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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
Adlington and Anderton Ward	78	90	12	78	94	16	78	97	19
Aighton, Bailey and Chaigley Ward	60	100	40	60	100	40	60	100	40
Alston and Hothersall Ward	69	72	3	69	67	-2	69	78	9
Altham Ward	59	85	26	59	89	30	59	93	34
Ansdell Ward	87	97	10	87	92	5	87	97	10
Ashton Ward	80	76	-4	80	76	-4	80	89	9
Ashton Ward	77	86	9	77	81	4	77	90	13
Ashurst Ward	77	89	12	77	86	9	77	98	21
Astley and Buckshaw Ward	67	87	20	67	87	20	67	91	24
Aughton Park Ward	73	92	19	73	80	7	73	92	19
Aughton and Downholland Ward	80	96	16	80	96	16	80	100	20
Bamber Bridge East Ward	59	67	8	59	67	8	59	76	17
Bamber Bridge North Ward	58	77	19	58	68	10	58	87	29
Bamber Bridge West Ward	51	72	21	51	81	30	51	94	43
Bank Hall Ward	57	69	12	57	63	6	57	87	30
Bare Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Barnfield Ward	66	79	13	66	75	9	66	84	18
Barrowford Ward	71	90	19	71	79	8	71	88	17
Baxenden Ward	77	79	2	77	85	8	77	100	23
Bickerstaffe Ward	57	75	18	57	75	18	57	75	18
Billington and Old Langho Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Birch Green Ward	51	74	23	51	76	25	51	99	48
Blacko and Higherford Ward	80	92	12	80	100	20	80	100	20
Bolton-le-Sands Ward	81	91	10	81	86	5	81	98	17
Boulsworth Ward	82	99	17	82	91	9	82	96	14
Bourne Ward	62	68	6	62	63	1	62	80	18
Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn Ward	33	92	59	33	92	59	33	100	67
Bradley Ward	54	75	21	54	61	7	54	82	28
Breck Ward	82	97	15	82	94	12	82	100	18
Briercliffe Ward	77	82	5	77	80	3	77	91	14
Brierfield Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Brindle and Hoghton Ward	75	92	17	75	86	11	75	96	21
Broad Oak Ward	91	78	-13	91	87	-4	91	100	9
Brock Ward	87	91	4	87	91	4	87	100	13
Brookfield Ward	52	66	14	52	68	16	52	78	26
Brunshaw Ward	65	72	7	65	81	16	65	95	30
Bulk Ward	63	74	11	63	72	9	63	88	25
Burscough East Ward	66	78	12	66	79	13	66	85	19
Burscough West Ward	68	72	4	68	63	-5	68	93	25
Cabus Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Cadley Ward	68	96	28	68	93	25	68	99	31
Calder Ward	71	93	22	71	93	22	71	100	29
Carleton Ward	71	86	15	71	85	14	71	95	24
Carnforth Ward	64	82	18	64	88	24	64	94	30
Castle Ward	35	74	39	35	83	48	35	87	52
Catterall Ward	75	78	3	75	89	14	75	100	25
Central Ward	75	98	23	75	93	18	75	97	22
Central Ward	29	57	28	29	55	26	29	55	26
Charnock Ward	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10
Chatburn Ward	69	100	31	69	92	23	69	92	23
Chipping Ward	65	75	10	65	83	18	65	96	31
Chisnall Ward	70	94	24	70	91	21	70	98	28
Chorley East Ward	50	75	25	50	71	21	50	92	42
Chorley North East Ward	77	80	3	77	73	-4	77	76	-1
Chorley North West Ward	60	84	24	60	75	15	60	83	23
Chorley South East Ward	75	84	9	75	79	4	75	80	5
Chorley South West Ward	58	70	12	58	82	24	58	86	28
Church Ward	60	83	23	60	76	16	60	81	21
Clayton-le-Dale with Ramsgreave Ward	85	82	-3	85	80	-5	85	91	6
Clayton-le-Moors Ward	69	92	23	69	87	18	69	97	28
Clayton-le-Woods North Ward	69	82	13	69	80	11	69	87	18
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden Ward	53	82	29	53	75	22	53	96	43
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods Ward	90	90	0	90	87	-3	90	97	7
Cleveleys Park Ward	79	71	-8	79	81	2	79	90	11
Clifton Ward	88	91	3	88	92	4	88	95	7
Cliviger with Worsthorne Ward	80	90	10	80	92	12	80	96	16
Clover Hill Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Coal Clough with Deerplay Ward	75	97	22	75	88	13	75	94	19
Coates Ward	68	80	12	68	79	11	68	87	19
College Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Coppull Ward	57	78	21	57	76	19	57	84	27
Coupe Green and Gregson Lane Ward	93	100	7	93	100	7	93	100	7
Craven Ward	53	82	29	53	86	33	53	100	47
Cribden Ward	53	92	39	53	90	37	53	94	41
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme Ward	37	59	22	37	66	29	37	78	41
Deepdale Ward	49	74	25	49	81	32	49	91	42
Derby Ward	69	89	20	69	84	15	69	97	28
Derby and Thornley Ward	72	88	16	72	79	7	72	93	21
Digmoor Ward	58	60	2	58	71	13	58	75	17
Dilworth Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Duke's Ward	61	92	31	61	83	22	61	92	31
Earby Ward	67	70	3	67	69	2	67	79	12
Earnshaw Bridge Ward	81	94	13	81	80	-1	81	91	10
Eccleston and Mawdesley Ward	81	91	10	81	87	6	81	94	13
Eden Ward	78	89	11	78	96	18	78	100	22
Edisford and Low Moor Ward	59	79	20	59	93	34	59	93	34
Ellel Ward	78	93	15	78	90	12	78	100	22
Elswick and Little Eccleston Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Euxton North Ward	81	89	8	81	90	9	81	99	18
Euxton South Ward	94	97	3	94	100	6	94	100	6
Facit and Shawforth Ward	83	77	-6	83	90	7	83	97	14
Fairhaven Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Farington East Ward	71	94	23	71	87	16	71	91	20
Farington West Ward	57	84	27	57	84	27	57	84	27
Fishwick Ward	33	75	42	33	75	42	33	75	42
Foulridge Ward	87	71	-16	87	79	-8	87	86	-1
Freckleton East Ward	62	89	27	62	87	25	62	94	32
Freckleton West Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Gannow Ward	56	73	17	56	77	21	56	86	30
Garrison Ward	64	87	23	64	89	25	64	94	30
Garstang Ward	87	94	7	87	95	8	87	98	11
Gawthorpe Ward	67	64	-3	67	77	10	67	77	10
Gisburn, Rimington Ward	84	90	6	84	100	16	84	100	16
Golden Hill Ward	63	71	8	63	80	17	63	89	26
Goodshaw Ward	57	80	23	57	90	33	57	96	39
Great Eccleston Ward	75	87	12	75	88	13	75	88	13
Greenfield Ward	67	78	11	67	80	13	67	87	20
Greensclough Ward	63	74	11	63	75	12	63	83	20
Greyfriars Ward	80	91	11	80	92	12	80	97	17
Halsall Ward	70	100	30	70	93	23	70	100	30
Halton-with-Aughton Ward	78	94	16	78	97	19	78	97	19
Hambleton and Stalmine-with-Staynall Ward	82	92	10	82	89	7	82	100	18
Hapton with Park Ward	72	79	7	72	69	-3	72	83	11
Harbour Ward	51	71	20	51	74	23	51	74	23
Hardhorn Ward	89	89	0	89	89	0	89	94	5
Hareholme Ward	59	84	25	59	74	15	59	80	21
Healey and Whitworth Ward	51	88	37	51	77	26	51	85	34
Heath Charnock and Rivington Ward	100	100	0	100	100	0	100	100	0
Helmshore Ward	76	90	14	76	88	12	76	97	21
Hesketh-with-Becconsall Ward	82	74	-8	82	74	-8	82	96	14
Heyhouses Ward	83	91	8	83	87	4	83	96	13
Heysham Central Ward	48	64	16	48	58	10	48	74	26
Heysham North Ward	65	79	14	65	88	23	65	98	33
Heysham South Ward	79	85	6	79	85	6	79	86	7
High Cross Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Higham and Pendleside Ward	89	90	1	89	95	6	89	100	11
Horsfield Ward	62	89	27	62	94	32	62	94	32
Howick and Priory Ward	76	95	19	76	85	9	76	97	21
Huncoat Ward	68	67	-1	68	75	7	68	79	11
Immanuel Ward	42	76	34	42	62	20	42	76	34
Ingol Ward	44	49	5	44	60	16	44	81	37
Irwell Ward	69	80	11	69	80	11	69	88	19
John O'Gaunt Ward	71	88	17	71	84	13	71	96	25
Jubilee Ward	87	89	2	87	86	-1	87	98	11
Kellet Ward	86	90	4	86	95	9	86	93	7
Kilnhouse Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Kingsfold Ward	71	70	-1	71	77	6	71	83	12
Kirkham North Ward	70	84	14	70	79	9	70	92	22
Kirkham South Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Knowsley Ward	69	96	27	69	95	26	69	100	31
Lanehead Ward	64	58	-6	64	53	-11	64	65	1
Langho Ward	68	86	18	68	87	19	68	94	26
Larches Ward	45	77	32	45	85	40	45	91	46
Lea Ward	69	85	16	69	83	14	69	89	20
Leyland Central Ward	69	89	20	69	84	15	69	85	16
Leyland St. Ambrose Ward	80	81	1	80	84	4	80	94	14
Leyland St. Mary's Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Little Hoole and Much Hoole Ward	70	90	20	70	88	18	70	96	26
Littlemoor Ward	89	89	0	89	82	-7	89	95	6
Longholme Ward	31	74	43	31	78	47	31	96	65
Longton and Hutton West Ward	80	91	11	80	85	5	80	95	15
Lostock Ward	64	94	30	64	96	32	64	100	36
Lostock Hall Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Lower Lune Valley Ward	83	82	-1	83	84	1	83	85	2
Lowerhouse Ward	56	55	-1	56	69	13	56	74	18
Marsden Ward	59	37	-22	59	35	-24	59	42	-17
Medlar-with-Wesham Ward	65	83	18	65	78	13	65	88	23
Mellor Ward	85	91	6	85	88	3	85	97	12
Middleforth Ward	89	87	-2	89	82	-7	89	93	4
Milnshaw Ward	35	75	40	35	75	40	35	85	50
Moor Park Ward	30	43	13	30	30	0	30	41	11
Moorside Ward	63	76	13	63	75	12	63	89	26
Moss Side Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Mount Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Netherton Ward	64	74	10	64	52	-12	64	67	3
New Longton and Hutton East Ward	72	81	9	72	89	17	72	89	17
Newburgh Ward	88	84	-4	88	88	0	88	92	4
Newton and Treales Ward	80	92	12	80	87	7	80	87	7
Norcross Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
North Meols Ward	71	84	13	71	81	10	71	94	23
Old Laund Booth Ward	70	90	20	70	97	27	70	100	30
Overton Ward	67	79	12	67	77	10	67	89	22
Overton Ward	81	87	6	81	87	6	81	96	15
Parbold Ward	85	90	5	85	88	3	85	96	11
Park Ward	61	46	-15	61	56	-5	61	62	1
Park Ward	77	80	3	77	74	-3	77	89	12
Peel Ward	47	92	45	47	86	39	47	95	48
Pennine Ward	62	100	38	62	90	28	62	100	38
Pharos Ward	53	63	10	53	63	10	53	79	26
Pilling Ward	58	86	28	58	83	25	58	97	39
Poulton Ward	67	77	10	67	74	7	67	83	16
Preesall Ward	76	87	11	76	82	6	76	90	14
Preston Rural East Ward	88	92	4	88	92	4	88	98	10
Preston Rural North Ward	86	94	8	86	94	8	86	99	13
Primrose Ward	60	74	14	60	68	8	60	76	16
Queensgate Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Read and Simonstone Ward	90	83	-7	90	80	-10	90	97	7
Reedley Ward	56	67	11	56	71	15	56	83	27
Ribbleton Ward	46	64	18	46	67	21	46	75	29
Ribby-with-Wrea Ward	100	95	-5	100	91	-9	100	95	-5
Ribchester Ward	85	85	0	85	92	7	85	92	7
Rishton Ward	71	78	7	71	79	8	71	93	22
Riversway Ward	54	94	40	54	81	27	54	97	43
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse Ward	60	64	4	60	60	0	60	78	18
Rosehill with Burnley Wood Ward	65	70	5	65	67	2	65	79	14
Rossall Ward	68	94	26	68	75	7	68	94	26
Rufford Ward	76	94	18	76	82	6	76	94	18
Sabden Ward	64	76	12	64	88	24	64	88	24
Salthill Ward	71	100	29	71	97	26	71	97	26
Samlesbury and Walton Ward	61	87	26	61	85	24	61	96	35
Scarisbrick Ward	77	87	10	77	77	0	77	97	20
Scotforth East Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Scotforth West Ward	72	93	21	72	85	13	72	91	19
Scott Ward	61	100	39	61	100	39	61	100	39
Seven Stars Ward	59	79	20	59	83	24	59	90	31
Sharoe Green Ward	77	94	17	77	88	11	77	94	17
Silverdale Ward	80	83	3	80	89	9	80	94	14
Singleton and Greenhalgh Ward	71	86	15	71	64	-7	71	100	29
Skelmersdale North Ward	63	78	15	63	73	10	63	85	22
Skelmersdale South Ward	50	84	34	50	72	22	50	86	36
Skerton East Ward	45	71	26	45	54	9	45	72	27
Skerton West Ward	28	55	27	28	70	42	28	89	61
Slyne-with-Hest Ward	88	94	6	88	85	-3	88	91	3
Southfield Ward	55	65	10	55	66	11	55	76	21
Spring Hill Ward	39	57	18	39	51	12	39	64	25
St Andrew's Ward	60	84	24	60	72	12	60	88	28
St George's Ward	64	73	9	64	69	5	64	84	20
St Johns Ward	94	88	-6	94	81	-13	94	91	-3
St Leonards Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
St Mary's Ward	81	86	5	81	84	3	81	82	1
St Matthew's Ward	48	77	29	48	73	25	48	90	42
St Oswald's Ward	74	78	4	74	82	8	74	80	6
Stacksteads Ward	66	92	26	66	87	21	66	92	26
Staina Ward	73	90	17	73	85	12	73	86	13
Staining and Weeton Ward	67	92	25	67	84	17	67	94	27
Tanhouse Ward	48	50	2	48	57	9	48	71	23
Tardy Gate Ward	70	82	12	70	90	20	70	95	25
Tarleton Ward	81	90	9	81	88	7	81	95	14
Tithebarn Ward	91	94	3	91	88	-3	91	94	3
Torrisholme Ward	61	79	18	61	79	18	61	84	23
Town Centre Ward	53	68	15	53	75	22	53	78	25
Trinity Ward	37	70	33	37	67	30	37	80	43
Tulketh Ward	69	78	9	69	64	-5	69	79	10
University Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Up Holland Ward	67	100	33	67	100	33	67	100	33
Upper Lune Valley Ward	72	85	13	72	85	13	72	92	20
Victoria Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Vivary Bridge Ward	49	72	23	49	62	13	49	84	35
Waddington and West Bradford Ward	88	92	4	88	96	8	88	96	8
Walton-le-Dale Ward	77	86	9	77	91	14	77	97	20
Walverden Ward	62	80	18	62	68	6	62	75	13
Warren Ward	59	80	21	59	84	25	59	89	30
Warton Ward	69	85	16	69	80	11	69	85	16
Warton and Westby Ward	79	78	-1	79	75	-4	79	93	14
Waterside Ward	38	58	20	38	58	20	38	64	26
Westgate Ward	64	72	8	64	68	4	64	87	23
Whalley Ward	76	93	17	76	88	12	76	93	17
Wheelton and Withnell Ward	78	92	14	78	93	15	78	96	18
Whitefield Ward	66	84	18	66	76	10	66	88	22
Whitefield Ward	87	88	1	87	82	-5	87	95	8
Whitewell Ward	63	79	16	63	76	13	63	94	31
Whittlefield with Ightenhill Ward	78	100	22	78	83	5	78	88	10
Wilpshire Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Wiswell and Pendleton Ward	44	100	56	44	89	45	44	100	56
Worsley Ward	43	85	42	43	82	39	43	85	42
Wrightington Ward	79	87	8	79	91	12	79	94	15
Wyresdale Ward	94	95	1	94	95	1	94	100	6

Lancashire LA	65	81	16	66	79	13	69	88	19

North West Region	63	81	18	63	79	16	69	88	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%
Lancashire LA	427	52	417	55

North West Region	2,264	349	2,220	288

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
Lancashire LA	79.2	83.3	4.1

North West Region	78.9	83.9	5.0

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
Lancashire LA	75.6	76.2	0.6

North West Region	75	77.3	2.3

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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