August 2007

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Analysis	August 2007

Source	Office for National Statistics
National Indicators	NI 73
Date range	August 2007

Data Time Series Comparisons Commentary Confidence Levels Notes

Commentary

NI 73 monitors pupil achievement at level 4 or above in both English and maths at Key Stage 2. The Government has set a national threshold target for 2011 for 78% of pupils to achieve level 4 or above in both English and maths at KS2. As well as improving the proportion of pupils achieving this standard, the Government also wants to see a reduction in the number of schools where less than 55% of pupils achieve level 4 in both English and maths (floor target).

At present, the Profile Online reports attainment in English and maths separately in the same way that it is released by the Office for National Statistics. As analysis on the national indicator set progresses, the Profile Online will be updated to include the borough data for NI 73.

Confidence Levels

Data comes from the Office for National Statistics and Department and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. There are no known confidence issues.

Data

Averages

The borough average in all three subjects compares well with averages at county, regional and national level, matching the LEA average and exceeding the South East and England averages for English. In maths and science, Basingstoke and Deane performance sits at or around that for Hampshire, the region and national levels.

September 2006-August 2007	Percentage of pupils Achieving at KS2:
September 2006-August 2007	Level 4+; in English	Level 4+; in Mathematics	Level 4+; in Science
Basingstoke and Deane	83	78	89
Hampshire LEA	83	79	90
South East	81	77	88
England	80	77	88

Data for the borough and South East is taken from the Office for National Statistics.
Data for the LEA and England is taken from DCSF (year 2007).

Free school meals

While borough averages compare favourably with county, region and national averages, there is evidence of inequality in attainment within the borough, demonstrated by comparisons between pupils who receive free school meals and those who do not.

The data below shows that the difference in achievement at Key Stage 2 between pupils who do and do not receive free school meals.

September 2006-August 2007	Percentage of pupils Achieving at KS2:
September 2006-August 2007	Level 4+; in English	Level 4+; in Mathematics	Level 4+; in Science
All pupils	83	78	89
Free school meals	60	57	75
Non free school meals	85	80	90

Attainment by pupil residence

Pupil residence data can reveal some attainment inequalities depending on where a pupil lives. The data is given by "Middle Layer SuperOutput Area" or MSOA. MSOA`s are typically communities of around 7,200 people. Many of the borough`s MSOA`s share the same boundaries as the borough`s wards.

September 2006 - August 2007	Percentage of pupils achieving level 4 at Key Stage 2:
September 2006 - August 2007	In English	In Maths	In Science
Borough average	83	78	89
Highest performing MSOA	93	90	95
Lowest performing MSOA	71	61	73

In the graphs below, each column represents an MSOA or community within Basingstoke and Deane and measures pupil attainment for pupils that live in each of these communities. The variation in pupil attainment across the borough is most striking in English and maths subjects. While 80 or 90% of pupils in some neighbourhoods are likely to achieve the expected level (level 4) at Key Stage 2, only 60% or 70% of pupils in other neighbourhoods will be achieving this. There is less neighbourhood variation in the science part of the KS2 test with all neighbourhoods performing better.

Overall, the highest performing neighbourhoods in the borough fall within the following (pre May 2008) Wards:
Kempshott, Hatch Warren & Beggarwood, Chineham, Overton, Laverstoke & Steventon, Tadley North, Basing, East Woodhay, Tadley South, Whitchurch, Calleva.
Neighbourhoods with overall performance below the borough average fall within the following (pre-May 2008) wards:
Popley, Winklebury/Buckskin, Rooksdown, Norden, South Ham, Eastrop, Brighton Hill North and South.

Time Series

Time series data is available from ONS but has not yet been analysed for the Profile Online.

Comparisons

Comparison with the Western Corridor and Blackwater Valley authorities shows that Wokingham, South Buckinghamshire and Hart lead the comparator group for performance in English and maths. Science is generally the better performing subject for all authorities.

It is also clear that even at Key Stage 2, pupils who receive school meals, on average, do not perform as well as their peers. This is also reported at Key Stage 3 and 4. This attainment "gap" can be seen to be widening as pupils progress through the key stages - but as the data shows below, the pattern that is seen in Basingstoke and Deane is also repeated to a greater or lesser extent in all the local authorities below.

September 2006 - August 2007	Percentage of all pupils achieving level 4+:			Percentage of free school meals pupils achieving level 4+:
September 2006 - August 2007	in English	in Maths	in Science	in English	in Maths	in Science
Bracknell Forest	83	78	90	66	53	73
West Berkshire	83	80	91	52	55	69
Reading	77	73	86	58	56	76
Slough	76	72	82	55	48	64
Windsor and Maidenhead	84	82	92	60	54	77
Wokingham	88	84	92	54	53	70
Portsmouth	79	74	86	67	59	75
Southampton	77	75	87	60	61	78
South Bucks	87	84	92	52	58	73
Wycombe	85	80	88	62	55	66
Basingstoke and Deane	83	78	89	60	57	75
East Hampshire	85	80	92	65	60	79
Eastleigh	84	81	93	59	58	84
Fareham	85	82	92	53	60	73
Gosport	73	70	86	56	51	73
Hart	90	86	95	76	61	79
Havant	75	70	85	54	51	70
New Forest	83	81	92	58	59	79
Rushmoor	81	77	89	60	54	69
Test Valley	84	81	90	57	58	68
Winchester	85	81	92	54	52	75
Guildford	85	81	91	54	58	69
Surrey Heath	85	81	92	44	40	65