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Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families with reference to the answer of 6 March 2007, Official Report, columns1912-6W; columns 1898-1902W, on languages, if he will list the maintained mainstream schools where no pupils were entered for a GCSE in (a) a modern foreign language, (b) history and (c) geography in 2007, indicating the local authority in each case. [246087]
Jim Knight: The information available will placed in the Libraries.
Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what percentage of those pupils studying GCSE physics were at (a) comprehensive, (b) independent and (c) grammar schools in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [247781]
Jim Knight: The following table shows the number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who attempted GCSE physics and the percentage of these pupils who studied at comprehensive, independent and grammar schools.
| Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 attempting GCSE physics, by school type | ||||
| Percentage of which are from: | ||||
| Number of pupils attempting GCSE physics | Comprehensive schools | Independent schools | Grammar schools | |
| (1) Changes in science curriculum introduced. | ||||
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 14 January 2009, Official Report, column 845W, on general certificate of secondary education, how many and what percentage of pupils in the maintained mainstream sector achieved five GCSEs including a science GCSE at grades A* to C in 2008, broken down by index of multiple deprivation decile. [254486]
Jim Knight: The information requested is not available.
National Curriculum Tests
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what information his Department holds on the level of agreement between teacher assessments and results in (a) Key Stage 1, (b) Key Stage 2, (c) Key Stage 3 and (d) Key Stage 4 tests; [241583]
(2) what assessment he has made of the level of agreement between teacher assessments and Key Stage Test results; and if he will make a statement. [241584]
Jim Knight: The Department has not made an assessment of the level of agreement between teacher assessment and key stage test results at key stages 1, 2 and 4. This is an area being considered by the Expert Group on assessment.
Internal analysis of the level of agreement between the 2007 key stage 3 (KS3) teacher assessments and national curriculum tests has been undertaken and is provided in the following tables.
Analysis of these data indicates that there is a reasonable match between test performance and teacher assessment data. Where there is not, the teacher assessments are equally likely to be higher or lower than the performance test level achieved. When interpreting these data, it should be borne in mind that national curriculum test and teacher assessment data will not always correlate. This is because tests provide a snapshot of attainment at the end of the key stage whereas teacher assessment takes into account evidence of attainment in a variety of contexts (such as discussion and observation), throughout the year. Both are vital to ensure rounded, and validated, assessments can be made about each child's performance.
| Percentage | ||||
| KS3 test level—English | ||||
| Teacher assessment level—English | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| KS3 test level—Maths | ||||||
| Teacher assessment level—Maths | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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