HC Deb 07 October 2003 vol 411 c166W
Mr. Mike Hall

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many(a) boys and (b) girls reached the required standards in (i) English and (ii) maths at key stage (A) 1, (B) 2, (C) 3 and (D) 4 in each year since 1997, broken down by local education authority, using value added data. [131467]

Mr. Miliband

The information requested in this question has been placed in the Library in answer to PQ 127922.

The tables show, for each local education authority, the number of boys and girls in maintained schools who achieved the expected level in each year from 1997 to 2002. The figures shown are based on:

  • Pupils achieving level 2 or above at Key Stage 1 in reading and in maths
  • Pupils achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in English and in maths
  • Pupils achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 in English and in maths
  • Pupils achieving good grades (A*—C) at GCSE in English and in maths.