Written question asked by Damian Green (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 July 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 September 2003. It was answered by David Miliband (Labour) on Thursday, 18 September 2003 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, how many (a) Key Stage Two pupils and (b) Key Stage Three pupils reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) Key Stage 2 pupils and (b) Key Stage 3 pupils reached the required standards in both literacy and numeracy in each year since 1997. [127902] Mr. Miliband: The percentages of pupils achieving the expected level in both English and Maths at (a) Key Stage 2 and (b) Key Stage 3 are shown in the following table for all years available since 1997. Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (a) Key Stage 2 (b) Key Stage 3 1997 52 -- 1998 51 -- 1999 61 -- 2000 64 55 2001 64 56 2002 65 57 2003 66 -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 127902; 410 c987-8W;410 c985-6W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Assessments English language Primary education Standards Secondary education Literacy Mathematics Numeracy
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk