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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
Barnsbury Ward	55	60	5	55	67	12	55	72	17
Bunhill Ward	51	73	22	51	74	23	51	81	30
Caledonian Ward	52	69	17	52	69	17	52	80	28
Canonbury Ward	53	-	N/A	53	-	N/A	53	-	N/A
Clerkenwell Ward	81	83	2	81	83	2	81	93	12
Finsbury Park Ward	46	69	23	46	66	20	46	83	37
Highbury East Ward	71	84	13	71	78	7	71	89	18
Highbury West Ward	54	77	23	54	78	24	54	91	37
Hillrise Ward	51	68	17	51	75	24	51	82	31
Holloway Ward	52	84	32	52	77	25	52	88	36
Junction Ward	67	88	21	67	85	18	67	96	29
Mildmay Ward	42	73	31	42	65	23	42	88	46
St George's Ward	69	83	14	69	83	14	69	94	25
St Mary's Ward	59	85	26	59	74	15	59	90	31
St Peter's Ward	60	75	15	60	74	14	60	78	18
Tollington Ward	59	77	18	59	73	14	59	83	24

Islington District	56	77	21	57	74	17	65	85	20

Islington LA	56	77	21	57	74	17	65	85	20

London Region	60	80	20	59	76	17	65	87	22

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%
Islington LA	45	13	44	8

London Region	1,589	304	1,592	243

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
Islington LA	83.1	87.6	4.5

London Region	82.2	86.8	4.6

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
Islington LA	73.1	79.8	6.7

London Region	75.1	78.4	3.3

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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