§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many 14-year-olds in Somerset were eligible to sit Key Stage 3 tests in 2002–03. [137232]
§ Mr. MilibandThe total numbers of Key Stage 3 eligible pupils in 2002 and 2003 in Somerset were:
Number of eligible pupils 2003 (provisional) 5,919 2002 5,931
§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children in(a) Somerset and (b) England gained Level 5 or above in their Key Stage Three tests in (i) English and (ii) mathematics in each year since 1996–97. [137233]
§ Mr. MilibandThe percentage of pupils achieving Level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 in(a) Somerset LEA and (b) England in (i) English and (ii) mathematics from 1997 onwards are:
Percentage (a)Somerset LEA (b) England Year (i) English (ii) Maths (i) English (ii) Maths 20031 70 74 68 70 2002 70 71 67 67 2001 67 71 65 66 2000 65 69 64 65 1999 70 67 64 62 1998 68 64 65 59 1997 62 66 57 60 1 Provisional