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 (a) boys and (b) girls reached level 4 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) 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 (a) boys and (b) girls reached level 4 in national curriculum tests in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in each of the past five years. [55419] Mr. Timms: The table shows the percentage of pupils who achieved level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests in England in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001{ 1} English Boys 57 57 65 70 70 Girls 70 73 76 79 80 All 63 65 71 75 75 Mathematics Boys 63 59 69 72 71 Girls 61 58 69 71 70 All 62 59 69 72 71 Science Boys 68 70 79 84 87 Girls 69 69 78 85 88 All 69 69 78 85 87 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} 2001 data are provisional.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 55419; 385 c493-4W;385 c494W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Assessments English language National curriculum tests Standards Secondary education Science Mathematics
Contains statistics: Yes
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