Evaluation of the Two Year Key Stage 3 Project - Communities and ...

The corresponding table relating to schools with early entrants for the English tests is shown as TableG3.Table G3 - Types of schools entering Year 8 pupils early for 2005 Key Stage 3 English testsComprehensive CTC Grammar MiddleSchoolsentering at least90% of Year 8pupilsPhase 1ProjectschoolsOther180301201Schoolsentering lessthan 90% ofYear 8 pupilsPhase 1ProjectschoolsOther716000043Once again, schools entering all of their Year 8 cohort are dominated by grammar schools, CityTechnology Colleges and middle schools.Key Stage 3 Mathematics test levels achieved by early entrants from comprehensive schoolsNext we focus our attention on the Key Stage 3 test results achieved by pupils attending comprehensiveschools. Here we split this group of pupils into those who previously achieved Level 4 at Key Stage 2and those who achieved Level 5 at Key Stage 2.The Key Stage 3 test results of those who previously achieved Level 4 in Key Stage 2 mathematics areshown in Table G4. The proportion of all entrants (from all year groups) who achieved each of the levelthresholds are shown in the top line of the table.Table G4 - Key Stage 3 Mathematics test results of pupils who achieved Level 4 at Key Stage 2:Percentage who passed thresholds for levels 4 to 7 (comprehensive schools only)Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 Number Numberof pupils of schoolsAll entrants 99% 91% 58% 11% 246713 2755Schoolsentering atleast 90% ofYear 8 pupilsSchoolsentering lessthan 90% ofYear 8 pupilsPhase 1 Projectschools0 0 0 0 0 0Non-Project schools 99% 90% 48% 4% 729 7Phase 1 Project 100% 91% 47% 2% 336 5schoolsNon-Project schools 99% 99% 79% 9% 312 17The corresponding figures for early entrants who had previously achieved Level 5 in their Key Stage 2mathematics tests are shown in Table G5.81