Sentences with phrase «pupils reaching this benchmark»

At the end of Key Stage 2, 78 % of Leicester's pupils reached the benchmark Level 4 against a national average of 80 %.

There were other schools introducing «twilight classes» to increase the proportion of pupils reaching this benchmark, he said.

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The Telegraph has reported that the new GCSE's, which grade pupils on a 9 -1 system opposed to the traditional A * - G, will make it more difficult for schools to reach national benchmarks, with more than half expected to fall short.

I think it is important that schools aim for virtually 100 % of their Year One pupils reaching or exceeding the benchmark of the PSC and clearly we are not there yet — but 600 + schools were in 2014.

Last year, about one in four premium - eligible pupils in these areas reached this benchmark, Ofsted said.

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.

This year schools in England have to ensure that 40 % of their pupils reach the government benchmark of five A * - C GCSEs, including Maths and English