Sentences with phrase «pupils reached the standard»

Sixty - five per cent of pupils reached the standard in writing this year, compared to 73 per cent in maths and 74 per cent in reading.

Not exact matches

«Teachers play a vital role in raising standards and ensuring all pupils can reach their full potential.

It also shows that as many as four in 10 disadvantaged pupils in England fail to reach the new GCSE «standard pass mark of grade 4 in that subject.

«This government is committed to making sure schools are funded fairly so all pupils have access to a good education - a key part of our core mission to raise standards across the country and make sure every child reaches their full potential.»

The «expected standard» that children are required to meet has been pushed upwards, beyond the reach of far too many pupils.

«Over time we expect to see more pupils reach this new higher standard and the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers continuing to narrow.»

Only two per cent of pupils reached a higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics compared with five per cent nationally in England.»

The overall figure of 53 per cent relates to the number of pupils who reached the expected standard in all three subjects.

However, it also maintained that more than 60 per cent of secondary and 40 per cent of primary pupils are failing to reach work - class standards on writing, literacy, maths and science.

61 per cent of pupils on free school meals reached the expected standard in reading in KS1 assessments by age 7, compared to 78 per cent of other pupils

Schools Minister Nick Gibb said: «As part of this government's commitment to extending opportunity for all, it is essential that every child leaves primary school having mastered the basics in reading, writing and maths - thanks to our education reforms thousands more pupils each year are reaching those standards.

By converting the Timss scores to the scores used in the key stage 2 maths tests, known as Sats, the report estimates that to match the performance of pupils in the top five countries — Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan — 90 per cent of children in England would need to reach the expected standard in the English Sats maths test, with an average scaled score of 107.

When it comes to writing, 52 per cent of pupils on free school meals reached the expected standard by age 7, compared to 71 per cent of other pupils - a gap of 19 percentage points.

In Bedfordshire, just 55 % of FSM pupils reach the minimum standards for reading, writing and mathematics at the end of primary school.

Taking the primary assessment system as a whole, 91 % feel that the «expected standard» towards which pupils are required to work is beyond the reach of the majority of children.

This continues a trend from last year, when the figures for pupils reaching the expected phonics standard by the end of year 2 rose from 90 to 91 per cent.

In a press release, schools minister Nick Gibb said: «It is essential that every child leaves primary school having mastered the basics in reading, writing and maths — thanks to our education reforms thousands more pupils each year are reaching those standards.»

Our focus is on securing high standards of attainment for all pupils from all ethnic backgrounds and of different socio - economic statuses, ensuring that pupils are treated with respect and supported to reach their full potential.

Ofsted notes the «more demanding key stage 2 SATs and new measures have resulted in a gap of 21 percentage points in the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics between pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers.

The Department for Education recognises grade 4 as a «standard pass»; this is the minimum level that pupils need to reach in English and maths (previously a «C»).

Just as with the C / D borderline at GCSE, there was an incentive for primary schools to focus on children who were just in reach of the level 4 threshold and a risk that pupils already meeting the standard were neglected.

Unless something significant changes, it seems almost certain that the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in writing will plummet — and the floor standard of 65 per cent may well be beyond a majority of schools.

http://www.localschoolsnetwork.org.uk/2015/02/tougher-tests-will-push-england-up-pisas-greasy-pole-says-minister-whose-own-data-handling-skills-are-below-expected-level How long will it be before Morgan claims that pupils who don't reach the expected standard are illiterate and innumerate, primary schools are «failing» and will all be turned into academies?

Our young readers are among the best in the world, the proportion of primary pupils reaching the expected standards in reading, writing and maths is up 8 percentage points and the attainment gap has narrowed by 10.5 % since 2011.

The commissioner said the number of pupils reaching level four or above in reading, writing and maths had fallen by 20 % and was «significantly below the floor standard».

She argues it will nevertheless be possible to ensure that pupils reach their full potential even though we do not know what the actual final standard will be.

Conversely, just 47 schools saw all pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Some 20 % of pupils leaving primary schools in England and Northern Ireland and 40 % of children leaving Welsh primaries do not reach the national standard for 11 - year - olds.

A total of 768 schools did not reach the government's floor standard for attainment — now set at 65 per cent of pupils achieving level 4 in reading and writing tests and teacher assessment of writing.

Mr Jones said extra funding for children from less well - off backgrounds - part of a budget deal agreed between Labour and the Lib Dems - would help pupils reach the desired standards.

Pupils on free school meals perform badly with only 9 % reaching the expected standard (compared to 25 % of those not on free school meals)

That means students and teachers will not be held to the stricter standards of Common Core, under which instructors face more stringent accountability and risk termination for under - performing pupils who do not reach specific academic benchmarks set by the program, for an additional five years later than originally expected.

The Key Stage 1 test results are used by teachers to reach an overall judgement of the standards pupils have reached in these key subjects.

The figures show only 52 % of children eligible for free school meals reached the expected standard, compared with 70 % of all other pupils and 67 % of pupils overall.

«The constant pressure for pupils to reach impossible standards, and the constant tinkering with the curriculum, leaves them feeling demoralised and disillusioned by education.

Pupils who are assessed as working below the standard of the national curriculum and who are not expected to reach this standard by May 2016 must be registered as below the standard during the pupil registration process.

But data in the same release on key stage 1 teacher assessments, the first since a new «more challenging curriculum» was brought in two years ago, shows fewer pupils reach the expected standard in writing than in other subjects.

Bearing in mind the raising of the expected standards and the fact that pupils have been studying this new curriculum for only two years, a lower percentage of pupils are likely to reach the all - important 100 mark than reached the old Level 4.

They show very encouraging increases in attainment compared with the 2016 results, with 61 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics (i.e. a scaled score of 100 or more or a teacher assessment of «reaching the expected standard» or «working at greater depth» in writing) in 2017 compared with 53 per cent in 2016.

Less than one in four primary pupils reached the expected standard in science last year, according to figures buried in a data release at the end of the last academic year.

Pupils reaching the required standard in English and maths SATs increased by about 15 per cent from 2011 to 2015.