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News Release 24 January 2002
5-14 ATTAINMENT IN PUBLICLY FUNDED SCHOOLS
2000/01 (by June 2001)
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A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication
The results of the latest annual National Survey of 5-14 Attainment
Levels of pupils from publicly funded primary and secondary schools are published
today by the Scottish Executive.
The information was collected in June 2001 from all publicly
funded primary and secondary schools in Scotland. This news release updates
the figures published in July 2001 in the news release 5-14 Attainment in
Publicly Funded Schools 1998/99 (by June 1999) and 1999/00 (by June 2000).
Provisional 2000/01 figures were first published in December
2001 in the news release Provisional 5-14 Attainment Results 2000-01.
This News Release provides more detailed analysis on aggregated national and
local authority level results for each stage from P2 to S2. For each stage,
the percentage of pupils reaching the attainment target levels, as set out in
5-14 guidance is also shown. [Please read paragraph 3 under ‘Notes to News
Editors’ for more detail of attainment target levels.]
The main findings are:
- For P2 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that were assessed and attained
Level A or above was 73.5% in mathematics, 48.8% in reading and 33.3% in writing.
This represents an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the
corresponding figures were 69.5%, 43.5% and 25.4% respectively. (Table
1). [Please read paragraph 2 under ‘Notes to News Editors’ for
specific issues affecting P2 results.]
- For P3 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that attained Level A or above
was 94.9% in mathematics, 87.2% in reading and 82.8% in writing. This represents
an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the corresponding figures
were 94.2%, 84.6% and 78.6% respectively. (Table 2)
- For P4 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that attained Level B or above
was 77.0% in mathematics, 78.7% in reading and 70.9% in writing. This represents
an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the corresponding figures
were 73.3%, 75.1% and 66.7% respectively. (Table 3)
- For P5 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that attained Level B or above
was 90.4% in mathematics, 90.5% in reading and 85.6% in writing. This represents
an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the corresponding figures
were 89.8%, 89.2% and 83.6% respectively. (Table 4)
- For P6 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that attained Level C or above
was 78.0% in mathematics, 82.9% in reading and 71.3% in writing. This represents
an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the corresponding figures
were 74.9%, 79.9% and 67.9% respectively. (Table 5)
- For P7 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that attained Level D or above
was 67.0% in mathematics, 70.3% in reading and 56.3% in writing. This represents
an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the corresponding figures
were 64.4%, 66.3% and 52.6% respectively. (Table 6)
- For S1 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that attained Level D or above
was 68.1% in mathematics, 70.5% in reading and 62.7% in writing. This represents
an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the corresponding figures
were 66.6%, 68.8% and 60.0% respectively. (Table 7)
- For S2 pupils by June 2001, the percentage that attained Level E or above
was 51.2% in mathematics, 56.4% in reading and 45.9% in writing. This represents
an increase from June 2000 in all three subjects where the corresponding figures
were 46.7%, 53.1% and 43.5% respectively. (Table 8)
- As in previous years, the percentage of pupils attaining target levels in
all subjects by June 2001 was generally higher in early primary stages and
lower in later primary and early secondary stages. (Tables 1 to 8)
- As in previous years, the percentage of pupils attaining target levels in
writing by June 2001 was lower than the percentage of pupils attaining target
levels in reading and mathematics in every stage. (Tables 1 to 8)
- As in previous years, the percentage of pupils attaining Level A or above
in P2 and P3 in mathematics by June 2001 was substantially higher than the
percentage of pupils attaining Level A or above in reading and writing.
- However, by June 2001, the percentage of pupils attaining the target levels
in reading, for stages P4 to S2, was higher than for mathematics. (Tables
1 to 8)
- By June 2001, the percentage of pupils whose attainment levels were confirmed
by National Testing was over 90% for all subjects in all stages between P4
and S2. For primary stages P2 and P3 it ranged from 38.1% to 94.9%. (Tables
1 to 8)
- There has been an increase in the percentage of pupils whose attainment
levels have been confirmed by National Testing between June 2000 and June
2001 for all subjects and stages. (Tables 1 to 8)
- The percentage of pupils attaining target levels has increased between 1999/00
and 2000/01 for most local authorities, across all subjects.
TABLES
Table 1 to Table 8 - Attainment Summary of P2 to S2 pupils,
by stage, for reading, writing and mathematics, in Scotland, by June in 1998/99,
1999/00 and 2000/01 school years.
Table 9 - Attainment Summary of
P2-S2 pupils, by stage, for reading, by local authority, by June in 1999/00
and 2000/01 school years.
Table 10 - Attainment Summary of
P2-S2 pupils, by stage, for writing, by local authority, by June in 1999/00
and 2000/01 school years.
Table 11 - Attainment Summary of
P2-S2 pupils, by stage, for mathematics, by local authority, by June in 1999/00
and 2000/01 school years.
CHARTS
Chart 1 to Chart 3 — Attainment
of P3, P4, P6, P7, and S2 pupils in Scotland, for reading, writing and mathematics,
by June in 1998/99, 1999/00 and 2000/01 school years.
NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS
- The National Survey of 5-14 Attainment Levels is conducted each year by
the Education and Children Statistics Unit of the Scottish Executive Education
Department (SEED). The first survey was conducted in June 1998 and subsequent
surveys have been conducted in June 1999, June 2000 and June 2001. However,
results from the June 1998 survey are not considered to be of sufficient quality
to be published..
- Users of the 5-14 results are advised to apply caution when considering
results for the P2 stage both nationally and across local authorities. It
is clear from the 5-14 results and data, that testing to confirm teachers’
judgements of the level of attainment reached by P2 pupils is not being carried
out uniformly across schools in Scotland. Users of the 5-14 results are advised
to consider results from other stages, in particular P3, to obtain a more
complete and accurate picture of 5-14 attainment in Scottish primary schools.
- 5-14 guidance states the following with respect to attainment target levels:
The attainment targets are based on the following descriptions
of levels of attainment
Level A should be attainable in the
course of P1-P3 by almost all pupils.
Level B should be attainable by
some pupils in P3 or even earlier, but certainly by most in P4.
Level C should be attainable in
the course of P4-P6 by most pupils.
Level D should be attainable by
some pupils in P5-P6 or even earlier, but certainly by most in P7.
Level E should be attainable by
some pupils in P7/S1, but certainly by most in S2.
[Reference: Curriculum and Assessment in Scotland,
National Guidelines, English Language 5-14, June 1991, page 9.]
- Data collected from Gaelic Medium education establishments have not been
included in these results. This is due to continuing problems with the data
definitions and data consistency. Users of the 5-14 results are therefore
advised to apply caution when considering the results for some local authorities.
- Results for 1998/99 and 1999/00 have been revised. This is due to slight
revisions in the data, but also due to minor changes in previous analysis
in order to provide more consistent year-on-year comparisons.
- This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are
produced to high professional standards as set out in the National Statistics
Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure
that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.
Enquiries
- Public enquiries (non-media) about the information contained in this News
Release should be addressed to Gary Sutton, Statistician, Scottish Executive
Education Department, Area 1A-West, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ. Telephone
0131 244 0323 or email gary.sutton@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
- Media enquiries about the information in this News Release should be addressed
to David Hood: 0131 244 5033
News Release
24 January 2002
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