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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
Astley Bridge Ward	77	85	8	77	81	4	77	94	17
Blackrod Ward	77	89	12	77	81	4	77	90	13
Bradshaw Ward	62	86	24	62	81	19	62	91	29
Breightmet Ward	54	77	23	54	75	21	54	84	30
Bromley Cross Ward	77	88	11	77	86	9	77	95	18
Burnden Ward	58	77	19	58	68	10	58	79	21
Central Ward	42	80	38	42	73	31	42	86	44
Daubhill Ward	63	93	30	63	84	21	63	90	27
Deane-Cum-Heaton Ward	71	83	12	71	81	10	71	90	19
Derby Ward	58	85	27	58	74	16	58	91	33
Farnworth Ward	40	72	32	40	65	25	40	81	41
Halliwell Ward	66	72	6	66	71	5	66	83	17
Harper Green Ward	49	75	26	49	75	26	49	82	33
Horwich Ward	81	89	8	81	86	5	81	94	13
Hulton Park Ward	80	84	4	80	85	5	80	95	15
Kearsley Ward	58	79	21	58	82	24	58	87	29
Little Lever Ward	76	72	-4	76	76	0	76	80	4
Smithills Ward	67	79	12	67	69	2	67	88	21
Tonge Ward	35	70	35	35	61	26	35	73	38
Westhoughton Ward	76	86	10	76	82	6	76	92	16

Bolton District	63	81	18	63	77	14	67	88	21

Bolton LA	63	81	18	63	77	14	67	88	21

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%
Bolton LA	98	12	95	12

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
Bolton LA	80.3	84.4	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
Bolton LA	76.6	75.9	-0.7

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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