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Independent Schools
Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of pupils aged under 11 years attended independent schools in England in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area. [32678]
Jacqui Smith: The requested information has been placed in the Library.
Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many independent schools taking pupils under the age of 11 years have opened in England in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area. [32679]
Jacqui Smith: The following table shows the number of independent schools, which in part or in full cater for pupils with an age range below 12, opening in each of the last five calendar years in England, by local authority. Independent special schools are included.
(41)Includes those opening up until 28 November 2005.
Source:
The Department's Register of Independent Schools (EduBase).
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Investors in People
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what proportion of (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools are (i) accredited as Investors in People and (ii) have been awarded a Charter Mark. [32912]
Jacqui Smith:
On the basis of information provided by Investors in People UK (IIPUK) 7,511 out of 22,343 primary schools in the United Kingdom are recognised as Investors in People. Approximately 33.6 per cent. of all UK primary schools are recognised as Investors in People.
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2,632 out of 4,230 secondary schools in the United Kingdom are recognised as Investors in People. Approximately 62 per cent. of all UK secondary schools are recognised as Investors in People.
On the basis of information provided by the Cabinet Office 36 out of 22,343 primary schools in the United Kingdom have achieved the Charter Mark. Approximately 0.16 per cent. of all UK primary schools have achieved the Charter Mark.
56 out of 4,230 secondary schools in the United Kingdom have achieved the Charter Mark. Approximately 1.3 per cent.
Key Stage Grades
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what grade was necessary for a pupil to achieve a level 4 at key stage 2 in (a) reading, (b) writing, (c) mathematics and (d) science in each year since 1995. [29540]
Jacqui Smith: The marks required for a pupil to reach the level 4 threshold in each subject, tested at the end of Key Stage 2, is decided each year by a process, known as level-setting, designed to ensure that the level 4 standard is the same as the previous year's. The level thresholds are published each year on the QCA website. The exact number of marks varies from year to year according to the difficulty of the subject papers. The national curriculum tests have evolved over the years to reflect the curriculum, for example in 1998 mental maths was included in the key stage maths test.
The following table shows the marks required for a pupil to be awarded a level 4 at Key Stage 2.
(42)In 1995 the overall level was not calculated using a single level threshold. Writing and reading were combined in a two-way table (see following table) to provide an overall level.
(43)In 1996 there were no separate mark allocations for reading and writing, therefore the level threshold was set for English overall.
(44)In 1998, a mental mathematics element was introduced into the mathematics test. This increased the total number of marks available and therefore the level thresholds were intentionally raised in 1998.
(45)In 2003, the model of English writing assessment was changed in order to normalise the distribution. The old model meant that most pupils achieved high marks, which was felt to be an inappropriate way of discriminating between levels. The new model of assessment means that the majority of the pupils are around the middle of the mark range. In order to maintain standards between the two models, the thresholds were intentionally lowered in 2003.
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