Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 September 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 September 2008. It was answered by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Schools: Standards

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of pupils who have taken part in the Making Good Progress pilot to date reached key stage 2 level 4 in (a) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science by the end of year 6.

Answer: We are not able to provide results from the 2008 Key Stage 2 National Curriculum assessments for schools involved in the Making Good Progress pilot. These results are currently provisional and have been published at national and local authority level only.The percentage of pupils achieving level 4 in Key Stage 2 National Curriculum assessments in English, mathematics and science will be published at school level, including schools involved in the Making Good Progress pilot, in the 2008 Primary Achievement and Attainment Tables.National level results of the single level tests have not yet been published. They will be published as part of an independent evaluation of the Making Good Progress pilot which is being conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Their interim report will be published in autumn 2008.

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