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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 4: Achievement of CfE levels by Urban Rural Classification
Footnote [3]
- Where the urban rural location of a child is known, there are generally a higher percentage of children who live in accessible small towns or accessible rural areas achieving the expected CfE level compared to children from other areas.
- Where the urban rural location of a child is known, the lowest percentage of children who are achieving the expected CfE level across all curriculum areas and stages live in remote small towns.
Table 4.1: Percentage of P1 pupils achieving Early Level by Urban Rural Classification
| Urban Rural Classification | Reading | Writing | Listening & Talking | Numeracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large urban areas | 80% | 77% | 84% | 83% |
| Other urban areas | 82% | 80% | 86% | 85% |
| Accessible small towns | 85% | 82% | 89% | 86% |
| Remote small towns | 75% | 74% | 81% | 77% |
| Accessible rural areas | 85% | 82% | 88% | 87% |
| Remote rural areas | 79% | 75% | 84% | 81% |
| Unknown 1 | 64% | 62% | 71% | 70% |
| All pupils | 81% | 78% | 85% | 84% |
Table 4.2: Percentage of P4 pupils achieving First Level by Urban Rural Classification
| Urban Rural Classification | Reading | Writing | Listening & Talking | Numeracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large urban areas | 74% | 68% | 80% | 73% |
| Other urban areas | 76% | 71% | 82% | 74% |
| Accessible small towns | 78% | 72% | 83% | 75% |
| Remote small towns | 68% | 61% | 75% | 66% |
| Accessible rural areas | 79% | 74% | 85% | 78% |
| Remote rural areas | 74% | 66% | 80% | 70% |
| Unknown 1 | 62% | 54% | 67% | 58% |
| All pupils | 75% | 69% | 81% | 73% |
Table 4.3: Percentage of P7 pupils achieving Second Level by Urban Rural Classification
| Urban Rural Classification | Reading | Writing | Listening & Talking | Numeracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large urban areas | 72% | 65% | 77% | 68% |
| Other urban areas | 73% | 66% | 78% | 68% |
| Accessible small towns | 75% | 66% | 78% | 70% |
| Remote small towns | 65% | 59% | 71% | 60% |
| Accessible rural areas | 76% | 70% | 81% | 71% |
| Remote rural areas | 69% | 62% | 76% | 62% |
| Unknown 1 | 57% | 50% | 62% | 53% |
| All pupils | 72% | 65% | 77% | 68% |
Table 4.4: Percentage of S3 pupils achieving Third Levels or better by Urban Rural Classification
| Urban Rural Classification | Reading | Writing | Listening & Talking | Numeracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large urban areas | 86% | 84% | 86% | 86% |
| Other urban areas | 85% | 84% | 87% | 87% |
| Accessible small towns | 88% | 86% | 89% | 85% |
| Remote small towns | 85% | 82% | 85% | 83% |
| Accessible rural areas | 89% | 87% | 90% | 88% |
| Remote rural areas | 87% | 85% | 87% | 84% |
| Unknown 1 | 73% | 71% | 73% | 74% |
| All pupils | 86% | 84% | 87% | 86% |
Table 4.5: Percentage of S3 pupils achieving Fourth Level by Urban Rural Classification
| Urban Rural Classification | Reading | Writing | Listening & Talking | Numeracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large urban areas | 43% | 41% | 44% | 52% |
| Other urban areas | 38% | 36% | 39% | 47% |
| Accessible small towns | 38% | 35% | 40% | 47% |
| Remote small towns | 34% | 32% | 37% | 48% |
| Accessible rural areas | 41% | 39% | 43% | 54% |
| Remote rural areas | 41% | 39% | 41% | 48% |
| Unknown 1 | 24% | 22% | 25% | 30% |
| All pupils | 39% | 37% | 41% | 49% |
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