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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: North West
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 | |
| Allerdale District | 54 | 79(r) | 25 | 62 | 79(r) | 17 | 63 | 79(r) | 16 |
| Barrow-in-Furness District | 52 | 73(r) | 21 | 55 | 73(r) | 18 | 58 | 71(r) | 13 |
| Blackburn with Darwen District | 56 | 74(r) | 18 | 50 | 76(r) | 26 | 50 | 69(r) | 19 |
| Blackpool District | 53 | 65(r) | 12 | 55 | 69(r) | 14 | 55 | 65(r) | 10 |
| Bolton District | 55 | 71(r) | 16 | 55 | 74(r) | 19 | 58 | 69(r) | 11 |
| Burnley District | 56 | 66(r) | 10 | 57 | 66(r) | 9 | 58 | 62(r) | 4 |
| Bury District | 67 | 77(r) | 10 | 66 | 80(r) | 14 | 67 | 78(r) | 11 |
| Carlisle District | 63 | 72(r) | 9 | 58 | 73(r) | 15 | 59 | 68(r) | 9 |
| Chester District | 64 | 79(r) | 15 | 68 | 79(r) | 11 | 69 | 77(r) | 8 |
| Chorley District | 67 | 79(r) | 12 | 67 | 82(r) | 15 | 68 | 80(r) | 12 |
| Congleton District | 72 | 85(r) | 13 | 77 | 86(r) | 9 | 83 | 87(r) | 4 |
| Copeland District | 65 | 70(r) | 5 | 58 | 71(r) | 13 | 62 | 68(r) | 6 |
| Crewe and Nantwich District | 56 | 73(r) | 17 | 64 | 75(r) | 11 | 65 | 73(r) | 8 |
| Eden District | 65 | 80(r) | 15 | 71 | 80(r) | 9 | 73 | 79(r) | 6 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston District | 67 | 74(r) | 7 | 64 | 74(r) | 10 | 64 | 72(r) | 8 |
| Fylde District | 69 | 83(r) | 14 | 72 | 85(r) | 13 | 72 | 85(r) | 13 |
| Halton District | 52 | 69(r) | 17 | 55 | 72(r) | 17 | 57 | 68(r) | 11 |
| Hyndburn District | 57 | 68(r) | 11 | 54 | 73(r) | 19 | 54 | 67(r) | 13 |
| Knowsley District | 42 | 58(r) | 16 | 38 | 65(r) | 27 | 39 | 59(r) | 20 |
| Lancaster District | 67 | 74(r) | 7 | 66 | 76(r) | 10 | 70 | 75(r) | 5 |
| Liverpool District | 51 | 69(r) | 18 | 45 | 69(r) | 24 | 47 | 66(r) | 19 |
| Macclesfield District | 69 | 82(r) | 13 | 73 | 82(r) | 9 | 75 | 81(r) | 6 |
| Manchester District | 40 | 60(r) | 20 | 38 | 63(r) | 25 | 37 | 56(r) | 19 |
| Oldham District | 49 | 69(r) | 20 | 53 | 71(r) | 18 | 51 | 67(r) | 16 |
| Pendle District | 54 | 72(r) | 18 | 59 | 71(r) | 12 | 52 | 65(r) | 13 |
| Preston District | 51 | 70(r) | 19 | 54 | 75(r) | 21 | 54 | 71(r) | 17 |
| Ribble Valley District | 75 | 88(r) | 13 | 73 | 87(r) | 14 | 77 | 86(r) | 9 |
| Rochdale District | 54 | 67(r) | 13 | 49 | 70(r) | 21 | 50 | 65(r) | 15 |
| Rossendale District | 60 | 75(r) | 15 | 63 | 79(r) | 16 | 65 | 78(r) | 13 |
| Salford District | 53 | 67(r) | 14 | 50 | 71(r) | 21 | 49 | 63(r) | 14 |
| Sefton District | 66 | 77(r) | 11 | 64 | 79(r) | 15 | 65 | 77(r) | 12 |
| South Lakeland District | 66 | 80(r) | 14 | 74 | 81(r) | 7 | 76 | 81(r) | 5 |
| South Ribble District | 62 | 81(r) | 19 | 67 | 82(r) | 15 | 67 | 79(r) | 12 |
| St. Helens District | 56 | 69(r) | 13 | 58 | 76(r) | 18 | 62 | 73(r) | 11 |
| Stockport District | 62 | 77(r) | 15 | 65 | 79(r) | 14 | 65 | 76(r) | 11 |
| Tameside District | 59 | 73(r) | 14 | 53 | 72(r) | 19 | 52 | 68(r) | 16 |
| Trafford District | 68 | 81(r) | 13 | 69 | 83(r) | 14 | 67 | 80(r) | 13 |
| Vale Royal District | 60 | 78(r) | 18 | 68 | 80(r) | 12 | 71 | 78(r) | 7 |
| Warrington District | 64 | 80(r) | 16 | 63 | 81(r) | 18 | 60 | 80(r) | 20 |
| West Lancashire District | 64 | 72(r) | 8 | 61 | 76(r) | 15 | 65 | 75(r) | 10 |
| Wigan District | 61 | 68(r) | 7 | 61 | 77(r) | 16 | 61 | 73(r) | 12 |
| Wirral District | 65 | 77(r) | 12 | 58 | 78(r) | 20 | 60 | 75(r) | 15 |
| Wyre District | 66 | 79(r) | 13 | 70 | 79(r) | 9 | 68 | 75(r) | 7 |
| North West Region | 58 | 73(r) | 15 | 58 | 75(r) | 17 | 59 | 72(r) | 13 |
| 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 West Region | 65 | 66 | 1 |
| 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 West Region | 437 | 74 | 460 | 75 |
| 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 West Region | 26.7 | 24.6 | -2.1 |
| 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 West Region | 51.3 | 55.4 | 4.1 |
| 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.
