National Curriculum Tests Michael Gove To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of pupils in pupil referral units (a) were entered for key stage 3 tests, (b) were working below the level of the key stage 3 tests, (c) did not register a level in the key stage 3 tests, (d) registered level 1, (e) registered level 2 and (f) registered level (i) 3, (ii) 4, (iii) 5, (iv) 6, (v) 7 and (vi) 8 in each of the last three years. Jim Knight 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.| | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr. Laws To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has spent on contracting a private company to provide pre-tests to the (a) key stage 2 and (b) key stage 3 tests for 2009; and if he will make a statement. Jim Knight 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. Mr. Laws To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many (a) key stage 1 and (b) key stage 2 test results were appealed against in 2008; what proportion of those appeals led to the results being changed; and if he will make a statement. Jim Knight 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. Mr. Gibb To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which key individuals from the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority led Project Tornado referred to in paragraph 2.6 of the Sutherland Inquiry report HC 62. Jim Knight 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.