Written question asked by Helen Jones (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 May 2002. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 13 May 2002 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what percentage of 14 year old (a) boys and (b) girls reached level 5 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science in each of the past five years. - Including table.

Answer: Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of 14 year old (a) boys and (b) girls reached level 5 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (b) mathematics and (c) science in each of the past five years. [55418] Mr. Timms: The table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved level 5 or above in the Key Stage 3 tests in England in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001{ 1} English Boys 48 56 55 55 56 Girls 67 73 73 73 73 All 57 65 64 64 64 Mathematics Boys 60 60 62 64 65 Girls 60 59 62 65 67 All 60 59 62 65 66 Science Boys 61 57 55 61 66 Girls 60 55 55 58 66 All 60 56 55 59 66 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} 2001 data are provisional.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 55418; 385 c493W;385 c493-4W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Assessments English language National curriculum tests Standards Secondary education Science Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes
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