 18.6 15.1 8.9
Achieving Level 4 29.9 30.0 36.6
Achieving Level 5 30.6 32.0 35.0
Achieving Level 6 12.8 9.9 11.2
Achieving Level 7 2.5 2.1 1.7
Achieving Level 8 0.1 0.2 0.1
Absent 2.8 3.5 3.0
Number of pupils 8,772 8,710 8,746
Girls
Not achieving Level 3 2.1 2.9 2.3
Achieving Level 3 13.2 7.1 7.7
Achieving Level 4 30.3 19.7 34.5
Achieving Level 5 30.4 37.8 38.9
Achieving Level 6 17.2 21.6 11.7
Achieving Level 7 4.4 7.4 2.4
Achieving Level 8 0.3 1.0 0.1
Absent 2.0 2.4 2.3
Number of pupils 8,118 8,108 8,118
All pupils
Not achieving Level 3 2.4 5.1 2.9
Achieving Level 3 16.0 11.2 8.3
Achieving Level 4 30.1 25.0 35.6
Achieving Level 5 30.5 34.8 36.9
Achieving Level 6 14.9 15.5 11.5
Achieving Level 7 3.4 4.7 2.1
Achieving Level 8 0.2 0.6 0.1
Absent 3.4 3.0 2.6
Number of pupils 16,890 16,818 16,864

Grammar Schools (Number of schools 68)
Mathematics % English % Science %
Boys
Not achieving Level 3 1.1 0.6 1.3
Achieving Level 3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Achieving Level 4 0.4 0.6 0.5
Achieving Level 5 5.9 18.0 9.6
Achieving Level 6 39.2 56.8 42.1
Achieving Level 7 49.5 20.6 39.3
Achieving Level 8 10.3 2.6 6.6
Absent 0.7 0.9 0.7
Number of pupils 4,366 4,364 4,364
Girls
Not achieving Level 3 0.7 0.2 1.1
Achieving Level 3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Achieving Level 4 0.2 0.0 0.3
Achieving Level 5 4.5 8.4 7.3
Achieving Level 6 33.2 48.4 43.5
Achieving Level 7 49.5 35.0 40.8
Achieving Level 8 11.1 7.3 6.3
Absent 0.7 0.6 0.6
Number of pupils 4,683 4,681 4,682

Grammar Schools (Number of schools 68)
Mathematics % English % Science %
All pupils
Not achieving Level 3 0.9 0.4 1.2
Achieving Level 3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Achieving Level 4 0.3 0.3 0.4
Achieving Level 5 5.2 13.1 8.4
Achieving Level 6 36.1 52.4 42.9
Achieving Level 7 46.1 28.0 40.0
Achieving Level 8 10.7 5.0 6.5
Absent 0.7 0.8 0.7
Number of pupils 9,049 9,045 9,046
All Schools (Number of schools 231)
Mathematics % English % Science %
Boys
Not achieving Level 3 2.1 5.0 2.7
Achieving level 3 12.4 10.1 6.0
Achieving level 4 20.1 20.2 24.6
Achieving level 5 22.4 27.4 26.5
Achieving level 6 21.6 25.5 21.5
Achieving level 7 15.8 8.3 14.2
Achieving level 8 3.5 1.0 2.3
Absent 2.1 2.6 2.2
Number of pupils 13,138 13,074 13,110
Girls
Not achieving Level 3 1.6 1.9 1.9
Achieving level 3 8.4 4.5 4.9
Achieving level 4 19.3 12.5 22.0
Achieving level 5 21.0 27.1 27.3
Achieving level 6 23.0 31.4 23.4
Achieving level 7 20.9 17.5 16.5
Achieving level 8 4.3 3.3 2.4
Absent 1.5 1.8 1.7
Number of pupils 12,801 12,789 12,800
All pupils
Not achieving Level 3 1.9 3.4 2.3
Achieving level 3 10.4 7.3 5.4
Achieving level 4 19.7 16.4 23.3
Achieving level 5 21.7 27.2 26.9
Achieving level 6 22.3 28.4 22.4
Achieving level 7 18.3 12.9 15.3
Achieving level 8 3.9 2.1 2.3
Absent 1.8 2.2 1.9
Number of pupils 25,939 25,863 25,910

Baroness Blatch

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish data for Northern Ireland showing, for secondary schools, grammar schools and all state schools, the percentage of all 11 year-old pupils in 1998 passing National Curriculum tests at

Percentage of pupils on roll with statements of special educational needs
1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Secondary (Non-Grammar) 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.2 0.6 1.0
Grammar 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
All Grant-Aided 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.6
levels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 together with the average level attained per pupil in the following subjects: mathematics, English and science, showing data separately for boys, girls and all pupils and including, for each category of school, the number of schools and the number of 11 year-old pupils. [HL2217]

Lord Dubs

Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.