Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Thursday, 10 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 December 2015. It was answered by Lord Nash (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Secondary Education: Standards

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, on the current definition of "coasting", what percentage of secondary schools with an average KS2 points score of (1) below 26, (2) 26–28, (3) 28–30, and (4) more than 30, would achieve the required benchmarks with regards to (a) 60 per cent of students achieving 5 GCSEs, including English and Maths, at A*–C grade, (b) expected progress in English, and (c) expected progress in maths, on their (i) 2014, and (ii) 2015, results.

Answer: No school can be defined as coasting under the government’s proposed coasting definition until after the 2016 results are available. The definition of coasting is determined by performance over a three year period.

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