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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
Abbey Ward	45	60	15	45	56	11	45	75	30
Aylestone Ward	70	85	15	70	83	13	70	95	25
Beaumont Leys Ward	38	67	29	38	69	31	38	81	43
Belgrave Ward	59	71	12	59	74	15	59	87	28
Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields Ward	42	58	16	42	61	19	42	75	33
Castle Ward	67	76	9	67	71	4	67	82	15
Charnwood Ward	46	69	23	46	66	20	46	78	32
Coleman Ward	40	70	30	40	61	21	40	66	26
Evington Ward	72	82	10	72	75	3	72	84	12
Eyres Monsell Ward	32	52	20	32	57	25	32	67	35
Fosse Ward	63	69	6	63	74	11	63	81	18
Freemen Ward	31	57	26	31	52	21	31	69	38
Humberstone and Hamilton Ward	49	75	26	49	71	22	49	84	35
Knighton Ward	81	84	3	81	85	4	81	94	13
Latimer Ward	53	74	21	53	72	19	53	83	30
New Parks Ward	40	55	15	40	56	16	40	65	25
Rushey Mead Ward	59	82	23	59	77	18	59	90	31
Spinney Hills Ward	60	79	19	60	80	20	60	88	28
Stoneygate Ward	56	77	21	56	73	17	56	79	23
Thurncourt Ward	31	66	35	31	54	23	31	77	46
Westcotes Ward	42	67	25	42	71	29	42	88	46
Western Park Ward	59	85	26	59	75	16	59	88	29

Leicester LA	52	72	20	54	70	16	59	81	22

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%
Leicester LA	70	24	68	22

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
Leicester LA	74.9	83.7	8.8

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
Leicester LA	68.5	73.8	5.3

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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