Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 10 December 1997, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 December 1997. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 December 1997 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what percentage of scripts have been remarked in each local education authority for all Key Stage 3 tests undertaken in (a) English, (b) maths and (c) science; and in what percentage of scripts the (i) scores and (ii) final levels changed. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of scripts have been remarked in each local education authority for all key stage 3 tests undertaken in (a) English, (b) maths and (c) science; and in what percentage of scripts the (i) scores and (ii) final levels changed. [20671] Mr. Byers: This information is only collected on a national basis in terms of the number of pupils in the review process and the number of those receiving changes to their test levels. The data are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage of pupils reviewed Percentage of levels changed English 7 2 Mathematics 0.02 0.001 Science 0.07 0.005 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20671; 303 c176-7W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Assessments Curriculum English language Secondary education Science Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes