National Curriculum Assessments of 7, 11 and 14 year olds, 2008

Statistics on National Curriculum Assessment results at Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 includes final data Wales for the 2008 teacher assessments.

The key points for 2008 are:

Key Stage 1 - 7 year olds

• The percentage of pupils achieving at least the expected level was higher for all subjects when compared to 2007 apart from Mathematics, and higher by at least 1 percentage point for each subject than in 1999.

Key Stage 2 - 11 year olds

• The percentage of pupils achieving at least the expected level in teacher assessments was higher for all subjects when compared to 2007, and higher by at least 10 percentage points for each subject than they were in 1999.

Key Stage 3 - 14 year olds

• The percentage of pupils achieving at least the expected level in teacher assessments was higher in all subjects apart from Welsh than in 2007;
• With the exception of Welsh, which has risen 1 percentage point compare to 1999,  all other  subjects are at least 7 percentage points higher than they were in 1999;

Gender differences

• Girls outperform boys in each core subject and key stage.

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5968
E-mail: school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

August 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)