§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the merits of performance testing in schools. [169953]
§ Mr. MilibandAssessment is an integral part of teaching and learning. National Curriculum testing provides an objective means of testing all children in the country on a consistent basis. It is an important part of 1429W the overall drive to raise standards in the core subjects at the primary and secondary stages and lays firm foundations for future learning.
The information from testing helps teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses, which can then be used to inform teaching and learning. It allows us to compare the progress of children in different schools and provides parents with clear feedback against national standards.
§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 11-year-old pupils in the Easington constituency, broken down by school, have reached level four in mathematics and English in the last four years; and if he will make a statement. [168070]
Percentage of pupils achieving level 4 2003 2002 2001 2000 School Name English Maths English Maths English Maths English Maths Acre Rigg Junior School 68 61 73 62 57 66 73 60 Blackball Colliery Primary School 51 60 64 71 71 63 80 75 Cotsford Junior School 68 77 71 82 78 85 78 70 Dene House Primary School 64 68 63 63 69 75 82 76 Deneside Junior School 51 59 78 77 73 67 38 53 Easington CofE Primary School 100 75 83 83 73 67 71 82 Easington Colliery Primary School 70 67 58 65 76 55 60 51 Eden Community Primary School 60 42 — — — — — — Eden Hall Junior School — — 56 53 50 66 56 62 Haswell Primary School 54 54 20 27 50 29 58 47 Hesleden Primary School 85 92 86 86 63 74 87 67 Howletch Lane Primary School 89 91 68 88 86 90 84 87 Murton Jubilee Primary School 75 88 93 85 64 89 74 84 Murton Primary School 70 91 90 97 71 75 63 73 New Seaham Primary School 84 93 86 95 83 90 90 100 North Blunts Primary School 74 83 70 76 66 59 50 43 Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary 90 85 85 69 88 88 89 89 Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary 84 91 73 75 79 86 81 75 Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary 62 81 68 75 84 68 81 81 Princess Road Junior School 66 56 68 50 67 73 65 76 Ropery Walk Primary School 63 56 81 81 77 77 76 79 Shotton Hall Junior School 85 81 70 79 75 76 82 75 Shotton Primary School 59 65 57 59 63 57 65 64 South Hetton Primary School 76 76 94 97 100 96 88 88 St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 72 72 84 94 88 96 79 86 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 88 88 100 100 91 100 100 83 St. Mary Magdalen's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 79 86 76 79 96 87 91 91 Westlea Primary School 80 89 73 89 84 87 71 63 Yohden Primary School 65 74 63 67 57 71 55 72 Easington Constituency (all schools) 71 73 71 74 73 74 71 England (all schools) 75 73 75 73 75 71 75 72 Note: The results for St Joseph's Catholic Prinu ry School, Murton and Glendene School have been suppressed as there are less than 11 pupils at Key Stage 2