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England > East Midlands Region > Leicestershire LA

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
Ambien Ward	73	87	14	73	87	14	73	89	16
Anstey Ward	64	86	22	64	84	20	64	89	25
Appleby Ward	87	68	-19	87	72	-15	87	76	-11
Asfordby Ward	73	91	18	73	88	15	73	98	25
Ashby Castle Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Ashby Holywell Ward	62	70	8	62	77	15	62	81	19
Ashby Ivanhoe Ward	69	95	26	69	92	23	69	99	30
Bardon Ward	48	56	8	48	60	12	48	78	30
Barlestone, Nailstone and Osbaston Ward	53	77	24	53	81	28	53	88	35
Barrow and Sileby West Ward	67	76	9	67	81	14	67	91	24
Barwell Ward	60	85	25	60	89	29	60	98	38
Billesdon Ward	90	85	-5	90	69	-21	90	100	10
Birstall Wanlip Ward	83	95	12	83	88	5	83	95	12
Birstall Watermead Ward	77	77	0	77	59	-18	77	72	-5
Blaby South Ward	74	82	8	74	78	4	74	84	10
Bosworth Ward	84	95	11	84	81	-3	84	84	0
Bottesford Ward	69	86	17	69	79	10	69	89	20
Breedon Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Broughton Astley-Astley Ward	65	85	20	65	85	20	65	85	20
Broughton Astley-Broughton Ward	57	94	37	57	89	32	57	95	38
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe Ward	58	100	42	58	100	42	58	100	42
Broughton Astley-Sutton Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton Ward	-	90	N/A	-	87	N/A	-	96	N/A
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill Ward	74	90	16	74	91	17	74	94	20
Cadeby, Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone Ward	82	94	12	82	90	8	82	94	12
Castle Donington Ward	63	79	16	63	68	5	63	87	24
Coalville Ward	71	83	12	71	79	8	71	87	16
Cosby with South Whetstone Ward	64	90	26	64	80	16	64	95	31
Countesthorpe Ward	44	85	41	44	81	37	44	93	49
Croft Hill Ward	67	88	21	67	94	27	67	94	27
Croxton Kerrial Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Dunton Ward	57	#DIV/0		-57	57	94	37	57	100	43
Earl Shilton Ward	54	76	22	54	82	28	54	96	42
East Goscote Ward	73	92	19	73	89	16	73	94	21
Ellis Ward	69	71	2	69	63	-6	69	86	17
Enderby and St John's Ward	73	85	12	73	66	-7	73	82	9
Fairestone Ward	79	85	6	79	91	12	79	93	14
Fleckney Ward	79	87	8	79	77	-2	79	87	8
Forest Ward	32	46	14	32	65	33	32	77	45
Forest Bradgate Ward	68	92	24	68	92	24	68	100	32
Frisby-on-the-Wreake Ward	71	95	24	71	95	24	71	95	24
Gaddesby Ward	65	92	27	65	72	7	65	97	32
Glen Ward	72	93	21	72	81	9	72	88	16
Greenhill Ward	43	#DIV/0		-43	43	59	16	43	76	33
Groby Ward	70	91	21	70	81	11	70	89	19
Hinckley Castle Ward	78	82	4	78	71	-7	78	91	13
Hinckley Clarendon Ward	72	76	4	72	82	10	72	88	16
Hinckley De Montfort Ward	72	88	16	72	80	8	72	95	23
Hinckley Trinity Ward	63	78	15	63	74	11	63	88	25
Hugglescote Ward	54	88	34	54	77	23	54	90	36
Ibstock and Heather Ward	59	81	22	59	78	19	59	82	23
Kegworth and Whatton Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Kibworth Ward	85	96	11	85	96	11	85	97	12
Long Clawson and Stathern Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Loughborough Ashby Ward	57	84	27	57	84	27	57	88	31
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern Ward	58	84	26	58	90	32	58	92	34
Loughborough Garendon Ward	-	74	N/A	-	86	N/A	-	98	N/A
Loughborough Hastings Ward	43	64	21	43	61	18	43	69	26
Loughborough Lemyngton Ward	54	79	25	54	60	6	54	83	29
Loughborough Nanpantan Ward	86	92	6	86	82	-4	86	93	7
Loughborough Outwoods Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Loughborough Shelthorpe Ward	30	73	43	30	62	32	30	88	58
Loughborough Southfields Ward	68	80	12	68	80	12	68	85	17
Loughborough Storer Ward	57	85	28	57	97	40	57	88	31
Lubenham Ward	59	73	14	59	82	23	59	86	27
Lutterworth Brookfield Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Lutterworth Orchard Ward	53	92	39	53	85	32	53	95	42
Lutterworth Springs Ward	69	82	13	69	71	2	69	91	22
Lutterworth Swift Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden Ward	68	86	18	68	72	4	68	92	24
Market Harborough-Little Bowden Ward	68	92	24	68	86	18	68	95	27
Market Harborough-Logan Ward	70	75	5	70	78	8	70	85	15
Market Harborough-Welland Ward	56	84	28	56	87	31	56	87	31
Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead Ward	77	75	-2	77	71	-6	77	82	5
Measham Ward	50	79	29	50	63	13	50	82	32
Melton Craven Ward	50	69	19	50	69	19	50	81	31
Melton Dorian Ward	71	94	23	71	91	20	71	98	27
Melton Egerton Ward	16	78	62	16	67	51	16	73	57
Melton Newport Ward	64	96	32	64	87	23	64	93	29
Melton Sysonby Ward	48	91	43	48	84	36	48	94	46
Melton Warwick Ward	0	-	N/A	0	-	N/A	0	-	N/A
Millfield Ward	87	87	0	87	85	-2	87	96	9
Misterton Ward	80	88	8	80	90	10	80	98	18
Moira Ward	59	86	27	59	91	32	59	100	41
Mountsorrel Ward	63	84	21	63	89	26	63	91	28
Muxloe Ward	70	95	25	70	95	25	70	100	30
Narborough and Littlethorpe Ward	67	87	20	67	87	20	67	99	32
Nevill Ward	53	85	32	53	70	17	53	81	28
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton Ward	73	75	2	73	77	4	73	85	12
Normanton Ward	49	85	36	49	81	32	49	93	44
North Whetstone Ward	56	93	37	56	84	28	56	93	37
Oadby Brocks Hill Ward	64	82	18	64	76	12	64	88	24
Oadby Grange Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Oadby St Peter's Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Oadby Uplands Ward	80	90	10	80	83	3	80	89	9
Oadby Woodlands Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Ward	44	71	27	44	65	21	44	79	35
Old Dalby Ward	74	88	14	74	71	-3	74	88	14
Pastures Ward	72	97	25	72	100	28	72	100	28
Peatling Ward	91	75	-16	91	88	-3	91	88	-3
Queniborough Ward	68	92	24	68	89	21	68	97	29
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle Ward	85	94	9	85	85	0	85	94	9
Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton Ward	74	93	19	74	79	5	74	93	19
Ravenhurst and Fosse Ward	53	89	36	53	80	27	53	92	39
Ravenstone and Packington Ward	69	83	14	69	80	11	69	90	21
Rothley and Thurcaston Ward	77	83	6	77	86	9	77	97	20
Saxondale Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Shepshed East Ward	59	72	13	59	63	4	59	82	23
Shepshed West Ward	85	100	15	85	87	2	85	100	15
Sileby Ward	61	77	16	61	77	16	61	87	26
Snibston Ward	57	61	4	57	48	-9	57	78	21
Somerby Ward	50	100	50	50	100	50	50	100	50
South Wigston Ward	61	79	18	61	55	-6	61	68	7
Stanton and Flamville Ward	81	86	5	81	83	2	81	85	4
Syston East Ward	70	93	23	70	83	13	70	89	19
Syston West Ward	51	83	32	51	84	33	51	93	42
The Wolds Ward	72	92	20	72	92	20	72	92	20
Thringstone Ward	76	86	10	76	84	8	76	93	17
Thurmaston Ward	69	86	17	69	84	15	69	94	25
Thurnby and Houghton Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Tilton Ward	90	85	-5	90	80	-10	90	95	5
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy Ward	56	86	30	56	81	25	56	95	39
Ullesthorpe Ward	71	89	18	71	84	13	71	89	18
Valley Ward	60	79	19	60	79	19	60	91	31
Waltham-on-the-Wolds Ward	86	83	-3	86	83	-3	86	92	6
Whitwick Ward	70	87	17	70	84	14	70	93	23
Wigston All Saints Ward	63	73	10	63	64	1	63	76	13
Wigston Fields Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Wigston Meadowcourt Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Wigston St Wolstan's Ward	75	90	15	75	93	18	75	90	15
Winstanley Ward	71	83	12	71	83	12	71	85	14
Wreake Villages Ward	65	93	28	65	89	24	65	91	26
Wymondham Ward	44	91	47	44	91	47	44	91	47
Leicestershire LA	66	83	17	65	79	14	73	89	16
East Midlands Region	62	80	18	62	77	15	68	87	19
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%
Leicestershire LA	163	17	164	10
East Midlands Region	1,261	201	1,239	170
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
Leicestershire LA	77.9	84.2	6.3
East Midlands Region	75.9	81.5	5.6
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
Leicestershire LA	72.1	76.1	4.0
East Midlands Region	72	74.7	2.7
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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