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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
Acock's Green Ward	63	79	16	63	75	12	63	88	25
Aston Ward	54	68	14	54	67	13	54	77	23
Bartley Green Ward	55	69	14	55	65	10	55	88	33
Billesley Ward	50	75	25	50	70	20	50	82	32
Bournville Ward	68	86	18	68	86	18	68	95	27
Brandwood Ward	59	79	20	59	80	21	59	90	31
Edgbaston Ward	49	64	15	49	66	17	49	66	17
Erdington Ward	71	79	8	71	71	0	71	84	13
Fox Hollies Ward	55	74	19	55	69	14	55	84	29
Hall Green Ward	75	91	16	75	86	11	75	94	19
Handsworth Ward	49	74	25	49	68	19	49	74	25
Harborne Ward	70	84	14	70	86	16	70	93	23
Hodge Hill Ward	53	70	17	53	64	11	53	76	23
King's Norton Ward	49	77	28	49	77	28	49	89	40
Kingsbury Ward	67	78	11	67	74	7	67	81	14
Kingstanding Ward	48	67	19	48	66	18	48	82	34
Ladywood Ward	37	69	32	37	70	33	37	80	43
Longbridge Ward	52	73	21	52	74	22	52	87	35
Moseley Ward	74	84	10	74	81	7	74	91	17
Nechells Ward	38	65	27	38	67	29	38	76	38
Northfield Ward	61	80	19	61	77	16	61	91	30
Oscott Ward	56	81	25	56	80	24	56	87	31
Perry Barr Ward	66	81	15	66	72	6	66	83	17
Quinton Ward	56	80	24	56	80	24	56	86	30
Sandwell Ward	63	77	14	63	77	14	63	86	23
Selly Oak Ward	64	83	19	64	79	15	64	88	24
Shard End Ward	43	71	28	43	75	32	43	86	43
Sheldon Ward	66	80	14	66	69	3	66	87	21
Small Heath Ward	40	71	31	40	69	29	40	84	44
Soho Ward	47	70	23	47	66	19	47	75	28
Sparkbrook Ward	39	63	24	39	61	22	39	72	33
Sparkhill Ward	55	80	25	55	77	22	55	85	30
Stockland Green Ward	56	71	15	56	63	7	56	81	25
Sutton Four Oaks Ward	78	91	13	78	89	11	78	96	18
Sutton New Hall Ward	71	85	14	71	81	10	71	93	22
Sutton Vesey Ward	82	90	8	82	85	3	82	94	12
Washwood Heath Ward	46	81	35	46	73	27	46	88	42
Weoley Ward	55	77	22	55	68	13	55	85	30
Yardley Ward	64	73	9	64	63	-1	64	79	15

Birmingham District	57	76	19	55	73	18	61	84	23

Birmingham LA	57	76	19	55	73	18	61	84	23

West Midlands Region	61	79	18	58	76	18	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%
Birmingham LA	272	72	274	66

West Midlands Region	1,480	289	1,450	230

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
Birmingham LA	77.3	83.5	6.2

West Midlands Region	77	83.4	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
Birmingham LA	70.4	73.8	3.4

West Midlands Region	71.9	74.8	2.9

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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