DCSF: National Curriculum Assessments at Key Stage 2 in England 2007/08 (Revised)

The latest national statistics on National Curriculum Assessments produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families were released on 1st April 2009 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority

DCSF: National Curriculum Assessments at Key Stage 2 in England 2007/08 (Revised)

Description	Statistics on National Curriculum Assessments at Key Stage 2 are published as National Curriculum Assessments at Key Stage 2 in England 2007/08 and include data from England covering Level 4 and 5 achievement at Key Stage 2. The latest statistics report on the period 2007/08 and update those previously released on 5 August 2008. The key points from the latest release are: The percentages of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in the 2008 Key Stage 2 tests by subject are as follows: English 81% (86% for girls, 77% for boys) Reading 87% (90% for girls, 83% for boys) Writing 68% (75% for girls, 61% for boys) Mathematics 79% (78% for girls, 79% for boys) Science 88% (89% for girls, 87% for boys). The percentages of pupils achieving Level 5 in the 2008 Key Stage 2 tests by subject are as follows: English 30% (36% for girls, 23% for boys) Reading 49% (55% for girls, 43% for boys) Writing 20% (25% for girls, 15% for boys) Mathematics 31% (28% for girls, 35% for boys) Science 44% (45% for girls, 44% for boys). The percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 or above in both English and mathematics tests is 73 per cent. This represents an increase of 2 percentage points from the equivalent figure for 2007 (based on final data) and an increase of 1 percentage point on the 2008 provisional figures (table 4b). A higher proportion of girls than boys achieved Level 4 or above in English and mathematics combined - 75 per cent of girls compared with 71 per cent of boys (table 4a).
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Additional information	EXCEL (Tables 1 to 6 as published in the SFR. An amendment has been made to the figures in the science part of table 6. 16 December 2009)
Additional information	EXCEL (Tables 7 to 13 containing LA and sub-LA information. An amendment has been made to figures in table 11 on the percentage of pupils achieving level 5+ in English at KS2 in Yorkshire and the Humber. 24 April 2009)
Additional information	EXCEL (Tables by Local Authority (LA) relating to National Indicator 76: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 55i% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2. Tables on NI 93 and NI 94 (percentage making two levels of progress in English and in maths) have been removed because errors were identified in the methodology for producing these tables. Correct data for 2008 is included in SFR04/2010 "DCSF: National Indicators 93 and 94 - Percentage of Pupils Making Two Levels of Progress in English and in Mathematics between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in England 2008/09" which was published on 4 March 2010.)
Reference ID	SFR06/2009
Coverage Country	England
Date Released	1 April 2009
Main Category	Children, Education and Skills
Sub Category	Curriculum and qualifications (pre-16) Click on subcategory link to see if there is later information
Type	Statistical First Release
Contact	Jayne Middlemas - Attainment Statistics Team attainment.statistics@education.gsi.gov.uk tel: 0114 274 2117

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DCSF: National Curriculum Assessments at Key Stage 2 in England 2007/08 (Revised)