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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
Brickhill Ward	72	85	13	72	84	12	72	92	20
Bromham Ward	67	72	5	67	62	-5	67	72	5
Carlton Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Castle Ward	61	-	N/A	61	-	N/A	61	-	N/A
Cauldwell Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Clapham Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
De Parys Ward	73	84	11	73	77	4	73	91	18
Eastcotts Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Goldington Ward	77	82	5	77	80	3	77	94	17
Great Barford Ward	68	94	26	68	88	20	68	98	30
Harpur Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Harrold Ward	73	81	8	73	81	8	73	92	19
Kempston East Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Kempston North Ward	51	61	10	51	51	0	51	69	18
Kempston South Ward	52	65	13	52	57	5	52	71	19
Kingsbrook Ward	36	67	31	36	71	35	36	89	53
Newnham Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Oakley Ward	70	86	16	70	80	10	70	92	22
Putnoe Ward	43	67	24	43	58	15	43	91	48
Queen's Park Ward	56	66	10	56	72	16	56	78	22
Riseley Ward	69	88	19	69	81	12	69	95	26
Roxton Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Sharnbrook Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Turvey Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Wilshamstead Ward	52	59	7	52	83	31	52	83	31
Wootton Ward	69	88	19	69	89	20	69	92	23

Bedford District	62	77	15	57	74	17	69	86	17

Bedfordshire LA	65	81	16	60	76	16	70	89	19

East of England Region	65	80	15	62	77	15	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%
Bedfordshire LA	40	6	39	4

East of England Region	1,407	190	1,378	155

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
Bedfordshire LA	74.6	80.2	5.6

East of England Region	77.3	82.4	5.1

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
Bedfordshire LA	70.3	71.6	1.3

East of England Region	73.1	75.2	2.1

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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