Attainment at age 11 by borough
Key points
- The proportion of 11-year-olds not achieving Level 4 in Maths and English at KS2 has come down in all London boroughs since the late 1990s. Some of these falls have been very large.
- The gap between the boroughs with the worst and the best records has shrunk.
This section looks at 11 years olds not attaining Level 4 in their Key Stage 2 tests, averaged across results for Maths and English. Level 4 is the level a pupil is expected to have reached in their final year of primary school.
What does this graph show?
All London boroughs have seen a fall in the proportions of 11-year-olds not achieving Level 4 in Maths and English at KS2 since the late 1990s.
Some of these falls are startling. More than 40% of 11-year-olds in Tower Hamlets did not reach Level 4 in Maths and English in the late 1990s. Now the figure is 20%. Despite having the highest proportion of children receiving free school meals of any borough, Tower Hamlets now has a better than average proportion of children not reaching Level 4 at KS2.
The gap between the boroughs with the worst and the best records has shrunk in the last few years. Ten years ago the gap was 25 percentage points (Hackney, 45% – Richmond, 20%). Now the gap is down to 16 percentage points.
Additional Information
These figures can change significantly from year-to-year. If for instance, a large school improves its results in a short space of time, or a poor performing school closes, the overall performance of its borough will improve. Also, given that this is based on the location of the school, not the residence of the pupil, moves across borough boundaries could affect results.
Data used
DCSF Performance Tables
Figures only include pupils attending state-funded schools.
Indicator last updated: 13 July 2010
Other indicators in Children
- Child poverty
- Poverty in Inner and Outer London
- In-work poverty across England
- Children in households receiving out-of-work benefits
- Child ill health
- Infant deaths by borough
- Free school meals and attainment at age 11
- Households in temporary accommodation
- Underage conception by borough
- Children in workless households over time
- Children in workless households by type
- Attainment at age 11 by region
- In-work poverty over time
- Families receiving in-work benefits
Other indicators in Hackney
- Child poverty
- Working age out-of-work benefits by ward
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
Other indicators in Newham
- Child poverty
- Working age out-of-work benefits by ward
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Pay inequalities within London
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Infant deaths by borough
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Premature death by borough
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
Other indicators in Richmond upon Thames
- Working age out-of-work benefits by ward
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Infant deaths by borough
- Adult ill-health by borough
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Newly homeless households by borough
- Underage conception by borough
Other indicators in Tower Hamlets
- Child poverty
- Income inequalities within London boroughs
- Working-age adults lacking work by borough
- Premature death by region
- Low-paid residents by borough
- Low-paid jobs by borough
- Households in temporary accommodation by borough
- Overcrowding by borough
- Premature death by borough
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Glossary
Level 4 at KS2:
an educational standard for 11-year-olds.
Outer London:
Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bromley, Bexley, Brent, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Waltham Forest
Inner London:
Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster