§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of 11-year-old pupils in Buckingham reached level four in(a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the past seven years. [161578]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is as follows:
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Number and percentage of pupils achieving Level 4+ Mathematics English Buckingham England Buckingham England Number Percentage Percentage Number Percentage Percentage 20031 883 81 73 839 82 75 2002 824 80 73 849 83 75 2001 886 79 71 942 84 75 2000 832 80 72 866 83 75 1999 749 76 69 777 79 71 1998 663 68 59 748 77 65 1997 686 70 62 731 74 63 1Provisional.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of pupils in Buckingham reached the(a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. [161580]
§ 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 percentage points in English and 11 percentage 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 Buckingham who have achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests since 1997. The results for Buckingham are above the national average, with improvements that have been broadly maintained since 2000:
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Number of pupils English1 731 748 777 866 942 849 893 Mathematics1 686 663 749 832 886 824 883 Percentage of pupils English 74 77 79 83 84 83 82 Mathematics 70 68 76 80 79 80 81 1The number of eligible pupils for the Key Stage 2 tests varies slightly from year-to-year.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of pupils in Chorley reached the(a) mathematics and (b) English standard in each of the last seven years. [161600]
§ 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 percentage points in English and 11 percentage 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 Chorley who have achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests since 1997. The results for Chorley are above the national average, and show a considerable improvement since 1997:
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Number of pupils English 920 953 1,024 1,017 1,106 1,086 1,098 Mathematics 951 882 1,048 1,021 1,059 1,077 1,049 Percentage of pupils English 71 74 78 78 77 81 80 Mathematics 73 68 80 78 74 80 77 Note:
233WThe number of eligible pupils for the Key Stage 2 test varies slightly from year-to-year.
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 11-year-old pupils in Chorley reached level 4 in(a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the past seven years. [161601]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information requested is as follows:
Percentage of pupils achieving Level 4+ Mathematics English Chorley England Chorley England 20031 77 73 80 75 2002 80 73 81 75 2001 74 71 77 75 2000 78 72 78 75 1999 80 69 78 71 1998 68 59 74 65 1997 73 62 71 63 1Provisional.