The requested information is shown as follows:
The following tables show the number and percentage of pupils in pupil referral units at each level in English, mathematics and science for the last three years, 2006 to 2008.
Number of pupils at each level Subject A T B N 2 3 4 5 6 7 28 Total eligible pupils 2008 English 180 24 459 215 — 117 236 141 13 3 — 1,388 Mathematics 245 23 144 47 18 334 467 262 86 12 0 1,638 Science 333 25 204 85 39 301 495 196 34 2 — 1,714 2007 English 505 18 325 313 0 117 252 165 11 3 0 1,709 Mathematics 413 23 112 37 25 328 524 244 83 17 1 1,807 Science 395 27 200 83 45 289 509 201 50 2 0 1,801 2006 English 438 17 416 272 0 128 280 170 17 3 — 1,741 Mathematics 334 13 103 28 18 276 544 315 94 13 0 1,738 Science 303 22 274 78 57 316 430 225 43 2 — 1,750
Subject A T B N 2 3 4 5 6 7 28 Total eligible pupils 2008 English 13 2 33 15 — 8 17 10 1 0 — 100 Mathematics 15 1 9 3 1 20 29 16 5 1 0 100 Science 19 1 12 5 2 18 29 11 2 0 — 100 2007 English 30 1 19 18 — 7 15 10 1 0 — 100 Mathematics 23 1 6 2 1 18 29 14 5 1 0 100 Science 22 1 11 5 2 16 28 11 3 0 — 100 2006 English 25 1 24 16 — 7 16 10 1 0 — 100 Mathematics 19 1 6 2 1 16 31 18 5 1 0 100 Science 17 1 16 4 3 18 25 13 2 0 — 100 1 2008 results are from provisional data. 2 Level 8 can only be achieved in teacher assessments and the mathematics test only. Notes: A represents pupils who were absent. T represents pupils working at the level of the assessment but unable to access the test. B represents pupils who were assessed by teacher assessment only. N represents pupils who took the tests but failed to register a level.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) is responsible for the administration of the Key Stage 2 (KS2) and Key Stage 3 (KS3) national curriculum tests, including pre-testing. Contracts are inclusive of development, pre-testing, marking and analysis and equating costs. QCA advise that specific costs for pre-tests are not available.
The National Assessment Agency (NAA) is responsible for administering national curriculum tests. Key stage 1 consists of a series of tests and tasks administered by teachers and these are not marked externally. At key stage 2, the NAA has in place arrangements for marking to be reviewed where a school believes that it is inaccurate to the extent that a pupil has received an incorrect national curriculum level. The NAA is currently managing the final phase of the reviews process and expects that all results will be issued to schools in the coming weeks. The great majority of schools have already received results for their review applications. Once the final phase of review marking is complete, NAA will be able to provide full data on the volume and outcome of reviews for the 2008 national curriculum test cycle.
The National Assessment Agency (NAA) Managing Director had oversight of the procurement process and chaired associated project boards.
The NAA Operations Director was the Senior Responsible Officer for Project Tornado.