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Table 2100Standards in English in key stages 1, 2 and 3Thepercentageof pupilsachieving theexpectedlevel*9080706050403020100KS1 KS2 KS3 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS1KS2 KS3 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS1 KS2 KS3 KS1 KS2 KS32000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007* The expected level for key stage 1 is level 2, for key stage 2 is level 4 and for key stage 3 is level 5In key stage 1, National Curriculum results in Welsh and English show that pupilsachieve higher standards in oracy than in reading or writing. Tables 3 and 4 below,show that pupils achieve less well in writing than they do in reading and less well inreading than they do in oracy. Standards in writing are around 10 percentage pointsbelow standards of oracy and up to four percentage points below standards ofreading in Welsh and English.Table 3Key stage 1: The percentage of pupils gaining Level 2 or above inWelsh by attainment target1009080706050403020100Oracy Reading Writing Oracy Reading Writing2005-2006 2006-2007)
Table 4Key stage 1: The percentage of pupils gaining Level 2 or above inEnglish by attainment target100806040200Oracy Reading Writing Oracy Reading Writing2005-2006 2006-2007In key stage 2, the standard of pupils’ reading achievement is broadly similar tostandards of oracy in Welsh and English. This information is shown in tables 5 and 6below. Despite pupils’ greater maturity in developing their writing skills during thiskey stage, the difference between standards of pupils’ reading and writing in bothWelsh and English increases. Pupils’ standards of writing are around ten percentagepoints lower in Welsh and five percentage points lower in English than they are forreading.Table 5Key stage 2: The percentage of pupils gaining Level 4 or above inWelsh by attainment target1009080706050403020100Oracy Reading Writing Oracy Reading Writing2005-2006 2006-2007
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