Standard Assessment Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what percentage of 11 year old (a) male, (b) female and (c) male and female pupils in maintained schools in each local education authority attained (i) Level 3 or better, (ii) Level 4 or better and (iii) Level 5 or better, in the 1997 Key Stage 2 tests in the (1) writing, (2) reading and (3) combined test for English; and what was the average level per pupil; [35353](2) for each local education authority what percentage of 11-year-old pupils in maintained schools were entered for the 1997 Key Stage 2 SAT tests in

(a) writing, (b) reading and (c) both for English but were absent. [35354]

The information requested is shown in the tables.

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
percentage of eligible pupils
		Boys
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level5 and above	Absent	Average level
St. Helens	88	65	15	2	3.4
Sefton	91	72	22	2	3.7
Wirral	87	65	18	3	3.5
Bolton	88	62	17	2	3,4
Bury	91	71	18	1	3.6
Manchester	80	53	11	4	3.0
Oldham	83	54	12	2	3.2
Rochdale	83	60	12	2	3.2
Salford	86	60	15	3	3.3
Stockport	89	69	19	2	3.5
Tameside	84	56	11	3	3.2
Trafford	88	66	2	3	3.5
Wigan	88	64	16	2	3.4
Barnsley	81	53	11	5	3.1
Doncaster	84	58	14	2	3.2
Rotherham	82	54	10	3	3.1
Sheffield	81	54	14	3	3.1
Bradford	79	53	12	3	3.0
Calderdale	82	58	14	3	3.2
Kirklees	85	57	12	3	3.2
Leeds	85	63	16	3	3.3
Wakefield	84	57	14	3	3.2
Gateshead	83	58	13	3	3.2
Newcastle upon Tyne	81	52	11	4	3.1
North Tyneside	88	63	16	3	3.4
South Tyneside	87	59	13	2	3.3
Sunderland	85	58	13	2	3.2
Isles of Scilly	94	65	18	0	3.6
Bath and North East Somerset	88	70	24	2	3.6
City of Bristol	81	54	13	3	3.1
North Somerset	90	70	20	3	3.6
South Gloucestershire	87	65	17	3	3.4
Hartlepool	83	59	15	2	3.2
Middlesbrough	83	56	14	3	3.2
Redcar and Cleveland	87	62	16	3	3.4
Stockton on Tees	83	61	15	3	3.3
City of Kingston-upon-Hull	77	48	9	3	2.9
East Riding of Yorkshire	89	66	17	2	3.5
North East Lincolnshire	83	56	11	3	3.1
North Lincolnshire	84	60	14	2	3.3
North Yorkshire	91	71	21	3	3.6
City of York	89	69	17	2	3.5
Bedfordshire	87	66	16	2	3.4
Luton	85	57	13	2	3.2
Buckinghamshire	90	73	28	2	3.7
Milton Keynes	82	59	15	4	3.2
Derbyshire	88	64	17	2	3.4
Derby City	85	58	13	2	3.3
Dorset	89	69	19	2	3.6
Poole	88	66	16	3	3.5
Bournemouth	89	66	20	4	3.5
Durham	86	62	16	2	3.4
Darlington	84	65	15	3	3.3
East Sussex	86	64	17	3	3.4
Brighton and Hove	84	55	12	3	3.2
Hampshire	90	69	21	2	3.6
Portsmouth	84	58	14	3	3.2
Southampton	83	53	12	3	3.2
Leicestershire	88	65	16	2	3.5
Leicester City	80	53	10	2	3.0
Rutland	92	79	22	1	3.8
Staffordshire	87	66	17	2	3.4
Stoke-on-Trent	84	56	11	2	3.2
Wiltshire	90	66	19	1	3.5
Swindon	86	63	17	2	3.4
Berkshire	88	66	19	2	3.5
Cambridgeshire	87	65	19	2	3.5
Cheshire	88	67	19	2	3.5
Cornwall	87	67	18	2	3.5

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
percentage of eligible pupils
		Boys
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level 5 and above	Absent	Average level
Cumbria	88	66	17	3	3.5
Devon	87	63	15	3	3.4
Essex	86	63	16	3	3.4
Gloucestershire	90	69	19	2	3.6
Hereford and Worcester	87	66	18	2	3.5
Hertfordshire	90	71	22	2	3.6
Isle of Wight	87	61	14	3	3.4
Kent	86	64	17	3	3.4
Lancashire	87	63	16	3	3.4
Lincolnshire	87	67	18	3	3.5
Norfolk	86	63	15	3	3.4
Northamptonshire	89	66	17	2	3.5
Northumberland	86	63	16	4	3.4
Nottinghamshire	82	57	14	4	3.2
Oxfordshire	86	66	21	2	3.5
Shropshire	85	61	15	2	3.3
Somerset	88	66	18	3	3.5
Suffolk	88	66	18	2	3.5
Surrey	92	74	24	1	3.7
Warwickshire	87	66	18	2	3.4
West Sussex	88	65	18	2	3.5
National	89	62	16	2	3.4

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
percentage of eligible pupils
		Girls
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level 5 and above	Absent	Average level
LEA
City of London	100	93	29	0	4.2
Camden	91	68	24	2	3.6
Greenwich	86	60	13	2	3.3
Hackney	83	55	12	2	3.1
Hammersmith and Fulham	91	70	25	2	3.7
Islington	88	66	21	1	3.5
Kensington and Chelsea	94	75	25	1	3.8
Lambeth	84	60	16	3	3.3
Lewisham	89	65	18	2	3.5
Southwark	89	62	15	1	3.4
Tower Hamlets	85	54	12	2	3.2
Wandsworth	88	68	21	2	3.5
City of Westminster	92	73	24	1	3.7
Barking and Dagenham	89	61	15	2	3.4
Barnet	93	76	24	2	3.8
Bexley	94	75	22	3	3.8
Brent	89	68	21	1	3.6
Bromley	94	79	32	2	3.9
Croydon	92	71	22	1	3.7
Ealing	91	68	20	1	3.6
Enfield	89	67	18	3	3.5
Haringey	86	62	17	3	3.4
Harrow	92	75	25	2	3.8
Havering	95	77	24	1	3.8
Hillingdon	92	74	23	2	3.7
Hounslow	91	67	18	1	3.6
Kingston upon Thames	93	79	30	2	3.9
Merton	90	67	20	2	3.6
Newham	84	55	12	2	3.2
Redbridge	91	72	22	2	3.7
Richmond upon Thames	96	80	37	1	4.0
Sutton	94	77	27	3	3.8
Waltham Forest	88	66	19	1	3.5
Birmingham	86	62	17	3	3.4
Coventry	91	68	18	2	3.6
Dudley	90	70	21	2	3.6
Sandwell	87	60	13	2	3.3
Solihull	93	78	28	2	3.9
Walsall	88	65	18	2	3.5

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
percentage of eligible pupils
			Girls
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level 5 and above	Absent	Average level
Wolverhampton	90	66	17	2	3.5
Knowsley	89	63	13	2	3.5
Liverpool	88	64	18	3	3.5
St. Helens	92	72	20	3	3.7
Sefton	95	79	27	2	3.9
Wirral	92	71	24	3	3.7
Bolton	93	71	20	2	3.7
Bury	93	78	27	1	3.9
Manchester	87	60	15	3	3.4
Oldham	90	65	16	2	3.5
Rochdale	88	65	18	2	3.5
Salford	92	70	19	3	3.6
Stockport	93	76	25	1	3.8
Tameside	89	65	15	3	3.5
Trafford	92	74	27	3	3.8
Wigan	92	72	19	2	3.7
Barnsley	87	63	15	4	3.4
Doncaster	88	66	18	3	3.5
Rotherham	88	66	15	4	3.4
Sheffield	86	63	17	3	3.4
Bradford	86	62	17	2	3.4
Calderdale	90	70	20	2	3.6
Kirklees	90	66	18	2	3.5
Leeds	91	72	22	2	3.7
Wakefield	90	68	17	3	3.6
Gateshead	90	69	20	2	3.6
Newcastle upon Tyne	85	61	14	3	3.3
North Tyneside	91	69	21	3	3.6
South Tyneside	92	72	19	2	3.7
Sunderland	90	68	20	2	3.6
Isles of Scilly	100	91	55	0	4.5
Bath and North East Somerset	94	78	29	2	3.9
City of Bristol	87	63	17	3	3.4
North Somerset	94	79	29	2	3.9
South Gloucestershire	94	78	26	2	3.9
Hartlepool	92	70	17	2	3.6
Middlesbrough	87	63	19	3	3.4
Redcar and Cleveland	90	71	22	2	3.6
Stockton on Tees	90	69	20	2	3.6
City of Kingston-upon-Hull	85	59	13	2	3.3
East Riding of Yorkshire	93	76	23	2	3.8
North East Lincolnshire	89	65	16	3	3.5
North Lincolnshire	91	72	20	2	3.6
North Yorkshire	94	80	29	2	3.9
City of York	94	75	26	1	3.8
Bedfordshire	91	73	23	2	3.7
Luton	90	63	16	2	3.5
Buckinghamshire	94	80	37	2	4
Milton Keynes	89	67	21	3	3.5
Derbyshire	92	72	23	3	3.7
Derby City	90	70	21	3	3.6
Dorset	93	78	27	3	3.8
Poole	91	73	23	3	3.7
Bournemouth	92	77	24	4	3.8
Durham	91	71	21	2	3.6
Darlington	90	72	25	3	3.7
East Sussex	92	73	23	3	3.7
Brighton and Hove	87	65	17	3	3.4
Hampshire	94	78	28	1	3.9
Portsmouth	89	65	17	2	3.5
Southampton	89	62	15	3	3.4
Leicestershire	93	75	24	2	3.8
Leicester City	85	60	14	2	3.3
Rutland	95	81	35	1	4.0
Staffordshire	92	74	23	2	3.7
Stoke-on-Trent	89	64	17	2	3.5
Wiltshire	93	78	27	2	3.9
Swindon	91	71	23	2	3.7
Berkshire	92	76	27	2.0	3.8

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
percentage of eligible pupils
			Girls
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level 5 and above	Absent	Average level
Cambridgeshire	92	73	25	2	3.7
Cheshire	93	75	24	2	3,8
Cornwall	93	77	26	2	3.9
Cumbria	93	74	25	2	3.8
Devon	91	72	22	3	3.6
Essex	92	72	23	2	3.7
Gloucestershire	93	76	26	2	3.8
Hereford and Worcester	91	73	25	3	3.7
Hertfordshire	93	78	29	1	3.9
Isle of Wight	93	73	20	1	3.7
Kent	91	72	21	3	3.7
Lancashire	92	72	23	2	3.7
Lincolnshire	91	74	24	4	3.7
Norfolk	90	71	21	3	3.6
Northamptonshire	93	74	24	2	3.8
Northumberland	92	74	23	3	3.7
Nottinghamshire	87	66	19	4	3.5
Oxfordshire	92	75	28	2	3.8
Shropshire	90	71	21	3	3.6
Somerset	93	76	26	2	3.8
Suffolk	92	73	24	2	3.7
Surrey	94	79	31	1	3.9
Warwickshire	91	73	23	2	3.7
West Sussex	93	75	25	2	3.8
National	89	71	22	2	3.7

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
				percentage of eligible pupils
			Pupils
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level 5 and above	Absent	Average level
LEA
City of London	93	83	30	0	3.9
Camden	88	64	22	2	3.5
Greenwich	83	55	12	2	3.2
Hackney	80	52	11	2	3.0
Hammersmith and Fulham	87	64	20	2	3.5
Islington	84	61	18	2	3.3
Kensington and Chelsea	90	71	21	1	3.6
Lambeth	83	57	14	3	3.2
Lewisham	85	60	16	2	3.3
Southwark	84	56	12	1	3.2
Tower Hamlets	82	51	11	2	3.1
Wandsworth	86	62	18	2	3.4
City of Westminster	88	67	21	2	3.5
Barking and Dagenham	86	56	12	3	3.3
Barnet	91	72	23	1	3.7
Bexley	93	70	19	3	3.7
Brent	87	63	17	1	3.4
Bromley	94	77	29	2	3.9
Croydon	89	66	18	2	3.5
Ealing	88	63	17	1	3.4
Enfield	87	64	17	3	3.4
Haringey	83	57	14	2	3.2
Harrow	92	72	22	2	3.7
Havering	92	73	20	1	3.7
Hillingdon	90	69	19	2	3.6
Hounslow	87	62	16	1	3.4
Kingston upon Thames	91	75	27	1	3.7
Merton	86	63	18	2	3.4
Newham	81	50	11	2	3.0
Redbridge	89	67	19	2	3.5
Richmond upon Thames	94	78	33	1	3.9
Sutton	92	74	24	2	3.7
Waltham Forest	85	60	16	2	3.3
Birmingham	84	58	15	3	3.3

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
percentage of eligible pupils
			Pupils
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level 5 and above	Absent	Average level
Coventry	87	64	15	2	3.4
Dudley	87	64	16	2	3.4
Sandwell	84	55	11	3	3.2
Solihull	92	73	25	1	3.7
Walsall	85	60	15	2	3.3
Wolverhampton	87	62	15	2	3.4
Knowsley	86	60	12	2	3.3
Liverpool	85	60	15	3	3.3
St. Helens	90	68	17	2	3.5
Sefton	93	75	25	2	3.8
Wirral	90	68	21	3	3.6
Bolton	90	67	18	2	3.6
Bury	92	75	22	1	3.7
Manchester	83	56	13	3	3.2
Oldham	87	60	14	2	3.3
Rochdale	86	63	15	2	3.3
Salford	89	64	17	3	3.5
Stockport	91	72	22	2	3.7
Tameside	86	60	13	3	3.3
Trafford	90	70	24	3	3.6
Wigan	90	68	18	2	3.6
Barns ley	84	58	13	4	3.2
Doncaster	86	62	16	3	3.4
Rotherham	85	60	12	3	3.3
Sheffield	84	58	15	3	3.2
Bradford	83	57	15	3	3.2
Calderdale	86	64	17	3	3.4
Kirklees	87	61	15	2	3.4
Leeds	88	67	19	2	3.5
Wakefield	87	62	15	3	3.4
Gateshead	87	64	16	3	3.4
Newcastle upon Tyne	83	56	13	4	3.2
North Tyneside	90	66	18	3	3.5
South Tyneside	89	65	16	2	3.5
Sunderland	87	63	16	2	3.4
Isles of Scilly	96	75	32	0	4.0
Bath and North East Somerset	91	74	27	2	3.7
City of Bristol	84	58	15	3	3.3
North Somerset	92	74	24	2	3.7
South Gloucestershire	91	72	21	3	3.6
Hartlepool	87	64	16	2	3.4
Middlesbrough	85	59	16	3	3.3
Redcar and Cleveland	89	66	19	2	3.5
Stockton on Tees	87	65	17	2	3.4
City of Kingston-upon-Hull	81	53	11	3	3.1
East Riding of Yorkshire	91	71	20	2	3.6
North East Lincolnshire	86	60	13	3	3.3
North Lincolnshire	87	66	17	2	3.4
North Yorkshire	92	75	25	2	3.8
City of York	92	72	21	2	3.7
Bedfordshire	89	69	19	2	3.6
Luton	87	60	15	2	3.4
Buckinghamshire	92	76	32	2	3.8
Milton Keynes	85	63	18	3	3.4
Derbyshire	90	68	20	2	3.6
Derby City	87	64	17	2	3.4
Dorset	91	74	23	2	3.7
Poole	89	69	19	3	3.6
Bournemouth	90	72	22	4	3.6
Durham	88	66	18	2	3.5
Darlington	87	68	20	3	3.5
East Sussex	89	68	20	3	3.5
Brighton and Hove	86	60	14	3	3.3
Hampshire	92	73	24	2	3.7
Portsmouth	87	61	16	3	3.4
Southampton	86	58	13	3	3.3
Leicestershire	90	70	20	2	3.6
Leicester City	83	57	12	2	3.2
Rutland	94	80	29	1	3.9

1997 Key Stage 2 Reading Assessment Test Results
percentage of eligible pupils
			Pupils
	Level 3 and above	Level 4 and above	Level 5 and above	Absent	Average level
Staffordshire	90	70	20	2	3.6
Stoke-on-Trent	86	60	14	2	3.3
Wiltshire	92	72	23	2	3,7
Swindon	88	67	20	2	3.5
Berkshire	90	71	23	2	3.6
Cambridgeshire	90	69	22	2	3.6
Cheshire	90	71	22	2	3.6
Cornwall	90	72	22	2	3.6
Cumbria	91	70	21	2	3.6
Devon	89	67	18	3	3.5
Essex	89	67	19	2	3.5
Gloucestershire	91	72	23	2	3.7
Hereford and Worcester	89	69	21	3	3.6
Hertfordshire	92	74	25	2	3.7
Isle of Wight	90	67	17	2	3.5
Kent	88	68	19	3	3.5
Lancashire	89	68	19	3	3.5
Lincolnshire	89	70	21	3	3.6
Norfolk	88	67	18	3	3.5
Northamptonshire	91	69	20	2	3.6
Northumberland	89	68	19	3	3.5
Nottinghamshire	85	61	16	4	3.3
Oxfordshire	89	71	24	2	3.6
Shropshire	87	66	18	3	3.5
Somerset	90	71	22	2	3.6
Suffolk	90	70	21	2	3.6
Surrey	93	77	27	1	3.8
Warwickshire	89	69	21	2	3.6
West Sussex	90	70	22	2	3.6
National	89	67	19	2	3.5

Volume 309: debated on Friday 27 March 1998