School Leaving

Children, Schools and Families written question – answered am ar 9 Gorffennaf 2009.

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Photo of Adrian Sanders Adrian Sanders Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons)

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what proportion of pupils left school without achieving Level 4 in (a) mathematics and (b) English in each of the last 10 years.

Photo of Vernon Coaker Vernon Coaker Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners)

Schooling is compulsory until the end of Key Stage 4, so no pupils left school without completing Key Stage 1.

The National Curriculum standards have been designed so that most pupils will progress by approximately one level every two years. This means that by the end of KS1, pupils are expected to reach Level 2.

Since 2005, the Department only published teacher assessment results for Key Stage 1. These are now the only results schools are required to report to the Department for Children, Schools and Families. In reading, writing and mathematics, these results are informed by the task/tests activities undertaken by children during the academic year.

Prior to 2004, both National Curriculum task/test and teacher assessments had been submitted to the Department and provided complementary information about pupil attainment.

Figures for results from 2004 onwards are not directly comparable with those prior to 2004, and care is needed in interpreting trends in the data.

The national results at Key Stage 1 from 1998-2008 can be found in the following publications. These show for seven year-olds, the level distribution at key Stage 1.

Publication Link
1998 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000053/index.shtml
1999 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000164/index.shtml
2000 http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000262/index.shtml
2001 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SBU/b000333/index.shtml
2002 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000356/index.shtml
2003 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000472/index.shtml
2004 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000488/index.shtml
2005 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000635/index.shtml
2006(1) http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000672/index.shtml
2007(1) http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000740/index.shtml
2008(1) http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000806/index.shtml
(1) From 2006, only provisional results are published as there is little change from provisional to final data

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