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Dept for Education and Skills

Answer

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of pupils achieved each level for (a) literacy and (b) numeracy at Key Stage 2 in each year since the introduction of SATs. [172934] Mr. Miliband: The information requested is: Percentage of pupils achieving each level _________________________________________________________________________________________________. D A F B N W 1 2 3 4 5 English 20031 1 1 -- 3 2 -- -- 1 17 48 27 2002 1 1 -- 3 2 -- -- 1 17 46 29 2001 1 1 -- 3 2 -- -- 1 17 46 29 2000 1 2 -- 4 2 -- -- 1 20 47 23 1999 0 2 -- 3 2 -- -- 1 20 48 22 1998 0 2 -- 4 2 -- -- 1 26 48 17 1997 0 3 -- 4 2 -- -- 1 26 48 16 1996 0 3 2 -- -- 0 1 6 30 45 12 Mathematics 20031 0 1 -- 3 2 -- -- 1 20 44 29 2002 1 1 -- 2 2 -- -- 1 20 46 27 2001 0 1 -- 2 2 -- -- 1 22 45 25 2000 0 2 -- 3 2 -- -- 1 20 45 26 1999 0 2 -- 3 2 -- -- 1 23 45 24 1998 0 2 -- 3 3 -- -- 1 31 42 17 1997 0 3 -- 3 2 -- -- 2 28 44 18 1996 0 3 2 -- -- 0 1 5 34 40 14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 2003 results are provisional. Notes: A--represents pupils who were absent. D--represents pupils who have been disapplied under section 364/365 of the Education Act. B--represents pupils who were assessed by teacher assessment only. N--represents pupils who took the tests but failed to register a level. W--represents pupils who are "working towards" level 1 but have not yet achieved the standards needed for level 1. F--represents pupils who have failed to register a level for reasons other than absence.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

172934; 421 c537-8W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Pupils National curriculum tests Primary education Standards Literacy Numeracy

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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