Further details on National Curriculum tests can be found in 'About National Curriculum tests'.
The results
This part of the tables shows:
Eligible pupils with SEN
The tables show how many of the pupils eligible for KS2 assessment had SEN. Some of these pupils may not have taken the tests - because they were working below the level assessed by the tests, or because they were working at the level of the tests but unable to access them. This will affect the school's overall results.
Level 4 or above and Level 5 at Key Stage 2
These tables show the percentages of pupils achieving level 4 or above, and level 5 in the Key Stage 2 tests for English, mathematics and science. Level 4 is the level expected of most 11-year-olds. Level 5 means pupils are achieving beyond the expected level.
These percentages are based on all eligible pupils, including those who were absent at the time of the tests or working at the level of the tests but unable to access them and therefore did not achieve a result.
We include all eligible pupils in our calculations to ensure the tables give more comprehensive information about school performance.
What a school's attainment measures tell you
National Curriculum tests measure pupil's attainment against the levels set by the National Curriculum. They measure the extent to which pupils have the specific knowledge, skills and understanding which the National Curriculum expects pupils to have mastered by the end of Key Stage 2.
The National Curriculum tests do not measure a pupil's general ability in each of the subject areas.
Measures of attainment such as, the proportion reaching level 4 or above; the proportion reaching level 5; and the average point score show the actual results achieved by the cohort of pupils who took their Key Stage 2 tests in 2007, i.e. the standards reached in the tests.
However, school's Key Stage 2 results are largely affected by the prior attainment of their pupils, how well they did at Key Stage 1.
To compare the effectiveness of two or more primary schools, it is best to look at their contextual value added measures which adjust for differences in prior attainment.
If you do wish to compare school's Key Stage 2 results, bear in mind that small differences between school results are unlikely to be significant, particularly if the school's year group is small.
Percentage of pupils absent or working at the level of the tests but unable to access them
Some pupils were absent from school at the time the tests were taken in May 2007 (perhaps due to illness) and did not achieve a test level.
A very small number of pupils may be unable to access some, or all, of the tests even with special arrangements. These pupils are assessed as working at the level of the tests but unable to access them. This can happen if all, or part, of a test is not suitable for a pupil with particular special educational needs, though the tests are designed to cater for most pupils with SEN.
Each school's results at level 4 or above and level 5, are based on the results of all pupils at the end of Key Stage 2, including those who were absent on the day of the test or working at the level of the tests but unable to access them.
Because those pupils are included in the calculations but did not achieve a test level, they may disproportionately affect a school's results.
To help you take this into account, the percentage of eligible pupils who were absent at the time of the tests or working at the level of the tests but unable to access them, is shown alongside the percentage achieving level 4 or above and level 5.
The higher the percentage of those pupils the more a school's results may have been affected by pupils with no test results.
Adjustments to the number of eligible pupils
The results of some schools have been adjusted.
Some schools requested that pupils recently admitted from overseas with little or no English be discounted from the figures. This is allowed where the pupil was admitted for the first time to an English school in the 2005/6 school year from outside the United Kingdom, they arrived from overseas prior to their admission and their first language is not English.
The Government accepts that these pupils are unlikely to be able to show what they can do in the tests until they have improved their English language skills and are more familiar with the school curriculum in this country.