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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
Barrow Ward	67	76	9	67	65	-2	67	82	15
Blacon Hall Ward	43	75	32	43	84	41	43	92	49
Blacon Lodge Ward	45	65	20	45	50	5	45	74	29
Boughton Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Boughton Heath Ward	70	74	4	70	69	-1	70	80	10
Christleton Ward	86	93	7	86	92	6	86	100	14
City and St Anne's Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
College Ward	61	66	5	61	77	16	61	80	19
Curzon and Westminster Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Dodleston Ward	81	88	7	81	82	1	81	94	13
Elton Ward	66	83	17	66	80	14	66	93	27
Farndon Ward	92	77	-15	92	83	-9	92	87	-5
Handbridge and St Mary's Ward	66	84	18	66	79	13	66	89	23
Hoole All Saints Ward	68	83	15	68	70	2	68	89	21
Hoole Groves Ward	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A
Huntington Ward	75	91	16	75	88	13	75	88	13
Kelsall Ward	93	96	3	93	100	7	93	100	7
Lache Park Ward	53	58	5	53	68	15	53	75	22
Malpas Ward	53	93	40	53	78	25	53	91	38
Mickle Trafford Ward	83	91	8	83	86	3	83	95	12
Mollington Ward	76	75	-1	76	45	-31	76	80	4
Newton Brook Ward	74	88	14	74	73	-1	74	88	14
Newton St Michaels Ward	68	76	8	68	67	-1	68	90	22
Saughall Ward	70	77	7	70	77	7	70	96	26
Tarvin Ward	81	96	15	81	96	15	81	100	19
Tattenhall Ward	78	93	15	78	86	8	78	83	5
Tilston Ward	88	81	-7	88	95	7	88	95	7
Upton Grange Ward	76	91	15	76	89	13	76	91	15
Upton Westlea Ward	64	86	22	64	69	5	64	80	16
Vicars Cross Ward	86	86	0	86	89	3	86	95	9
Waverton Ward	64	90	26	64	84	20	64	84	20

Chester District	68	83	15	69	79	10	73	88	15

Cheshire LA	70	84	14	70	81	11	75	90	15

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%
Cheshire LA	231	26	226	27

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
Cheshire LA	78.7	83.9	5.2

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
Cheshire LA	76	79.1	3.1

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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