National Curriculum Assessments of 7, 11 and 14 Year Olds, 2009

Statistics on National Curriculum Assessment results at Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 include final data Wales for the 2009 teacher assessments.

The key points from the latest release 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 2008, 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 2008, and higher by at least 11 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 than in 2008;
• With the exception of Welsh, which has risen almost 4 percentage points compared to 1999, all other subjects are at least 8 percentage points higher than they were in 1999.

Gender differences

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

A further breakdown of all the data shown in this release by Local Education Authority, attainment level and by gender can be found on StatsWales.

Benchmark information tables are also available for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 (core subjects only). Benchmark information tables for the non-core subjects at Key Stage 3 will be available alongside the release ‘Teacher Assessments of the Non-Core Subjects at Key Stage 3, Wales 2009’, published on Thursday 3 September 2009.

Contact

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

Next update

August 2010 (provisional – to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)