The information requested for Greater London is shown in the following tables alongside that for England as a whole.
Key stage 2 Key stage 3 Percentage of pupils achieving level 4 or above Percentage of pupils achieving level 5 or above1, 2 Percentage achieving of pupils level 5 or above English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science 1997 60 59 65 4— 4— 4— 54 53 53 1998 64 56 66 4— 4— 4— 62 52 49 1999 68 67 75 4— 4— 4— 60 56 48 2000 73 70 83 27 24 35 61 59 51 2001 75 70 86 28 25 33 62 61 58 2002 74 73 85 27 27 36 64 63 61 2003 76 72 85 28 28 38 66 67 63 2004 77 73 84 26 31 40 70 70 62 2005 79 74 85 26 30 44 74 71 65 2006 80 75 85 32 32 43 73 75 68 20073 80 76 87 32 32 45 75 75 70
Key stage 2 Key stage 3 Percentage of pupils achieving level 4 or above Percentage of pupils achieving level 5 or above1,2 Percentage achieving of pupils level 5 or above English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science English Mathematics Science 1997 63 62 69 16 18 19 57 60 60 1998 65 59 69 17 17 16 65 59 56 1999 71 69 78 22 24 27 64 62 55 2000 75 72 85 29 25 34 64 65 59 2001 75 71 87 29 25 34 65 66 66 2002 75 73 86 29 28 38 67 67 67 2003 75 73 87 27 29 41 69 71 68 2004 78 74 86 27 31 43 71 73 66 2005 79 75 86 27 31 47 74 74 70 2006 79 76 87 32 33 46 73 77 72 20073 80 77 88 34 32 46 74 76 73 1 After 2002 this is referred to as “Percentage of pupils achieving Level 5”. 2 Figures for level 5 or above are not available prior to 2000. 3 Revised figures. 4 Not published. Notes: Only includes LA maintained schools whose key stage 2 and key stage 3 results were published in the achievement and attainment tables. Including academies (new schools) and former City Technology colleges that have converted to academies
In 2007, 717 students in maintained schools (excluding colleges) were entered for the International Baccalaureate. If sixth form and general FE colleges are included, this figure rises to 1,068.
International GCSEs are not accredited qualifications and so the Department does not hold information on the pupils that are entered for them. Crucially, the IGCSE does not meet the requirements of the statutory national curriculum and so no maintained schools should be entering their pupils for this qualification.
The Cambridge Pre-U examination is a new qualification for which teaching starts in September 2008. The first qualifications of this nature will be awarded in 2010.
Single level tests are one of the elements of the Making Good Progress pilot, which is a two year pilot in over 450 schools running from September 2007 until July 2009.
The Children’s Plan made clear that whilst our intention is to implement single-level tests on a national basis at the earliest opportunity, any decision to do so will be subject to positive evaluation from the pilot, and to endorsement of this approach from the regulator.
The pilot is being independently evaluated by PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a final evaluation report is due in autumn 2009.