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Primary Education: Rural Areas

Volume 472: debated on Wednesday 20 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils in primary schools designated as rural schools achieved level 4 or above in Key Stage 2 tests in the last period for which figures are available. (185781)

Figures showing results in 2007 key stage 2 tests in all primary schools split by urban/rural areas are shown as follows:

Percentage of pupils who achieved level 4 or above at key stage 2

Number of eligible pupils

English

Maths

Science

All

569,337

80

77

88

Urban areas

465,470

79

76

87

Rural areas

103,867

85

81

91

These figures include LA maintained schools and academies.

This information can be found in table 14 of the Statistical First Release ‘National Curriculum Assessments at Key Stage 2 in England, 2007’, available at:

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000764/index.shtml