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Pupils: Disadvantaged
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 14 year olds (a) not entitled and (b) entitled to free school meals achieved level five in English, mathematics and science at key stage 3 in each year since 1997. [225123]
Jim Knight: The proportion of Key Stage 3 pupils (a) not entitled to free school meals and (b) entitled to free school meals who achieved level five and above in English, mathematics and science for 2007 is shown in the following table.
| Percentage | ||
| Subject | Not entitled to free school meals | Entitled to free school meals |
| Source: National Pupil Database (provisional figures) | ||
Further details can be found in the in the Statistical First Release “National Curriculum Assessment, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics in England 2006/07”
The equivalent figures for 2006 are given in the following table:
| Percentage | ||
| Subject | Not entitled to free school meals | Entitled to free school meals |
| Source: National Pupil Database (revised figures) | ||
Further details can be found in the in the Statistical First Release “National Curriculum Assessment, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics in England 2005/06 (Revised)”
Further information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 7-year-olds (a) not entitled and (b) entitled to free school meals achieved level two in literacy and numeracy at key stage 1 in each year since 1997. [225125]
Jim Knight: The proportion of 7-year-olds (a) not entitled to free school meals and (b) entitled to free school meals who achieved level two and above in reading, writing and mathematics for 2007 is shown in the following table:
| Percentage | ||
| Subject | Not entitled to free school meals | Entitled to free school meals |
Further details can be found in the Statistical First Release “National Curriculum Assessment, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics in England 2006/07”
The equivalent figures for 2006 are shown in the following table:
| Percentage | ||
| Subject | Not entitled to free school meals | Entitled to free school meals |
Further details can be found in Statistical First Release “National Curriculum Assessment, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics in England 2005/06”
Further information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Pupils: Special Educational Needs
Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent steps the Government has taken to provide assistance to children who fall behind in writing and mathematics in school. [225199]
Jim Knight: The Primary Framework for literacy and mathematics offers access to a broad range of guidance and resources to support teachers in planning and ensuring their teaching is personalised to the needs of every child. In addition to this we have established the Every Child a Writer and Every Child Counts programmes. Our Children’s Plan commitment is to ensure each programme reaches every local authority by 2010/11, and alongside Every Child a Reader we will invest £169 million in ensuring every child masters the basics. All local authorities and schools must have regard to the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice which provides advice on their statutory duties to identify, assess and make provision for pupils’ special educational needs.
Schools: Assessments
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many requests for marking reviews of (a) key stage 2 and (b) key stage 3 2008 tests were received before 30 September 2008; and if he will make a statement. [225172]
Jim Knight: The National Assessment Agency, which administers National Curriculum Tests on behalf of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, is currently unable to publish figures related to the number of reviews received by 30 September. Work is still under way to reconcile data, particularly around review applications for English reading and writing. In addition, review applications continue to be received from schools that have had late delivery of scripts and/or results from prime marking.
Schools: Disadvantaged
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many children eligible for free school meals received an A grade in (a) mathematics, (b) physics, (c) chemistry, (d) further mathematics, (e) history, (f) French and (g) German A Level in each of the last five years; [224799]
(2) how many and what percentage of children eligible for free school meals received an A or A* grade in (a) mathematics, (b) English literature, (c) English language, (d) physics, (e) chemistry, (f) biology, (g) French and (h) German GCSE examinations in each of the last five years. [224800]
Jim Knight: The information for 2006-07 is given in the following tables. Figures for the other years can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
| Pupils eligible for FSM | All pupils | |||||
| Number achieving an A grade at GCE A level | Percentage achieving an A grade at GCE A level | Number of entries | Number achieving A grades at GCE A level | Percentage achieving A grades at GCE A level | Number of entries | |
| Note: Figures relate to 16-18 year olds (age at start of academic year, i.e. 31 August) in maintained schools. | ||||||
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