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«Approximately 10 - 15 per cent of primary school children suffer from developmental reading and spelling difficulties.

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Last year St Columba's Lochside Mission and Outreach youth programme provided more than 150 lunches daily to local children after church staff learned that the 95 per cent of children in one local primary school, who receive free school lunches and breakfasts during the school term, were at risk of hunger during the summer holidays.

Back in 2015, a survey commissioned by ITV revealed that 12 per cent of parents of primary school aged children admitted to having pretended to practice a faith in which they did not believe to get their child into a desirable faith school.

The inquiry, published today, followed figures released last night by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, which confirmed that 41,300 children were temporarily excluded from primary schools in 2007 - a rise of 10 per cent sinChildren, Schools and Families, which confirmed that 41,300 children were temporarily excluded from primary schools in 2007 - a rise of 10 per cent sincSchools and Families, which confirmed that 41,300 children were temporarily excluded from primary schools in 2007 - a rise of 10 per cent sinchildren were temporarily excluded from primary schools in 2007 - a rise of 10 per cent sincschools in 2007 - a rise of 10 per cent since 2004.

In India today, 4 per cent of children never start school, 58 per cent don't complete primary school, and 90 per cent fail to finish high school.

The findings from the research revealed a drop - off in healthy eating habits between primary and secondary school aged children, with 72 per cent of 7 — 8 - year olds likely to eat fruit daily and only 59 per cent of 13 — 14 - year olds likely to eat fruit daily.

Additionally, the proportion of children reaching the reading standard by the end of primary school remains at an all - time high and has improved from 83 per cent to 89 per cent since 2010 - which equates to 33,300 more children in total.

With 71 per cent of five - to - six year olds now having a device in their bedroom, and four in ten primary school children owning their own mobile phone, we need to ensure that our children are navigating the internet safely.

On top of the 60 per cent pass rate for GCSEs, Morgan explained the new «Progress 8» accountability measure for secondary school's, which is designed to show a child's progress from primary to secondary education.

Research conducted by Fit For Sport suggests that 67 per cent of children at primary school are not reaching basic levels of fitness for their age group.

Following the introduction of the pre-school education program, student attendance in participating rural areas has reached 95 per cent, parent attendance in the program is 90 per cent and all children accessing ANEER have transitioned to primary school.

Almost 20 per cent of children are obese by the time they leave primary school at the age of 11.

Annabel Karmel MBE, leading children's food expert and well - regarded parenting author, said: «With almost 20 per cent of children deemed obese by the time they leave primary school at age 11, healthy eating must become commonplace in the daily school routine.

Looking at the levels of children that enjoy reading, three - quarters (78 per cent) of primary school children enjoy reading — the highest levels we have ever recorded.

The highest out - of - school rates are in Eritrea and Liberia, where 66 per cent and 59 per cent of children, respectively, do not go to primary school.

«Government schools are still the major provider of primary school education in Australia, followed by 19 per cent of school children who attend Catholic primary schools and 12 per cent who attend independent schools,» she said.

Fifty four per cent of all parents would like teachers to do more to protect their child from cyber predators, and this percentage increases for parents with children in early learning and primary school.

There is a similar trend in primary schools, with 11 per cent of schools with a high proportion of children on FSM rated «outstanding», compared to 25 per cent of schools with low numbers of FSM pupils.

However, research by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) shows that primary schools with more than 40 per cent of children on free school meals will on average lose # 473 per pupil.

New figures, published in July by the School Food Trust and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), show that an average of 44.1 per cent of children in primary schools and 37.6 per cent of pupils in secondary school opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousSchool Food Trust and the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA), show that an average of 44.1 per cent of children in primary schools and 37.6 per cent of pupils in secondary school opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousschool opted for school meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previousschool meals in the 2010/11 year, up from 41.4 and 35.8 per cent respectively in the previous year.

Teachers also said they believe 39 per cent of children in the UK leave primary school disliking sport and 42 per cent do not enjoy PE lessons in school.

Despite approximately 75 per cent of teachers and the majority of children using social media to communicate, 88 per cent of primary schools and 79 per cent of secondary schools confirmed that they made no use of the tool in the classroom.

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The simple statistic, that on average 25 per cent of UK children are overweight or obese by the time they enter primary school, is an horrific figure.

The Key's survey revealed that 45 per cent of primary leaders have had the difficult task of responding to upset parents whose children did not get their first choice placement at the school.

The World Economic Forum has estimated that 65 per cent of children entering primary school today will end up working in new job types that don't yet exist.

In 2014 during the so - called «Saharan» smog event, which resulted in a 14 per cent rise in calls related to breathing difficulties to the London Ambulance service, the school governors of a primary school located on London's North Circular decided to keep children inside as a precaution, particularly those with asthma.

Anne Bull, national chair of LACA, believes schools face a serious health crisis caused by bad diet with almost 20 per cent of children classed as obese by the time they leave primary school

The completion rate of primary school has also increased, with 76 per cent of children in GPE partnered countries completing school, compared with 63 per cent in 2002.

Nearly one in three (29 per cent) children who start primary school in England do not have a sufficient level of development to be «school ready», according to analysis by education charity Teach First.

Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, warned that an increase of just two looked - after children in a primary cohort of 30 youngsters «can have a big impact on overall results if they are low - achieving» given the pupils will contribute 6 per cent of results.

Thomas Jones Primary School in Kensington and Chelsea had the highest proportion of children on FSMs (77 per cent) in our group, but all of its 30 pupils achieved a level 4 in each of the SATs, and made at least two levels of progress.

Teachers also said more than one in three children dislike exercise by the time they leave primary school and believe 42 per cent of children don't enjoy PE lessons.

And while it was respected in its field long before the baseline assessment was even a twinkle in the schools minister's eye, it was thrown into the national limelight in 2015 when, after primary schools were given the choice between six assessments selected as capable of reliably measuring the abilities of children entering the reception year, 75 per cent opted for EExBA, the assessment tool designed by Early Excellence and scored through teacher observation.

Primary schools with less than 85 per cent of children achieving level 4, over each of three years, and with below average proportions of pupils making expected progress between the ages of seven and eleven will also be defined as coasting.

At primary level, the definition will apply to those schools who have seen fewer than 85 per cent of children achieving an acceptable secondary - ready standard in reading, writing and maths over the course of three years, and who have seen insufficient pupil progress.

Over 79 per cent of teachers reported feeling confident that students will be able to develop healthier relationships with other children when they commence primary school.