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Academic Achievement by Pupil Characteristics, 2005-2007

The Bulletin
Statistical Bulletin 16/2008 (PDF 222kB)  

This Statistical Bulletin uses pupil level data from the National Pupil Database (NPD), which links data on pupil characteristics from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) to attainment and examination information at Key Stages 1 to 4. This enables us to analyse the attainment of pupils from different ethnic backgrounds, with different special educational need (SEN) requirements, eligibility for free school meals and by gender.

The attainment data by ethnic background is pooled data for 2005 to 2007. This is so that there are sufficient numbers of pupils in the smaller ethnic background groups to make comparisons more robust. Cohort sizes for special educational needs and gender are large enough to allow data to be published for each individual year separately.

Ethnicity

When comparing the main ethnic groups

  • a higher percentage of pupils from a Chinese or Chinese British ethnic background achieve the Core Subject Indicator (CSI) than any other ethnic group all the Key Stages;
  • the Black ethnic group has the lowest percentage of pupils achieving the CSI at each Key Stage.

Special Educational Needs

  • The percentage of pupils with special educational needs achieving the CSI ranges from nearly 47 per cent at Key Stage 1 to 10 per cent at Key Stage 4.

Gender

  • Girls continue to perform better than boys at each Key Stage;
  • the gap is smaller in Mathematics and Science than in English and Welsh First Language.

Contact:
Tel: 029 2082 5896
Email: school.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next Update:
March 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on Due Out Soon page)