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Dept for Education and Skills

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Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 2 or above at Key Stage 1 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196400] Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the tables. The information has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of the school, the other based on the residency of the pupil. Number of males and females achieving level 2 or above at Key Stage 1: 2004 (provisional)--Based on school location _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 85 81 23,750 70 26,265 89 89 25,952 81 26,528 94 reading English 82 76 21,875 65 25,372 85 87 25,211 78 26,330 93 writing Maths 90 89 27,674 82 27,882 94 92 27,499 86 26,959 95 Science 90 88 26,657 79 27,955 94 91 26,800 83 27,019 96 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of males and females achieving level 2 or above at Key Stage 1: 2003 (final)--Based on pupil residency _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 84 80 26,051 68 25,239 90 88 29,056 79 24,967 95 reading English 81 76 24,178 63 24,352 87 87 28,343 77 24,698 94 writing Maths 90 89 31,147 81 26,632 95 91 31,106 85 25,271 96 Science 89 88 29,989 78 26,618 95 91 30,175 82 25,329 97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Area (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c2134W;426 c2140W; 196400

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Assessments Women English language Primary education Men Standards Science Mathematics Social class

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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