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Literacy and numeracy at age 11

Key Stage 2 Results: Percentage of Pupils achieving Level 4 or above
National Indicator 76: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 55% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at KS2
National Indicator 93: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
National Indicator 94: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

Key Stage 2 Results: Percentage of Pupils achieving Level 4 or above

	English			Maths			Science
	1997	2007	% points difference	1997	2007	% points difference	1997	2007	% points difference
Ardsley Ward	47	75	28	47	66	19	47	91	44
Athersley Ward	45	63	18	45	65	20	45	76	31
Central Ward	55	77	22	55	72	17	55	83	28
Cudworth Ward	46	75	29	46	76	30	46	91	45
Monk Bretton Ward	43	56	13	43	46	3	43	63	20
North West Ward	69	86	17	69	94	25	69	100	31
Royston Ward	48	78	30	48	81	33	48	85	37
South West Ward	67	83	16	67	81	14	67	92	25

Barnsley Central Constituency	51	74	23	55	72	17	62	84	22

Barnsley LA	54	75	21	56	72	16	63	85	22

Yorkshire and The Humber Region	60	79	19	60	76	16	67	87	20

England	63	80	17	62	77	15	68	88	20

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National Indicator 76: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 55% of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at KS2

	2005		2007
	Total number of schools	Schools <55%	Total number of schools	Schools <55%
Barnsley LA	77	21	79	18

Yorkshire and The Humber Region	1,516	292	1,490	221

England	13,565	2,283	13,439	1,797

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National Indicator 93: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

	2005	2007	% points difference
Barnsley LA	73.8	79.3	5.5

Yorkshire and The Humber Region	76.2	81.7	5.5

England	78	83.6	5.6

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National Indicator 94: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2

	2005	2007	% points difference
Barnsley LA	67.5	71.1	3.6

Yorkshire and The Humber Region	71.8	74.8	3.0

England	73.3	75.9	2.6

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National Summary

Final figures for 2007 show that 80 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard in English up from 63 per cent in 1997. In Mathematics 77 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard up from 62 per cent in 1997. In Science 88 per cent of 11 year olds reached the required standard up from 68 per cent in 1997.

In 2007 the number of schools where fewer than 55 per cent of pupils achieve level 4 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 2 was 1,797. This compares with 2,283 in 2005.

In 2007 83.6 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This compares with 78.0 per cent in 2005.

In 2007 75.9 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in Mathematics between Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This compares with 73.3 per cent in 2005.

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