Children and Young People's Service (CYPS - Lambeth Council
Children and Young People's Service (CYPS - Lambeth Council
Children and Young People's Service (CYPS - Lambeth Council
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Key Stage 3<br />
Achievement Gap: KS3 Results<br />
90%<br />
80%<br />
70%<br />
60%<br />
50%<br />
40%<br />
30%<br />
20%<br />
10%<br />
0%<br />
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009<br />
African<br />
Somali<br />
Caribbean<br />
White British<br />
Portuguese<br />
Black Other<br />
At KS3 African pupils were 1 percentage point above their White British counterparts but by 2009 they fell to 3 points below<br />
them, although African pupils have continued to improve, generally. Their performance improved from 60% in 2003 to 78% in<br />
2009, whilst of White pupils improved from 59% to 81% during the same time period. Portuguese <strong>and</strong> Somali pupils remain<br />
the fastest improving groups Somali pupils improved their performance from 19% in 2003 to 64% in 2009. Portuguese pupils<br />
improved from39% to 68%. The gap between the highest performers (White British) <strong>and</strong> the lowest (Somali) is 17 percentage<br />
points.<br />
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