Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Medway

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
Chatham Central Ward	49	74	25	49	69	20	49	82	33
Cuxton and Halling Ward	65	87	22	65	76	11	65	93	28
Gillingham North Ward	61	71	10	61	64	3	61	72	11
Gillingham South Ward	51	71	20	51	75	24	51	85	34
Hempstead and Wigmore Ward	75	91	16	75	86	11	75	98	23
Lordswood and Capstone Ward	60	74	14	60	73	13	60	87	27
Luton and Wayfield Ward	47	64	17	47	60	13	47	73	26
Peninsula Ward	58	70	12	58	55	-3	58	79	21
Princes Park Ward	69	81	12	69	72	3	69	97	28
Rainham Central Ward	72	88	16	72	77	5	72	86	14
Rainham North Ward	56	72	16	56	78	22	56	84	28
Rainham South Ward	66	80	14	66	77	11	66	93	27
River Ward	29	75	46	29	65	36	29	90	61
Rochester East Ward	61	75	14	61	77	16	61	87	26
Rochester South and Horsted Ward	56	80	24	56	72	16	56	85	29
Rochester West Ward	61	66	5	61	66	5	61	72	11
Strood North Ward	66	70	4	66	74	8	66	84	18
Strood Rural Ward	63	81	18	63	80	17	63	92	29
Strood South Ward	51	83	32	51	69	18	51	86	35
Twydall Ward	71	73	2	71	70	-1	71	85	14
Walderslade Ward	59	82	23	59	83	24	59	95	36
Watling Ward	61	84	23	61	84	23	61	91	30

Medway LA	60	77	17	58	72	14	62	86	24

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%
Medway LA	61	15	62	14

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
Medway LA	75.6	81.7	6.1

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
Medway LA	66.7	72.1	5.4

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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