Primary Schools
Philip Dunne asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families for his assessment of standards of educational achievement in primary schools.
Mr. Dunne: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what recent assessment he has made of standards of educational achievement in primary schools. [279180]
Ms Diana R. Johnson: Standards in primary schools have never been higher. In 2008 Key Stage 2 results show 81 per cent. of 11-year-olds achieved level 4 or above in English and 79 per cent. achieved level 4 or above in mathematics.
There have been consistent and significant improvements in our primary schools over the past decade. Compared to 1997, over 113,000 more 11-year-olds achieved the target level for their age in reading, writing and mathematics in 2008.
