Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Kirklees

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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
Almondbury Ward	44	56	12	44	55	11	44	66	22
Batley East Ward	47	84	37	47	82	35	47	89	42
Batley West Ward	52	81	29	52	76	24	52	82	30
Birkby Ward	72	83	11	72	78	6	72	86	14
Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward	67	81	14	67	78	11	67	90	23
Cleckheaton Ward	60	74	14	60	68	8	60	90	30
Colne Valley West Ward	58	91	33	58	90	32	58	97	39
Crosland Moor Ward	54	75	21	54	63	9	54	79	25
Dalton Ward	51	80	29	51	74	23	51	91	40
Deighton Ward	37	67	30	37	54	17	37	66	29
Denby Dale Ward	61	77	16	61	77	16	61	86	25
Dewsbury East Ward	50	71	21	50	65	15	50	75	25
Dewsbury West Ward	51	69	18	51	71	20	51	81	30
Golcar Ward	52	80	28	52	81	29	52	89	37
Heckmondwike Ward	55	83	28	55	80	25	55	86	31
Holme Valley North Ward	65	87	22	65	88	23	65	91	26
Holme Valley South Ward	75	86	11	75	82	7	75	91	16
Kirkburton Ward	67	93	26	67	88	21	67	96	29
Lindley Ward	73	92	19	73	89	16	73	94	21
Mirfield Ward	70	91	21	70	89	19	70	97	27
Newsome Ward	53	74	21	53	69	16	53	86	33
Paddock Ward	40	83	43	40	83	43	40	90	50
Spen Ward	57	78	21	57	75	18	57	88	31
Thornhill Ward	47	76	29	47	71	24	47	81	34

Kirklees LA	57	80	23	58	77	19	66	87	21

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%
Kirklees LA	98	23	100	17

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
Kirklees LA	74.4	80.3	5.9

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
Kirklees LA	69.3	74.4	5.1

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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