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5 An increase in the proportion of 11-year-olds achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests for English and mathematics (England).
Baseline and trends: Baseline year –1997. Between 1997 and 2007, there has been an overall increase in the proportion of pupils achieving Level 4 or higher in the Key Stage 2 tests for both English and mathematics –from 63 per cent to 80 per cent for English and from 62 per cent to 77 per cent for mathematics.
Percentage of 11-year-olds achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 tests for English and mathematics (England)
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Definition: Percentage of 11-year-olds achieving Level 4 or above in Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests. The 2007 data are provisional and the final data will be provided on the Opportunity for all website when it becomes available.
Data source: National Curriculum Assessments, Key Stage 2, Department for Children, School and Families.
Further Information
Further information about Key Stage 2 Assessments in England can be found at:
www.dcsf.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000737/index.shtml/
Research Evidence
“Teaching Approaches to Promote Consistent Level 4 Performance in Key Stage 2 English and Mathematics”
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR699.pdf
“The Effect of Class Size on Attainment and Classroom Processes in English Primary Schools (Years 4-6) 2000-2003” (Research Brief)
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RBX13-04.pdf
“Schools’ Use of Data in Teaching and Learning”
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR671.pdf
“Raising Boys’ Achievement”
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR636.pdf
“Study Support Survey 2004”
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR591.pdf
“The impact of parental involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievement and Adjustment”
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR433.pdf
“Parental Involvement in Children‘s Education”
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR589.pdf
“Ethnicity and Education: The Evidence on Minority Ethnic Pupils aged 5-16”
www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/0208-2006DOM-EN.pdf