At last, PROOF of declining educational standards
Straight from Hansard, figures for Key Stage 2 (that's 7-11 year olds) English and Maths:
"The National Assessment Agency (NAA) is responsible for administering National Curriculum tests. The NAA has provided the following table of marks required in Key Stage 2 English and mathematics tests to achieve Level 4 and 5. NAA uses a range of statistical and judgmental procedures to ensure that the standards of performance required for the award of each level are maintained consistently from year to year".
English KS2 L 4 English KS2 L 5 Maths KS2 L4 Maths KS2 L5
1999 48 39 52 80
2006 43 37 46 78
2007 43 37 46 79
2008 43 37 45 78
Apologies for the less than beautiful formatting.
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