Pupils: Assessments

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many pupils attained a lower or the same level at key stage 3 (a) tests and (b) teacher assessments than what they attained at key stage 2 in each year since 1997. (132231)

The information requested is summarised in the following table.

*Number of pupils at same level or lower at KS3 as at KS2*¹
	English	Maths	Science
	National Curriculum test	Teacher assessment	National Curriculum test	Teacher assessment	National Curriculum test	Teacher assessment
2006	84,100	²—	36,100	—	145,400	—
2005	80,300	92,700	56,200	61,400	165,000	136,900
2004	97,400	97,700	57,800	64,900	181,600	134,200
2003	100,900	100,900	65,000	71,900	153,300	136,500
2002	94,600	92,100	75,900	71,900	133,300	124,500
¹ ‘Same level or lower’ is defined according to National Curriculum test/teacher assessment level and point score. The levels are B (working below the level of the test), N (not awarded a test level) and 2-8 for National Curriculum tests, and W (working towards Level 1) and 1-8 for teacher assessments. Pupils absent or unable to access the tests at either KS2 or KS3 are not included. ² The DFES and NAA are currently validating teacher assessment data submitted by schools for KS3 in 2006. As a result of this ongoing work, teacher assessment data for 2006 have not yet been published.

Volume 459: debated on Tuesday 1 May 2007