Maidenhead & Windsor

Pupils at Royal Windsor and Maidenhead Borough primary and middle schools have once again proved they are “on the up” and well above average by scoring top marks in the latest national curriculum tests.

Official figures released last week for Windsor and Maidenhead SATS test results at key stage two in English, maths and science show that pupils have not only improved their own aggregate scores* but have also outstripped the national average at both levels four and five in the tests taken by 11-year-olds during the summer.

They have also proved they are top-class performers in the recently-introduced “contextual value added”** measure – which assesses individual pupils’ progress between key stage one and key stage two - taking the borough to 11th place in the country with a score of 100.4 (compared with the national average of 100).

Test results showed significant percentage increases in Windsor and Maidenhead maths and science at level four:
· maths 81% (up from 79% in 2006)
· science 91% (up from 89% last year)
In English, pupils maintained their 83% score. The aggregate total for these three results is 255, up four points from 251 last year and 10 points up on the national aggregate.

At level five all three subjects showed increases, with English topping the improvement polls at 41%, up 5% from its score last year. Maths results show an increased score of 38% (up from 36% last year) and science 53% (up from 50% last year).

The aggregate of the level five results has leapt 10 points to 131, compared with 121 last year, and well above the national average aggregate of 113.

Cllr Eileen Quick, lead member for Windsor and Maidenhead education, said: “What great results for Royal Borough schoolchildren and their teachers! And so very well deserved!

“The continued improvements in these national curriculum tests only serve to demonstrate the hard work and commitment of both pupils and teachers in our schools – and everyone involved should be justifiably proud of these achievements.

“We must also acknowledge the continued support of both governors and parents in helping to promote the council’s aim of providing all our young people with the opportunity to achieve their very best. This is a real team effort – and everyone involved is to be congratulated.”

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead