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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
Bargate Ward	70	85	15	70	78	8	70	86	16
Bassett Ward	50	65	15	50	71	21	50	83	33
Bevois Ward	32	75	43	32	79	47	32	83	51
Bitterne Ward	40	79	39	40	77	37	40	89	49
Bitterne Park Ward	51	78	27	51	81	30	51	90	39
Coxford Ward	48	68	20	48	67	19	48	76	28
Freemantle Ward	52	72	20	52	73	21	52	85	33
Harefield Ward	36	73	37	36	67	31	36	81	45
Millbrook Ward	46	67	21	46	67	21	46	85	39
Peartree Ward	53	89	36	53	86	33	53	97	44
Portswood Ward	67	93	26	67	93	26	67	100	33
Redbridge Ward	39	71	32	39	69	30	39	83	44
Shirley Ward	58	89	31	58	83	25	58	93	35
Sholing Ward	58	77	19	58	78	20	58	91	33
Swaythling Ward	57	80	23	57	64	7	57	91	34
Woolston Ward	48	75	27	48	75	27	48	87	39

Southampton LA	51	77	26	52	76	24	61	87	26

South East Region	66	81	15	63	77	14	70	88	18

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%
Southampton LA	39	9	39	4

South East Region	1,923	314	1,927	251

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
Southampton LA	72.7	83.8	11.1

South East Region	78	84.4	6.4

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
Southampton LA	68.6	76.2	7.6

South East Region	73.1	75.2	2.1

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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