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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 Island Ward	43	60	17	43	65	22	43	80	37
Central Ward	49	79	30	49	73	24	49	90	41
Dalton North Ward	67	88	21	67	87	20	67	97	30
Dalton South Ward	81	92	11	81	100	19	81	100	19
Hawcoat Ward	77	93	16	77	89	12	77	97	20
Hindpool Ward	61	88	27	61	88	27	61	94	33
Newbarns Ward	73	89	16	73	86	13	73	94	21
Ormsgill Ward	45	72	27	45	75	30	45	77	32
Parkside Ward	81	74	-7	81	83	2	81	98	17
Risedale Ward	36	68	32	36	75	39	36	93	57
Roosecote Ward	76	90	14	76	92	16	76	96	20
Walney North Ward	50	56	6	50	65	15	50	71	21
Walney South Ward	71	92	21	71	92	21	71	100	29

Barrow-in-Furness District	62	83	21	62	83	21	68	92	24

Cumbria LA	66	83	17	66	81	15	73	91	18

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%
Cumbria LA	181	20	170	16

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
Cumbria LA	78.3	83.8	5.5

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
Cumbria LA	74.1	79.1	5.0

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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