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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	63	82	19	63	75	12	63	89	26
Battle Ward	47	68	21	47	52	5	47	80	33
Caversham Ward	81	90	9	81	87	6	81	90	9
Church Ward	46	74	28	46	59	13	46	70	24
Katesgrove Ward	40	53	13	40	52	12	40	61	21
Kentwood Ward	55	71	16	55	66	11	55	83	28
Mapledurham Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Minster Ward	54	82	28	54	75	21	54	86	32
Norcot Ward	45	77	32	45	74	29	45	87	42
Park Ward	76	87	11	76	83	7	76	90	14
Peppard Ward	65	85	20	65	84	19	65	94	29
Redlands Ward	80	92	12	80	84	4	80	88	8
Southcote Ward	52	71	19	52	68	16	52	86	34
Thames Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Tilehurst Ward	73	83	10	73	80	7	73	92	19
Whitley Ward	29	63	34	29	64	35	29	88	59

Reading LA	56	77	21	52	73	21	60	87	27

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%
Reading LA	34	10	34	5

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
Reading LA	81.3	85.8	4.5

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
Reading LA	75.8	73.4	-2.4

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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