Appendix 1
Key Stage data for Summer 2008
Key Stage 1
Table 1
Key Stage 1 - % of pupils attaining Level 2 or
above
100
75
50
25
0
English
Cymraeg
Maths
Science
CSI
WXM 06
86.2
96.4
89.6
90.9
83.9
WXM 07
85.8
96
89.3
90.3
83.9
WXM 08
83.4
92.4
88.1
89.1
81.2

The attainment of Wrexham’s pupils at Key Stage 1 is high.

Attainment in 2008 has dipped slightly for each subject in comparison with
performance in the previous 2 years.
CSI
Table 2
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS1
CSI (TA) against Welsh average
100
95
90
85
80
75
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Wrexham
81.6
83
83.9
83.9
81.2
Wales
80.1
80.9
80.6
80.1
80.7

The percentage of pupils attaining the CSI in Wrexham fell by 2.7 percentage
points compared with 2007.

The percentage of pupils attaining the CSI in Wrexham remains high at 81.2%.
This figure is 0.5 percentage point above the Wales national average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 12th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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English
Table 3
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS1
English (TA) against Welsh average
100
95
90
85
80
75
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Wrexham
83.9
85.8
86.2
85.8
83.4
Wales
82.8
83.8
83.1
82.2
82.4

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in English fell by
2.4 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in English is 1 percentage point above the Wales national average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 10th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
Cymraeg
Table 4
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS1
Cymraeg (TA) against Welsh average
100
95
90
85
80
75
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Wrexham
90.9
95.1
Wales
87.9
87.3
96.4
96
92.4
88.6
88.5
88.5

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Cymraeg fell by
3.6 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in Cymraeg is 3.9 percentage points above the Wales national
average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 8th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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Maths
Table 5
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS1
Mathematics (TA) against Welsh average
100
95
90
85
80
75
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
89.1
88.6
89.6
89.3
88.1
87
87.3
87.2
86.9
86.8
Wrexham
Wales

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Maths fell by
1.2 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in Maths is 1.3 percentage points higher than the Wales national
average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 8th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
Science
Table 6
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS1
Science (TA) against Welsh average
100
95
90
85
80
75
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Wrexham
89.7
89.5
90.9
90.3
89.1
Wales
88.5
89.4
89.4
89.4
89.7

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Science fell by
1.2 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in Science is 0.6 percentage point below the Wales national average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 15th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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Key Stage 2
Table 7
Key Stage 2 - % of pupils attaining Level 4 or
above
100
75
50
25
0
English
Cymraeg
Maths
Science
CSI
WXM 06
81.3
73.8
82.5
88.5
76.9
WXM 07
83
80.9
82.9
88.5
78.1
WXM 08
81.1
80.7
82.3
85.8
76.2

The attainment of Wrexham’s pupils at Key Stage 2 is high.

Attainment in 2008 has dipped slightly for each subject in comparison with
performance in the previous year.
CSI
Table 8
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS2
CSI (TT/TA) against Welsh average
90
85
80
75
70
2004 TT
2005 TA
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
71.5
75.5
76.9
78.1
76.2
Wales
72.3
74.3
74.2
74.1
75.5

The percentage of pupils attaining the CSI in Wrexham fell by 1.9 percentage
points compared with 2007.

The percentage of pupils attaining the CSI in Wrexham remains high at 76.2%.
This figure is 0.7 percentage point above the Wales national average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 13th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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English
Table 9
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS2
English (TT/TA) against Welsh average
90
85
80
75
70
Wrexham
Wales
2004 TT
2005 TA
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
78.7
80.3
81.3
83
81.1
79
78.5
78.6
78.6
79.8

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in English fell by
1.9 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in English is 1.3 percentage points above the Wales national average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 12th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
Cymraeg
Table 10
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS2
Cymraeg (TT/TA) against Welsh average
90
85
80
75
70
2004 TT
2005 TA
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
84.5
79.7
73.8
80.9
80.7
Wales
78.8
76.1
75.5
72.8
77

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Cymraeg fell by
0.2 percentage point in 2008.

Attainment in Cymraeg is 3.7 percentage points above the Wales national
average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 13th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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Maths
Table 11
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS2
Mathematics (TT/TA) against Welsh average
90
85
80
75
70
2004 TT
2005 TA
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
77.3
80.9
82.5
82.9
82.3
Wales
78.4
79.2
81
80.4
81.3

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Maths fell by
0.6 percentage point in 2008.

Attainment in Maths is 1 percentage point higher than the Wales national
average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 10th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
Science
Table 12
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS2
Science (TT/TA) against Welsh average
90
85
80
75
70
2004 TT
2005 TA
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
88.5
86.4
88.5
88.5
85.8
Wales
89.4
85.8
85.6
84.9
85.6

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Science fell by
2.7 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in Science is 0.2 percentage point higher than the Wales national
average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 12th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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Key Stage 3
Table 13
Key Stage 3 - % of pupils attaining Level 5 or
above
100
75
50
25
0
English
Cymraeg
Maths
Science
CSI
WXM 06
66.3
83.7
68.6
74
56.5
WXM 07
66.7
75.2
72.4
73.5
57.5
WXM 08
70
80.8
71.2
71.3
60

Overall, the attainment of Wrexham’s pupils at Key Stage 3 continues to improve.

Attainment in 2008 improved in English, Cymraeg and CSI and dipped slightly in
Mathematics and science.
CSI
Table 14
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for KS3 CSI
(TT/TA) against Welsh average
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
2004 TT
2005 TT
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
53.5
57.3
56.5
57.5
60
Wales
57.3
57.4
58.2
56.7
59.6

The percentage of pupils attaining the CSI increased by 2.5 percentage points to 60%
in 2008.

60% is higher than in previous years and is the same as the LEA target for 2008. It is
0.4 percentage point above the Wales national average.

In 2008, Wrexham is ranked 12th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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English
Table 15
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for
Key Stage 3 English (TT/TA) against Welsh average
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
2004 TT
2005 TT
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
61.5
67.9
66.3
66.7
70
Wales
65.4
66.6
67.8
68.6
69.5

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in English increased by
3.3 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in English is 0.5 percentage point above the Wales national average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 12th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
Cymraeg
Table 16
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for Key Stage 3
Cymraeg (TT/TA) against Welsh average.
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
Wrexham
Wales
2004 TT
2005 TT
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
72
77.2
83.7
75.2
80.8
73.5
75.2
71.9
72.6
72.3

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Cymraeg increased
by 5.6 percentage points in 2008.

Attainment in Cymraeg is 8.5 percentage points above the Wales national average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 5th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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Maths
Table 17
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for
Key Stage 3 Mathematics (TT/TA) against Welsh average
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
2004 TT
2005 TT
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
67.8
70.0
68.6
72.4
71.2
Wales
70.9
71.4
71.7
69.9
72.5

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Mathematics fell
slightly, by 1.2 percentage points to 71.2%.

.

Attainment in Mathematics is currently 1.3% below the Wales national average.
In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 16th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
Science
Table 18
Comparison of Wrexham LEA performance trend for
Key Stage 3 Science (TT/TA) against Welsh average
76
71
66
61
56
2004 TT
2005 TT
2006 TA
2007 TA
2008 TA
Wrexham
71.9
71.2
74
73.5
71.3
Wales
73.6
71.4
73.3
70.5
73.7

The percentage of pupils attaining the expected level or higher in Science fell slightly,
by 2.2 percentage points to 71.3%.

Attainment in Science is currently 2.4 percentage points below the Wales national
average.

In 2008 Wrexham is ranked 18th out of 22 authorities for this indicator.
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Provisional Data for Key Stages 4 & 5
Key Stage 4 GCSE
Table 19
Key Stage 4 GCSE Results
100
75
50
25
0
% Achieved 5 or more A* - C grades
% Achieved 5 or more A* - G grades
WXM 06
49.7
86.9
WXM 07
50.9
87.6
WXM 08 (P)
51.6
87

The percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE has improved
by 0.7 percentage point since 2007.

The percentage of pupils attaining 5 or more A* - G grades fell slightly, by 0.6
percentage point since 2007.
Key Stage 5 A Level
Table 20
Key Stage 5 A Level Results
100
75
50
25
0
% 2 or more A - C
% 2 or more A - E
WXM 06
62.9
94.8
WXM 07
55.6
93.9
WXM 08 (P)
62.5
97.8

The percentage of A Level students in Wrexham schools attaining 2 or more A
Levels at grades A – C increased by 6.9 percentage points to 62.5%.

97.8% of students attained 2 or more A Levels at grades A – E. This is an
improvement of 3.9 percentage points compared with 2007.
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