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| Primary pupils' results edge upwards | Primary pupils' results edge upwards |
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| The performance of children in England in tests at the end of primary school has edged upwards, the government has announced. | The performance of children in England in tests at the end of primary school has edged upwards, the government has announced. |
| More pupils than ever have achieved the literacy and maths scores needed for secondary school, according to figures from the Department for Education | More pupils than ever have achieved the literacy and maths scores needed for secondary school, according to figures from the Department for Education |
| Four out of five pupils got good grades in all the tests, says the DfE. | Four out of five pupils got good grades in all the tests, says the DfE. |
| However, Schools Minister Nick Gibb said schools in some council areas had performed poorly. | However, Schools Minister Nick Gibb said schools in some council areas had performed poorly. |
| May tests | May tests |
| The results of this year's tests, taken in May by all 11-year-old state school pupils, show a one percentage point rise in those meeting the standard in mathematics (to 87%) and two percentage points in writing (to 87%). | The results of this year's tests, taken in May by all 11-year-old state school pupils, show a one percentage point rise in those meeting the standard in mathematics (to 87%) and two percentage points in writing (to 87%). |
| There was a four percentage point rise in scores in the grammar, punctuation and spelling test (to 80%), while attainment in reading was unchanged on the year before, with 89% meeting the expected standard. | There was a four percentage point rise in scores in the grammar, punctuation and spelling test (to 80%), while attainment in reading was unchanged on the year before, with 89% meeting the expected standard. |
| The government says 80% of pupils achieved the required "Level Four" standard or above in all subjects, compared with 78% in 2014 and 62% in 2009. | The government says 80% of pupils achieved the required "Level Four" standard or above in all subjects, compared with 78% in 2014 and 62% in 2009. |
| 'Crack-down' | 'Crack-down' |
| But Mr Gibb said schools in some local authority areas were still not doing well enough. | But Mr Gibb said schools in some local authority areas were still not doing well enough. |
| He announced a "crack-down" on councils, including Medway, Poole, Luton, Doncaster and Bedford, whose schools had performed poorly. | He announced a "crack-down" on councils, including Medway, Poole, Luton, Doncaster and Bedford, whose schools had performed poorly. |
| In these areas 73% of pupils achieved the required standard in all subjects, compared with in Kensington and Chelsea, the strongest performing area, where 90% of pupils met the grade. | In these areas 73% of pupils achieved the required standard in all subjects, compared with in Kensington and Chelsea, the strongest performing area, where 90% of pupils met the grade. |
| Mr Gibb said the government was "committed to driving up standards as a matter of social justice". | Mr Gibb said the government was "committed to driving up standards as a matter of social justice". |
| "That is why I will be writing to the director of children's services and directors of education of councils that are bottom of the league tables and asking that they meet me as a matter of urgency to explain how they intend to improve the teaching of reading and arithmetic in the primary schools under their control," he said. | "That is why I will be writing to the director of children's services and directors of education of councils that are bottom of the league tables and asking that they meet me as a matter of urgency to explain how they intend to improve the teaching of reading and arithmetic in the primary schools under their control," he said. |
| Overall, Mr Gibb said, he was "delighted that 90,000 more children are starting secondary school with a firm grasp of the basics compared to just five years ago". | Overall, Mr Gibb said, he was "delighted that 90,000 more children are starting secondary school with a firm grasp of the basics compared to just five years ago". |
| "These results vindicate our decision to expand the valuable academies programme into primary schools with thousands of children on course to receive a better education," he said. | "These results vindicate our decision to expand the valuable academies programme into primary schools with thousands of children on course to receive a better education," he said. |
| "Our reform programme is driven by social justice, and we will continue to raise the bar so young people are prepared to succeed in modern Britain." | "Our reform programme is driven by social justice, and we will continue to raise the bar so young people are prepared to succeed in modern Britain." |
| Girls still still outperform boys, by six percentage points, although the gap has narrowed. | Girls still still outperform boys, by six percentage points, although the gap has narrowed. |
| This year, some 580,000 primary pupils took the tests, but this is the last year these tests will be used. | This year, some 580,000 primary pupils took the tests, but this is the last year these tests will be used. |
| From next summer, pupils will be assessed on a "tough" new national curriculum, which came into effect in September 2014, and will be given a scaled score where 100 will represent the expected standard. | From next summer, pupils will be assessed on a "tough" new national curriculum, which came into effect in September 2014, and will be given a scaled score where 100 will represent the expected standard. |