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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
Audley Ward	65	81	16	65	72	7	65	83	18
Bastwell Ward	32	80	48	32	71	39	32	82	50
Beardwood with Lammack Ward	68	91	23	68	91	23	68	91	23
Corporation Park Ward	70	67	-3	70	67	-3	70	84	14
Earcroft Ward	80	68	-12	80	65	-15	80	78	-2
East Rural Ward	67	91	24	67	89	22	67	93	26
Ewood Ward	44	-	N/A	44	-	N/A	44	-	N/A
Fernhurst Ward	64	80	16	64	89	25	64	97	33
Higher Croft Ward	42	69	27	42	71	29	42	81	39
Little Harwood Ward	61	79	18	61	75	14	61	83	22
Livesey with Pleasington Ward	74	90	16	74	88	14	74	98	24
Marsh House Ward	68	90	22	68	90	22	68	97	29
Meadowhead Ward	62	67	5	62	58	-4	62	80	18
Mill Hill Ward	65	77	12	65	77	12	65	82	17
North Turton with Tockholes Ward	84	91	7	84	93	9	84	95	11
Queen's Park Ward	45	72	27	45	65	20	45	83	38
Roe Lee Ward	80	97	17	80	97	17	80	97	17
Shadsworth with Whitebirk Ward	51	57	6	51	66	15	51	82	31
Shear Brow Ward	51	77	26	51	69	18	51	75	24
Sudell Ward	49	60	11	49	67	18	49	78	29
Sunnyhurst Ward	66	84	18	66	80	14	66	91	25
Wensley Fold Ward	57	76	19	57	76	19	57	83	26
Whitehall Ward	78	84	6	78	82	4	78	95	17

Blackburn with Darwen District	59	77	18	58	75	17	63	85	22

Blackburn with Darwen LA	59	77	18	58	75	17	63	85	22

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%
Blackburn with Darwen LA	50	13	48	10

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
Blackburn with Darwen LA	78.4	81.8	3.4

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
Blackburn with Darwen LA	73.4	75.9	2.5

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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