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Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels 2015-16
This contains the results of the achievement of curriculum for excellence (CfE) levels data collection.
Chapter 9: Achievement of CfE levels by Local Authority
As this information is new and currently 'experimental', comparisons across local authorities should not be made without full knowledge of the factors affecting their approach to assessment. Below we summarise the magnitude of the variation currently being reported:
- The percentage of P1 pupils achieving Early Level varies by local authority:
- Reading: From 94 per cent to 65 per cent (a 29 percentage point difference)
- Writing: From 93 per cent to 64 per cent (a 29 percentage point difference)
- Listening & Talking: From 95 per cent to 71 per cent (a 24 percentage point difference)
- Numeracy: From 96 per cent to 68 per cent (a 29 percentage point difference)
- The percentage of P4 pupils achieving 1st level varies by local authority:
- Reading: From 93 per cent to 60 per cent (a 33 percentage point difference)
- Writing: From 91 per cent to 52 per cent (a 40 percentage point difference)
- Listening & Talking: From 95 per cent to 64 per cent (a 31 percentage point difference)
- Numeracy: From 93 per cent to 57 per cent (a 36 percentage point difference)
- The percentage of P7 pupils achieving 2nd level varies by local authority:
- Reading: From 87 per cent to 57 per cent (a 31 percentage point difference)
- Writing: From 85 per cent to 49 per cent (a 36 percentage point difference)
- Listening & Talking: From 89 per cent to 60 per cent (a 29 percentage point difference)
- Numeracy: From 87 per cent to 49 per cent (a 37 percentage point difference)
- The percentage of S3 pupils achieving Third Level or better varies by local authority:
- Reading: From 98 per cent to 70 per cent (a 28 percentage point difference)
- Writing: From 98 per cent to 67 per cent (a 31 percentage point difference)
- Listening & Talking: From 99 per cent to 69 per cent (a 30 percentage point difference)
- Numeracy: From 97 per cent to 58 per cent (a 39 percentage point difference)
Table 9.1: Percentage of pupils achieving expected levels in reading by stage and local authority
| Local Authority | P1 | P4 | P7 | S3 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Level | First Level | Second Level | Third Level or better | Fourth Level | |
| Aberdeen City | 65% | 60% | 57% | 71% | 24% |
| Aberdeenshire | 80% | 71% | 64% | 86% | 46% |
| Angus | 84% | 83% | 84% | 98% | 51% |
| Argyll & Bute | 82% | 72% | 75% | 89% | 32% |
| Clackmannanshire | 77% | 66% | 68% | 71% | 29% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 75% | 73% | 67% | 80% | 34% |
| Dundee City | 78% | 71% | 61% | 88% | 52% |
| East Ayrshire | 78% | 69% | 59% | 78% | 23% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 88% | 81% | 83% | 98% | 66% |
| East Lothian | 73% | 69% | 60% | 84% | 34% |
| East Renfrewshire | 91% | 89% | 86% | 94% | 70% |
| Edinburgh City | 82% | 76% | 76% | 86% | 37% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 84% | 73% | 80% | 70% | 19% |
| Falkirk | 81% | 78% | 73% | 90% | 59% |
| Fife | 94% | 89% | 85% | 79% | 15% |
| Glasgow City | 77% | 74% | 73% | 91% | 41% |
| Highland | 73% | 67% | 68% | 86% | 32% |
| Inverclyde | 79% | 65% | 69% | 78% | 33% |
| Midlothian | 76% | 72% | 64% | 75% | 18% |
| Moray | 72% | 66% | 60% | 89% | 51% |
| North Ayrshire | 80% | 72% | 70% | 76% | 34% |
| North Lanarkshire | 80% | 73% | 70% | 90% | 45% |
| Orkney Islands | 75% | 71% | 65% | 82% | 4% |
| Perth & Kinross | 91% | 93% | 87% | 77% | 22% |
| Renfrewshire | 84% | 74% | 75% | 80% | 33% |
| Scottish Borders | 86% | 81% | 79% | 97% | 69% |
| Shetland Islands | 77% | 77% | 68% | 96% | 52% |
| South Ayrshire | 87% | 82% | 82% | 92% | 16% |
| South Lanarkshire | 80% | 75% | 72% | 89% | 49% |
| Stirling | 84% | 79% | 75% | 92% | 36% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 79% | 71% | 64% | 82% | 46% |
| West Lothian | 80% | 74% | 70% | 91% | 55% |
| Scotland | 81% | 75% | 72% | 86% | 39% |
Table 9.2: Percentage of pupils achieving expected levels in writing by stage and local authority
| Local Authority | P1 | P4 | P7 | S3 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Level | First Level | Second Level | Third Level or better | Fourth Level | |
| Aberdeen City | 64% | 52% | 49% | 67% | 20% |
| Aberdeenshire | 79% | 67% | 55% | 86% | 45% |
| Angus | 83% | 79% | 81% | 98% | 49% |
| Argyll & Bute | 80% | 64% | 70% | 88% | 34% |
| Clackmannanshire | 73% | 59% | 58% | 69% | 31% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 75% | 64% | 57% | 78% | 31% |
| Dundee City | 70% | 62% | 51% | 87% | 53% |
| East Ayrshire | 73% | 64% | 54% | 72% | 20% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 86% | 76% | 75% | 98% | 67% |
| East Lothian | 64% | 63% | 52% | 81% | 33% |
| East Renfrewshire | 89% | 87% | 81% | 92% | 63% |
| Edinburgh City | 80% | 72% | 69% | 85% | 35% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 82% | 69% | 74% | 68% | 16% |
| Falkirk | 79% | 69% | 66% | 89% | 57% |
| Fife | 93% | 86% | 78% | 77% | 14% |
| Glasgow City | 75% | 68% | 66% | 89% | 40% |
| Highland | 68% | 58% | 60% | 83% | 31% |
| Inverclyde | 76% | 56% | 58% | 76% | 30% |
| Midlothian | 74% | 64% | 54% | 71% | 20% |
| Moray | 66% | 61% | 53% | 88% | 46% |
| North Ayrshire | 80% | 62% | 64% | 74% | 33% |
| North Lanarkshire | 79% | 69% | 65% | 90% | 42% |
| Orkney Islands | 69% | 60% | 58% | 73% | 4% |
| Perth & Kinross | 90% | 91% | 85% | 74% | 21% |
| Renfrewshire | 81% | 66% | 66% | 76% | 29% |
| Scottish Borders | 82% | 75% | 74% | 96% | 63% |
| Shetland Islands | 71% | 66% | 57% | 95% | 49% |
| South Ayrshire | 83% | 77% | 75% | 91% | 15% |
| South Lanarkshire | 78% | 68% | 63% | 88% | 48% |
| Stirling | 80% | 72% | 71% | 91% | 35% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 72% | 61% | 57% | 81% | 46% |
| West Lothian | 78% | 71% | 64% | 89% | 44% |
| Scotland | 78% | 69% | 65% | 84% | 37% |
Table 9.3: Percentage of pupils achieving expected levels in listening and talking by stage and local authority
| Local Authority | P1 | P4 | P7 | S3 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Level | First Level | Second Level | Third Level or better | Fourth Level | |
| Aberdeen City | 71% | 64% | 64% | 69% | 21% |
| Aberdeenshire | 83% | 78% | 73% | 89% | 48% |
| Angus | 88% | 89% | 89% | 98% | 51% |
| Argyll & Bute | 86% | 75% | 80% | 91% | 43% |
| Clackmannanshire | 83% | 69% | 73% | 81% | 30% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 80% | 78% | 69% | 79% | 37% |
| Dundee City | 83% | 78% | 66% | 88% | 55% |
| East Ayrshire | 83% | 76% | 68% | 80% | 27% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 93% | 87% | 88% | 99% | 69% |
| East Lothian | 82% | 78% | 69% | 82% | 36% |
| East Renfrewshire | 92% | 93% | 87% | 95% | 72% |
| Edinburgh City | 86% | 80% | 79% | 85% | 37% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 82% | 77% | 81% | 73% | 19% |
| Falkirk | 88% | 84% | 80% | 92% | 60% |
| Fife | 95% | 92% | 87% | 80% | 13% |
| Glasgow City | 82% | 81% | 78% | 91% | 43% |
| Highland | 82% | 75% | 76% | 84% | 33% |
| Inverclyde | 79% | 69% | 74% | 79% | 37% |
| Midlothian | 84% | 76% | 67% | 73% | 19% |
| Moray | 76% | 70% | 60% | 94% | 54% |
| North Ayrshire | 84% | 76% | 75% | 77% | 33% |
| North Lanarkshire | 84% | 79% | 74% | 91% | 45% |
| Orkney Islands | 83% | 83% | 87% | 74% | 5% |
| Perth & Kinross | 93% | 95% | 88% | 78% | 24% |
| Renfrewshire | 88% | 80% | 78% | 82% | 33% |
| Scottish Borders | 87% | 86% | 83% | 97% | 71% |
| Shetland Islands | 85% | 89% | 81% | 97% | 49% |
| South Ayrshire | 90% | 86% | 85% | 92% | 18% |
| South Lanarkshire | 84% | 83% | 80% | 91% | 51% |
| Stirling | 88% | 83% | 83% | 93% | 40% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 85% | 78% | 70% | 82% | 50% |
| West Lothian | 86% | 84% | 79% | 91% | 54% |
| Scotland | 85% | 81% | 77% | 87% | 41% |
Table 9.4: Percentage of pupils achieving expected levels in numeracy by stage and local authority
| Local Authority | P1 | P4 | P7 | S3 | S3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Level | First Level | Second Level | Third Level or better | Fourth Level | |
| Aberdeen City | 71% | 57% | 58% | 83% | 45% |
| Aberdeenshire | 83% | 69% | 58% | 88% | 56% |
| Angus | 87% | 82% | 80% | 96% | 64% |
| Argyll & Bute | 85% | 68% | 65% | 89% | 62% |
| Clackmannanshire | 77% | 60% | 55% | 58% | 23% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 78% | 69% | 60% | 83% | 39% |
| Dundee City | 78% | 66% | 49% | 79% | 48% |
| East Ayrshire | 78% | 65% | 58% | 88% | 48% |
| East Dunbartonshire | 90% | 75% | 77% | 97% | 70% |
| East Lothian | 74% | 67% | 56% | 68% | 46% |
| East Renfrewshire | 92% | 90% | 84% | 95% | 76% |
| Edinburgh City | 87% | 75% | 73% | 87% | 47% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 80% | 70% | 69% | 68% | 39% |
| Falkirk | 86% | 75% | 66% | 88% | 54% |
| Fife | 96% | 91% | 84% | 86% | 30% |
| Glasgow City | 82% | 74% | 70% | 87% | 48% |
| Highland | 77% | 66% | 61% | 82% | 45% |
| Inverclyde | 84% | 60% | 61% | 80% | 29% |
| Midlothian | 82% | 69% | 61% | 84% | 51% |
| Moray | 68% | 60% | 50% | 87% | 64% |
| North Ayrshire | 85% | 70% | 71% | 82% | 38% |
| North Lanarkshire | 86% | 72% | 66% | 88% | 55% |
| Orkney Islands | 76% | 65% | 70% | 65% | 18% |
| Perth & Kinross | 92% | 93% | 87% | 79% | 37% |
| Renfrewshire | 86% | 75% | 70% | 87% | 54% |
| Scottish Borders | 86% | 77% | 74% | 94% | 68% |
| Shetland Islands | 82% | 70% | 61% | 85% | 49% |
| South Ayrshire | 90% | 82% | 79% | 89% | 36% |
| South Lanarkshire | 83% | 71% | 68% | 86% | 51% |
| Stirling | 85% | 76% | 70% | 78% | 45% |
| West Dunbartonshire | 82% | 61% | 61% | 83% | 46% |
| West Lothian | 84% | 68% | 60% | 90% | 55% |
| Scotland | 84% | 73% | 68% | 86% | 49% |
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