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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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