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Key Stage 2 Results
Revised figures for 2011 show that 82 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard in English up from 79 per cent in 2005. In Mathematics 80 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard up from 75 per cent in 2005.
National Curriculum tests in Science for all pupils were discontinued after the 2009 academic year.
In 2011 84 per cent (revised) of pupils progressed by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This compares with 81 per cent in 2006.
In 2011 83 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in Mathematics between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This compares with 74 per cent in 2006.
GCSE and equivalent results
Revised figures for 2011 show that 79.5 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-C up from 56.3 per cent in 2005. Revised figures for 2011 show that 93.5 per cent of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieved 5 or more GCSE and equivalents at grades A*-G up from 89.0 per cent in 2005.
In 2010/11 the percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE and equivalent including English and Mathematics was 58.9 per cent (revised), up from 42.6 per cent in 2004/05.
Pupils with Special Educational Needs
Maintained Primary Schools - the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, with statements, was 1.4 per cent in 2011 down from 1.6 per cent in 2005. The percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, without statements, was 17.9 per cent in 2011 up from 16.5 per cent in 2005.
Maintained Secondary Schools - the percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, with statements, was 2.0 per cent in 2011 down from 2.3 per cent in 2005. The percentage of pupils with Special Educational Needs, without statements, was 19.4 per cent in 2011 up from 14.3 per cent in 2005.
School Initiatives
Sponsor led Academies - in September 2011 there were 319 sponsor led academies, up from 27 in 2005.
Academy convertors - in September 2011 there were 981 academy convertors.
School Workforce
Teaching Assistants - in 2010 there were 123,880 teaching assistants in maintained Primary schools up from 95,460 in 2005. In 2010 there were 43,610 teaching assistants in maintained Secondary schools up from 30,220 in 2005.
Other Support Staff - in 2010 there were 61,880 full time equivalent other support staff in maintained Primary schools up from 45,880 in 2005. In 2009 there were 93,850 full time equivalent other support staff in maintained Secondary schools up from 63,960 in 2005.
Numbers of Teachers - in 2010 there were 186,210 full time equivalent qualified teachers in maintained Primary schools up from 180,630 in 2005. In maintained Secondary schools there were 208,130 full time equivalent qualified teachers in 2010 up from 200,160 in 2005.
Pupil Teacher Ratios - in 2010 the pupil : teacher ratio for Maintained Primary Schools was 21.3 down from 22.5 in 2005. For Maintained Secondary Schools the pupil : teacher ratio in 2010 was 15.6 down from 16.7 in 2005.
The average salary of full-time regular qualified teachers, in local authority maintained nursery, primary, secondary, special schools and pupil referral units in 2009 was £36,820 up from £32,890 in 2005.
School Funding and Resources
Funding per pupil - in 2010-11 the real terms funding per pupil aged 3-19 was £5,140 up from £4,550 in 2005-06.
Children' Social Services
Children looked after by local authorities - in 2011 the rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years was 59 compared with 55 per 10,000 in 2005.
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March - in 2011 the rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years was 38.7.
The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement), has fallen from 80.4% in 2005 to 74% in 2011.
The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March, has fallen from 13.7% in 2005 to 10.7% in 2011.
The percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years, has risen from 62.9% in 2005 to 68.6% in 2011.
The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year, has risen from 78.9% in 2006 to 90.5% in 2010.
The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation, has risen from 83.9% in 2005 to 90% in 2011.
The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training, has risen from 58.4% in 2005 to 61% in 2011.
Early Years
In 2011 the number of free part-time early education places taken up by three and four year olds in maintained, private, voluntary and independent providers was 1,182,380 up from 1,027,970 in 2005.
In 2011 59% of children achieved at least 78 points across the Foundation Stage Profile with a least 6 in each of the scales Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication, Language and Literacy.
The gap in Foundation Stage Profile achievement between the lowest achieving quintile of children and the median child in England fell from 38.9% to 31.4% between 2005 and 2011.
Class Sizes
The average size of classes taught by one teacher in Maintained Primary Schools in 2011 was 26.6 up from 26.2 in 2005.
In Maintained Secondary Schools the average size of classes taught by one teacher in 2011 20.4 down from 21.7 in 2005.
Post 16
The average Level 3 QCA point score per candidate in 2011 was 745.9 (revised) up from 721.5 in 2006.
The average Level 3 QCA point score per entry in 2011 was 216.2 (revised) up from 206.2 in 2006.
Higher Education
The number of English domiciled entrants to UK higher education institutions in 2008/09 was 532,780, compared with 499,080 in 2004/05.
Adult Education
The percentage of people of working age who were qualified to at least Level 2 in 2007/08 was 68.6 per cent this is up from 66.6 per cent in 2004/05.
The percentage of people of working age who were qualified to Level 4 and above in 2007/08 was 28.7 per cent this is up from 26.3 per cent in 2004/05.