§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of pupils in Crosby reached the(a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. [160408]
§ Mr. MilibandThe results from the 2003 National Curriculum tests showed that 75 per cent. of 11 year olds in England reached Level 4 in English and 73 per cent. in mathematics. These results represent a significant improvement in standards—of 12 per cent. points in English and 11 per cent. points in mathematics—since 1997, reflecting the impact of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies on primary schools. We remain absolutely committed, through our new Primary Strategy, to supporting schools to achieve the ambitious targets we have set for standards of literacy and numeracy.
The following table shows the number and percentage of pupils in Crosby who have achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests since 1997. The results for Crosby are well above the national average, with improvements since 1997 in English and 1998 in mathematics in line with the improvement in the national figures:
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§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of 11 year old pupils in Crosby reached level four in(a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the last seven years. [160409]
§ Mr. MilibandThe percentage and number of pupils in Crosby who reached Level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in(a) mathematics and (b) English in the last seven years are:
Mathematics English Crosby1 Crosby2 England2 Crosby1 Crosby2 England2 20033 822 86 73 823 86 75 2002 826 84 73 833 84 75 2001 755 80 71 789 84 75 2000 746 80 72 787 85 75 1999 785 84 69 779 83 71 1998 677 75 59 721 80 65 1997 729 80 62 703 77 63 1 Number of pupils achieving level 4+. 2 Percentage of Pupils achieving level 4+. 3 Provisional.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 15 and 16-year-olds in Crosby achieved five or more GCSEs at grade A*C or GNVQ equivalent in each of the last seven years. [160410]
§ Mr. MilibandThe statistical information requested is detailed in the following table:
Percentage of 15-year-old pupils1 achieving five or more grades A*-C Academic Year Crosby Parliamentary Constituency England 1997 47.9 45.1 1998 49.5 46.3 1999 55.2 47.9 2000 57.5 49.2 2001 57.2 50.0 2002 57.0 51.6 2003 55.0 52.9 1 Pupils are aged 15 at the start of the academic year,i.e. 31 August.
§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many schools in Crosby deemed to be failing since 1997 have since reached satisfactory standards. [160407]
§ Mr. MilibandNo schools in Crosby have been found to be failing since 1997.