Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

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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
Barnsley District	54	75	21	56	72	16	63	85	22
Bradford District	54	75	21	50	73	23	60	83	23
Calderdale District	60	84	24	62	81	19	64	90	26
Craven District	74	87	13	72	85	13	79	90	11
Doncaster District	58	79	21	58	77	19	70	88	18
East Riding of Yorkshire District	66	84	18	66	80	14	74	90	16
Hambleton District	72	84	12	73	81	8	76	89	13
Harrogate District	76	87	11	73	83	10	80	92	12
Kingston upon Hull, City of District	50	74	24	52	75	23	60	87	27
Kirklees District	57	80	23	58	77	19	66	87	21
Leeds District	63	81	18	63	77	14	72	87	15
North East Lincolnshire District	57	77	20	55	75	20	62	87	25
North Lincolnshire District	62	80	18	63	76	13	71	87	16
Richmondshire District	70	83	13	71	85	14	74	91	17
Rotherham District	56	76	20	58	72	14	66	84	18
Ryedale District	71	82	11	69	79	10	75	87	12
Scarborough District	70	81	11	68	76	8	75	88	13
Selby District	69	84	15	72	85	13	77	92	15
Sheffield District	55	74	19	56	71	15	62	84	22
Wakefield District	59	77	18	59	77	18	69	88	19
York District	69	84	15	68	81	13	73	90	17

Yorkshire and The Humber Region	60	79	19	60	76	16	67	87	20

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%
Yorkshire and The Humber Region	1,516	292	1,490	221

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
Yorkshire and The Humber Region	76.2	81.7	5.5

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
Yorkshire and The Humber Region	71.8	74.8	3.0

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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