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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: North East
Literacy and numeracy at age 14
- Key Stage 3 Results: Percentage of Pupils achieving Level 5 or above
- National Indicator 74: Achievement at level 5 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 3
- National Indicator 77: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 50% of pupils achieve level 5 or above in both English and Maths at KS3
- National Indicator 95: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
- National Indicator 96: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 Results: Percentage of Pupils achieving Level 5 or above 
| English | Maths | Science | |||||||
| 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | 1997 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| Alnwick District | 51 | 79(r) | 28 | 64 | 84(r) | 20 | 67 | 80(r) | 13 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed District | 50 | 79(r) | 29 | 59 | 84(r) | 25 | 56 | 85(r) | 29 |
| Blyth Valley District | 65 | 69(r) | 4 | 58 | 74(r) | 16 | 57 | 70(r) | 13 |
| Castle Morpeth District | 80 | 86(r) | 6 | 75 | 89(r) | 14 | 81 | 86(r) | 5 |
| Chester-le-Street District | 62 | 78(r) | 16 | 62 | 83(r) | 21 | 60 | 74(r) | 14 |
| Darlington District | 55 | 74(r) | 19 | 58 | 77(r) | 19 | 56 | 74(r) | 18 |
| Derwentside District | 56 | 69(r) | 13 | 56 | 77(r) | 21 | 56 | 75(r) | 19 |
| Durham District | 57 | 72(r) | 15 | 63 | 78(r) | 15 | 68 | 76(r) | 8 |
| Easington District | 43 | 62(r) | 19 | 44 | 72(r) | 28 | 44 | 67(r) | 23 |
| Gateshead District | 52 | 75(r) | 23 | 55 | 78(r) | 23 | 56 | 76(r) | 20 |
| Hartlepool District | 52 | 74(r) | 22 | 52 | 77(r) | 25 | 55 | 69(r) | 14 |
| Middlesbrough District | 43 | 61(r) | 18 | 46 | 67(r) | 21 | 48 | 61(r) | 13 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne District | 44 | 63(r) | 19 | 48 | 69(r) | 21 | 46 | 63(r) | 17 |
| North Tyneside District | 60 | 77(r) | 17 | 58 | 78(r) | 20 | 61 | 76(r) | 15 |
| Redcar and Cleveland District | 56 | 73(r) | 17 | 58 | 77(r) | 19 | 58 | 74(r) | 16 |
| Sedgefield District | 52 | 68(r) | 16 | 49 | 73(r) | 24 | 52 | 68(r) | 16 |
| South Tyneside District | 53 | 75(r) | 22 | 58 | 76(r) | 18 | 58 | 73(r) | 15 |
| Stockton-on-Tees District | 55 | 72(r) | 17 | 55 | 75(r) | 20 | 55 | 72(r) | 17 |
| Sunderland District | 52 | 69(r) | 17 | 51 | 74(r) | 23 | 51 | 69(r) | 18 |
| Teesdale District | 54 | 85(r) | 31 | 67 | 89(r) | 22 | 62 | 88(r) | 26 |
| Tynedale District | 64 | 80(r) | 16 | 71 | 87(r) | 16 | 72 | 83(r) | 11 |
| Wansbeck District | 49 | 67(r) | 18 | 52 | 69(r) | 17 | 58 | 68(r) | 10 |
| Wear Valley District | 48 | 71(r) | 23 | 52 | 74(r) | 22 | 53 | 73(r) | 20 |
| North East Region | 53 | 71(r) | 18 | 55 | 75(r) | 20 | 55 | 72(r) | 17 |
| England | 57 | 74(r) | 17 | 60 | 76(r) | 16 | 60 | 73(r) | 13 |
National Indicator 74: Achievement at level 5 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 3
| 2005 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| North East Region | 63 | 66 | 3 |
| England | 66 | 67 | 1 |
National Indicator 77: Reduction in the number of schools where fewer than 50% of pupils achieve level 5 or above in both English and Maths at KS3
| 2006 | 2007 | |||
| Total number of schools | Schools <50% | Total number of schools | Schools <50% | |
| North East Region | 154 | 21 | 155 | 21 |
| England | 3,006 | 433 | 3,083 | 395 |
National Indicator 95: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
| 2005 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| North East Region | 25 | 21.4 | -3.6 |
| England | 29.6 | 27.4 | -2.2 |
National Indicator 96: Percentage of pupils progressing by 2 levels in Maths between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
| 2005 | 2007 | % points difference | |
| North East Region | 50.5 | 55.3 | 4.8 |
| England | 54.8 | 58.6 | 3.8 |
National Summary
Revised figures for 2007 show that 74 per cent of 14 year olds reached the required standard in English up from 57 per cent in 1997. In Mathematics 76 per cent of 14 year olds reached the required standard up from 60 per cent in 1997. In Science 73 per cent of 14 year olds reached the required standard up from 60 per cent in 1997.
In 2007 the number of schools where fewer than 50 per cent of pupils achieve level 5 or above in both English and Maths at Key Stage 3 was 395, this compares with 433 in 2006.
In 2007 67 per cent of pupils achieved level 5 or above in both English and Mathematics at Key Stage 3, this compares with 66 per cent in 2005.
In 2007 27.4 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in English between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, this compares with 29.6 per cent in 2005.
In 2007 58.6 per cent of pupils progressed by 2 levels in Mathematics between Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, this compares with 54.8 per cent in 2005.
