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Table B1
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Aberdeenshire
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

93

11

4

12

73

85

4.1

Girls

77

13

5

12

70

82

5.1

B

Boys

91

22

20

25

33

58

5.8

Girls

78

17

17

22

44

66

6.0

C

Boys

87

61

16

14

9

23

4.7

Girls

71

45

23

22

10

32

6.6

P5

B

Boys

107

4

9

22

65

87

3.4

Girls

98

0

10

14

76

90

3.2

C

Boys

105

24

19

27

30

57

5.4

Girls

100

19

17

31

33

64

5.2

D

Boys

107

65

14

11

10

21

4.2

Girls

97

42

19

28

11

39

5.5

P7

C

Boys

89

8

11

32

49

81

4.8

Girls

78

2

6

18

74

92

2.9

D

Boys

89

28

15

30

27

57

6.4

Girls

78

18

20

33

29

62

6.9

E

Boys

88

47

21

25

7

32

6.6

Girls

79

37

21

18

24

42

7.1

S2

D

Boys

82

21

23

21

35

56

5.9

Girls

90

8

19

25

48

73

5.0

E

Boys

84

36

29

11

24

35

5.2

Girls

90

29

24

20

27

47

5.3

F

Boys

79

65

19

11

5

16

4.4

Girls

88

50

30

12

8

20

4.1

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B2
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Argyll & Bute
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

99

16

4

27

53

80

4.4

Girls

100

8

9

12

71

83

3.9

B

Boys

99

34

14

22

30

52

5.7

Girls

92

17

24

23

36

59

5.4

C

Boys

97

61

17

14

8

22

4.3

Girls

94

55

18

18

9

27

5.2

P5

B

Boys

102

4

7

32

57

89

3.2

Girls

96

1

7

16

76

92

3.0

C

Boys

101

23

19

28

30

58

6.0

Girls

97

17

29

19

35

54

6.0

D

Boys

97

61

23

12

4

16

4.2

Girls

96

57

21

11

11

22

4.7

P7

C

Boys

102

5

13

33

49

82

5.0

Girls

95

7

6

20

67

87

4.0

D

Boys

99

26

32

25

17

42

5.9

Girls

96

17

21

29

33

62

5.4

E

Boys

100

44

26

22

8

30

5.3

Girls

95

33

28

26

13

39

5.5

S2

D

Boys

82

26

15

30

29

59

5.5

Girls

80

16

18

23

43

66

5.4

E

Boys

80

31

31

22

16

38

5.4

Girls

78

31

16

24

29

53

5.7

F

Boys

74

65

21

11

3

14

4.0

Girls

74

60

20

12

8

20

4.6

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B3
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Clackmannanshire
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

106

23

16

15

46

61

4.9

Girls

109

17

11

13

59

72

4.3

B

Boys

109

44

20

18

18

36

4.7

Girls

108

36

20

26

18

44

4.8

C

Boys

104

81

11

3

5

8

2.7

Girls

104

75

13

10

2

12

3.2

P5

B

Boys

105

8

14

31

47

78

4.1

Girls

109

5

11

20

64

84

3.6

C

Boys

98

39

19

26

16

42

5.3

Girls

109

34

28

21

17

38

4.8

D

Boys

103

72

12

13

3

16

3.6

Girls

101

72

15

11

2

13

3.3

P7

C

Boys

113

15

20

23

42

65

4.5

Girls

122

19

9

26

46

72

4.1

D

Boys

112

45

23

24

8

32

4.4

Girls

120

31

20

27

22

49

4.6

E

Boys

107

64

22

8

6

14

3.2

Girls

118

55

30

11

4

15

3.2

S2

D

Boys

143

26

8

27

39

66

3.9

Girls

144

19

14

35

32

67

3.9

E

Boys

132

38

17

27

18

45

4.3

Girls

142

37

26

24

13

37

4.0

F

Boys

123

61

20

12

7

19

3.5

Girls

134

62

26

8

4

12

2.7

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B4
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Dumfries & Galloway
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

102

20

7

11

62

73

5.9

Girls

88

3

4

20

73

93

3.2

B

Boys

98

35

18

18

29

47

6.1

Girls

86

28

20

24

28

52

6.9

C

Boys

96

65

12

17

6

23

4.9

Girls

86

67

12

14

7

21

4.7

P5

B

Boys

96

7

9

35

49

84

4.0

Girls

101

10

8

21

61

82

4.6

C

Boys

95

38

17

29

16

45

5.5

Girls

100

38

19

22

21

43

5.4

D

Boys

92

68

14

14

4

18

4.5

Girls

100

66

15

14

5

19

4.1

P7

C

Boys

86

10

7

26

57

83

4.6

Girls

103

9

8

21

62

83

3.9

D

Boys

84

46

16

21

17

38

5.8

Girls

107

28

16

29

27

56

5.3

E

Boys

85

53

29

7

11

18

4.2

Girls

104

46

26

18

10

28

4.8

S2

D

Boys

76

18

13

29

40

69

5.4

Girls

81

11

13

23

53

76

4.6

E

Boys

76

33

23

23

21

44

5.8

Girls

81

30

25

19

26

45

5.7

F

Boys

73

66

20

13

1

14

4.1

Girls

81

54

23

17

6

23

4.9

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B5
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Dundee City
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

90

14

12

12

62

74

4.7

Girls

80

11

5

14

70

84

4.5

B

Boys

90

33

22

19

26

45

5.5

Girls

79

29

20

23

28

51

6.1

C

Boys

84

67

18

11

4

15

4.3

Girls

77

57

26

13

4

17

4.7

P5

B

Boys

75

14

12

28

46

74

5.9

Girls

78

10

6

18

66

84

4.3

C

Boys

77

43

23

17

17

34

5.8

Girls

77

37

22

21

20

41

6.8

D

Boys

72

71

12

14

3

17

5.8

Girls

77

62

25

10

3

13

4.0

P7

C

Boys

82

9

20

34

37

71

5.2

Girls

69

20

14

17

49

66

6.2

D

Boys

80

39

23

17

21

38

5.6

Girls

70

36

17

13

34

47

6.4

E

Boys

81

63

14

13

10

23

5.0

Girls

68

61

16

17

6

23

5.5

S2

D

Boys

52

21

22

20

37

57

7.2

Girls

67

22

25

27

26

53

7.2

E

Boys

51

33

26

28

13

41

7.2

Girls

61

55

13

11

21

32

6.3

F

Boys

53

75

18

5

2

7

3.2

Girls

56

73

13

8

6

14

4.6

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B6
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: East Lothian
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

83

9

9

29

53

82

4.2

Girls

97

9

3

14

74

88

3.3

B

Boys

78

22

28

25

25

50

5.9

Girls

97

19

17

28

36

64

4.9

C

Boys

76

61

23

12

4

16

4.5

Girls

92

51

24

17

8

25

4.6

P5

B

Boys

89

8

12

20

60

80

4.4

Girls

83

3

10

26

61

87

3.8

C

Boys

87

35

13

29

23

52

5.7

Girls

85

37

20

22

21

43

5.7

D

Boys

92

68

14

12

6

18

4.0

Girls

80

65

16

10

9

19

5.2

P7

C

Boys

89

11

11

41

37

78

4.5

Girls

97

8

16

25

51

76

4.4

D

Boys

87

35

18

28

19

47

5.6

Girls

96

31

19

26

24

50

5.2

E

Boys

88

56

23

10

11

21

4.7

Girls

94

56

23

12

9

21

4.4

S2

D

Boys

101

20

21

26

33

59

4.9

Girls

90

15

12

35

38

73

4.7

E

Boys

98

40

21

19

20

39

4.9

Girls

85

27

25

28

20

48

5.5

F

Boys

95

68

16

10

6

16

3.8

Girls

88

56

20

18

6

24

4.6

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B7
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Eilean Siar
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

56

17

12

21

50

71

6.6

Girls

59

18

5

17

60

77

5.7

B

Boys

52

45

23

17

15

32

6.6

Girls

58

24

29

21

26

47

6.7

C

Boys

53

75

13

10

2

12

4.3

Girls

57

61

27

4

8

12

4.2

P5

B

Boys

77

3

11

19

67

86

4.1

Girls

65

3

4

19

74

93

3.2

C

Boys

78

26

22

22

30

52

5.8

Girls

65

21

16

18

45

63

6.1

D

Boys

76

58

23

13

6

19

4.5

Girls

65

43

28

23

6

29

5.7

P7

C

Boys

61

8

12

22

58

80

5.1

Girls

83

4

13

23

60

83

4.3

D

Boys

60

22

27

24

27

51

6.9

Girls

81

17

28

28

27

55

5.7

E

Boys

59

45

31

19

5

24

5.8

Girls

80

31

31

27

11

38

5.6

S2

D

Boys

86

17

23

14

46

60

5.3

Girls

70

9

16

25

50

75

5.2

E

Boys

86

32

21

20

27

47

5.4

Girls

69

23

26

25

26

51

6.0

F

Boys

84

65

18

13

4

17

4.1

Girls

66

58

24

12

6

18

4.7

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B8
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Falkirk
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

90

15

10

17

58

75

5.1

Girls

92

18

11

17

54

71

5.0

B

Boys

88

33

21

22

24

46

5.7

Girls

85

37

18

21

24

45

6.0

C

Boys

86

67

12

14

7

21

5.0

Girls

87

72

11

10

7

17

4.0

P5

B

Boys

86

6

8

32

54

86

4.1

Girls

87

5

7

30

58

88

3.4

C

Boys

89

39

26

17

18

35

5.4

Girls

85

36

25

24

15

39

5.9

D

Boys

84

62

17

17

4

21

4.9

Girls

84

73

13

11

3

14

4.6

P7

C

Boys

94

11

19

30

40

70

5.3

Girls

96

11

21

21

47

68

5.1

D

Boys

94

47

20

21

12

33

5.0

Girls

96

41

25

20

14

34

5.1

E

Boys

94

55

27

12

6

18

4.0

Girls

96

62

24

11

3

14

3.8

S2

D

Boys

61

25

19

22

34

56

6.7

Girls

66

25

29

17

29

46

6.2

E

Boys

59

30

35

19

16

35

6.7

Girls

63

41

22

21

16

37

6.1

F

Boys

58

62

28

10

0

10

3.9

Girls

61

62

30

0

8

8

3.3

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate

Table B9
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Fife
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

73

11

4

27

58

85

4.2

Girls

81

14

6

20

60

80

4.6

B

Boys

76

26

34

19

21

40

6.0

Girls

80

26

33

23

18

41

6.2

C

Boys

74

72

11

8

9

17

4.8

Girls

82

75

13

11

1

12

3.7

P5

B

Boys

89

9

10

23

58

81

4.7

Girls

73

11

11

23

55

78

5.7

C

Boys

87

32

24

23

21

44

6.4

Girls

72

27

25

25

23

48

6.8

D

Boys

85

60

17

17

6

23

5.5

Girls

73

67

17

13

3

16

4.4

P7

C

Boys

75

11

22

32

35

67

5.9

Girls

84

13

10

25

52

77

5.2

D

Boys

72

44

25

17

14

31

6.0

Girls

83

36

20

24

20

44

6.1

E

Boys

66

64

25

9

2

11

4.1

Girls

80

62

17

12

9

21

5.2

S2

D

Boys

77

31

21

27

21

48

5.8

Girls

75

29

18

18

35

53

6.0

E

Boys

75

46

19

25

10

35

5.7

Girls

76

42

21

22

15

37

5.8

F

Boys

70

73

16

9

2

11

3.7

Girls

69

67

16

11

6

17

4.4

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B10
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Glasgow City
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

86

14

7

27

52

79

4.4

Girls

85

6

13

14

67

81

4.6

B

Boys

82

28

22

20

30

50

6.0

Girls

83

29

23

27

21

48

6.1

C

Boys

84

66

15

12

7

19

5.3

Girls

81

67

18

9

6

15

4.5

P5

B

Boys

85

8

13

24

55

79

5.0

Girls

76

13

14

23

50

73

5.7

C

Boys

84

32

32

24

12

36

6.1

Girls

79

35

17

31

17

48

6.4

D

Boys

82

77

14

8

1

9

3.1

Girls

82

62

25

13

0

13

4.1

P7

C

Boys

85

14

13

25

48

73

5.2

Girls

90

12

20

20

48

68

5.7

D

Boys

86

41

24

13

22

35

6.6

Girls

86

42

12

28

18

46

7.0

E

Boys

82

62

18

14

6

20

5.3

Girls

85

57

20

21

2

23

6.4

S2

D

Boys

64

42

22

22

14

36

6.9

Girls

73

19

24

22

35

57

6.3

E

Boys

56

48

27

21

4

25

10.0

Girls

61

58

15

14

13

27

6.1

F

Boys

59

90

7

3

0

3

2.4

Girls

73

72

15

12

1

13

4.6

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B11
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Midlothian
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

90

17

12

20

51

71

4.9

Girls

99

13

17

14

56

70

4.8

B

Boys

88

32

23

23

22

45

5.5

Girls

96

30

29

25

16

41

5.2

C

Boys

90

72

14

8

6

14

3.7

Girls

98

81

10

4

5

9

2.7

P5

B

Boys

93

4

17

21

58

79

4.4

Girls

91

5

11

26

58

84

3.8

C

Boys

89

31

18

29

22

51

5.6

Girls

89

36

17

25

22

47

5.7

D

Boys

89

61

18

13

8

21

4.3

Girls

89

66

12

15

7

22

4.7

P7

C

Boys

100

13

17

28

42

70

5.0

Girls

87

15

16

28

41

69

5.3

D

Boys

96

38

14

26

22

48

5.5

Girls

88

32

25

24

19

43

5.5

E

Boys

99

66

14

12

8

20

4.1

Girls

87

59

27

11

3

14

3.8

S2

D

Boys

93

16

23

27

34

61

5.8

Girls

85

14

19

31

36

67

5.9

E

Boys

102

38

23

21

18

39

4.9

Girls

94

38

18

24

20

44

5.2

F

Boys

95

68

23

7

2

9

2.8

Girls

79

67

22

9

2

11

3.4

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B12
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Moray
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

89

11

10

26

53

79

4.6

Girls

99

6

13

19

62

81

4.6

B

Boys

90

28

26

22

24

46

5.6

Girls

96

19

24

23

34

57

5.6

C

Boys

90

72

18

8

2

10

3.3

Girls

97

61

24

15

0

15

3.7

P5

B

Boys

84

10

7

22

61

83

4.4

Girls

93

8

5

13

74

87

3.7

C

Boys

81

30

18

29

23

52

6.2

Girls

87

16

25

29

30

59

5.9

D

Boys

86

69

12

12

7

19

4.6

Girls

83

74

12

8

6

14

3.7

P7

C

Boys

102

5

14

28

53

81

3.9

Girls

94

4

12

24

60

84

3.8

D

Boys

101

35

20

17

28

45

5.1

Girls

93

26

16

29

29

58

5.3

E

Boys

98

49

31

16

4

20

4.2

Girls

95

42

24

19

15

34

4.9

S2

D

Boys

83

13

12

28

47

75

4.8

Girls

74

16

18

16

50

66

5.9

E

Boys

86

29

22

21

28

49

5.4

Girls

77

31

16

34

19

53

5.9

F

Boys

84

59

19

16

6

22

4.6

Girls

77

55

29

9

7

16

4.3

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B13
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Orkney Islands
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

59

16

12

16

56

72

5.9

Girls

42

0

5

10

85

95

3.1

B

Boys

59

24

12

32

32

64

6.3

Girls

42

15

15

28

42

70

7.2

C

Boys

56

67

10

15

8

23

5.7

Girls

39

56

24

10

10

20

6.4

P5

B

Boys

53

2

13

26

59

85

5.2

Girls

41

0

8

30

62

92

5.9

C

Boys

52

28

19

30

23

53

7.1

Girls

41

29

18

22

31

53

8.2

D

Boys

51

71

14

10

5

15

5.0

Girls

40

57

21

19

3

22

6.7

P7

C

Boys

64

5

10

28

57

85

4.6

Girls

64

6

8

24

62

86

4.3

D

Boys

65

33

18

23

26

49

6.3

Girls

64

18

30

27

25

52

6.4

E

Boys

64

39

23

29

9

38

6.1

Girls

63

49

23

18

10

28

5.7

S2

D

Boys

56

20

16

25

39

64

6.5

Girls

66

15

17

35

33

68

5.7

E

Boys

54

38

26

18

18

36

6.7

Girls

62

31

26

22

21

43

6.3

F

Boys

59

61

24

5

10

15

4.6

Girls

64

54

33

11

2

13

4.2

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate

Table B14
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Scottish Borders
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

96

10

9

13

68

81

4.1

Girls

87

5

2

15

78

93

3.3

B

Boys

94

21

18

27

34

61

5.2

Girls

87

10

20

34

36

70

5.2

C

Boys

95

60

23

15

2

17

4.0

Girls

85

56

18

10

16

26

4.8

P5

B

Boys

92

7

10

22

61

83

4.6

Girls

92

2

5

18

75

93

2.7

C

Boys

93

28

23

23

26

49

5.5

Girls

91

21

16

31

32

63

5.3

D

Boys

93

61

24

9

6

15

3.9

Girls

91

47

32

11

10

21

4.5

P7

C

Boys

96

12

10

19

59

78

4.6

Girls

105

6

6

27

61

88

3.7

D

Boys

98

36

23

20

21

41

5.2

Girls

103

21

15

30

34

64

5.0

E

Boys

94

54

23

11

12

23

4.7

Girls

100

41

32

12

15

27

4.5

S2

D

Boys

98

18

14

27

41

68

5.2

Girls

92

10

13

31

46

77

4.4

E

Boys

94

32

15

22

31

53

5.5

Girls

91

22

23

27

28

55

5.3

F

Boys

80

57

23

17

3

20

4.8

Girls

80

53

29

10

8

18

4.2

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B15
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: Shetland Islands
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

44

9

14

13

64

77

6.6

Girls

52

2

6

17

75

92

3.8

B

Boys

41

32

12

22

34

56

8.2

Girls

49

18

18

32

32

64

7.0

C

Boys

42

76

10

14

0

14

5.3

Girls

48

63

21

12

4

16

5.6

P5

B

Boys

41

0

2

17

81

98

1.6

Girls

47

0

3

11

86

97

2.3

C

Boys

41

11

29

32

28

60

9.6

Girls

47

11

16

31

42

73

7.3

D

Boys

41

47

28

13

12

25

7.8

Girls

49

42

30

17

11

28

6.8

P7

C

Boys

63

4

7

14

75

89

3.9

Girls

57

15

6

23

56

79

5.7

D

Boys

60

16

17

38

29

67

6.3

Girls

58

26

22

23

29

52

6.7

E

Boys

61

33

26

31

10

41

6.6

Girls

55

54

29

11

6

17

5.2

S2

D

Boys

60

3

12

33

52

85

4.5

Girls

54

6

11

34

49

83

5.1

E

Boys

60

21

25

28

26

54

6.5

Girls

52

16

21

23

40

63

6.8

F

Boys

59

39

32

17

12

29

6.0

Girls

53

40

38

13

9

22

5.8

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

Table B16
2006 SSA - reading attainment estimates, by gender: West Dunbartonshire
(% pupils categorised into each attainment band *)

Stage

Level

Gender

Number of pupils assessed

< 50%

Good start

Well-established

Very good

Well-established or better

SE

P3

A

Boys

102

12

21

21

46

67

4.9

Girls

97

11

13

13

63

76

4.6

B

Boys

102

37

27

23

13

36

4.9

Girls

96

25

21

32

22

54

5.6

C

Boys

99

70

19

9

2

11

3.2

Girls

95

67

25

4

4

8

2.8

P5

B

Boys

98

13

14

27

46

73

4.7

Girls

86

9

9

22

60

82

4.4

C

Boys

91

48

28

13

11

24

4.6

Girls

94

36

26

26

12

38

5.4

D

Boys

93

75

17

8

0

8

2.8

Girls

87

68

19

10

3

13

5.5

P7

C

Boys

108

11

19

20

50

70

4.9

Girls

97

8

16

31

45

76

4.4

D

Boys

107

40

19

21

20

41

5.0

Girls

98

33

26

27

14

41

5.2

E

Boys

105

59

13

15

13

28

4.8

Girls

99

60

24

12

4

16

3.7

S2

D

Boys

95

12

13

37

38

75

4.4

Girls

89

20

25

24

31

55

5.5

E

Boys

92

21

26

25

28

53

5.2

Girls

90

44

23

20

13

33

5.1

F

Boys

87

56

25

18

1

19

4.3

Girls

86

61

21

13

5

18

4.5

* '< 50%' means fewer than 50% of the items in the level-based task answered correctly, 'good start' means between 50% and 64%, 'well-established' is 65% to 79%, and 'very good' is 80% or more. ' SE' is the standard error for the 'well-established or better' estimate.

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