This Statistical First Release (SFR) provides 2007/08 information on attainment by different pupil characteristics, specifically gender, ethnicity, eligibility for free school meals (FSM), special educational needs (SEN) and English as a first language. It updates SFR 38/2007, which included information on Key Stages 1 to 5 but this year includes information on Foundation Stage Profile for the first time. This publication can found at the following link:
SFR38/2007 "DCSF: National Curriculum Assessment, GCSE and Equivalent Attainment and Post-16 Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2006/07"
The figures contained within this publication combine the information gathered through the School Census in January 2008 and the 2007/08 attainment data, allowing analyses of the attainment of different groups of pupils.
This SFR contains information for Foundation Stage Profile and Key Stage 1. Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5 information was added in December 2008 and Key Stage 2 information in March 2009.
- KEY POINTS
- Girls outperformed boys for both Foundation Stage Profile and Key Stage 1;
- pupils of Mixed White and Asian heritage and Irish pupils achieved above the national average for Foundation Stage Profile and Chinese pupils, pupils of Mixed White and Asian heritage and Indian pupils achieved above the national average for Key Stage 1;
- Pakistani and Bangladeshi pupils achieved below the national average for Foundation Stage Profile. All the minority ethnic groups within the Black category, Pakistani and Bangladeshi pupils achieved below the national average at Key Stage 1;
- girls outperformed boys in virtually all ethnic groups for both Foundation Stage Profile and Key Stage 1; and
- pupils not eligible for free school meals performed better than those eligible for free school meals for both Foundation Stage Profile and Key Stage 1.
