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Derbyshire schoolchildren have outperformed national averages in test results for 11-year-olds published by the Government on Tuesday 5 August. The results for Derbyshire pupils were above the national average in all five areas tested - English, reading, writing, maths and science. Tables also show that results in Derbyshire have risen in four of the five categories compared to those achieved in 2007. The results continue the trend of recent years and have been welcomed by Councillor Alan Charles, Derbyshire County Council's cabinet member for schools. He said: "There have been national difficulties with the reporting of this year's results and we do have a very small percentage of results still outstanding owing to the unusual circumstances. "But we are extremely pleased with news that Derbyshire has once again improved on last years' results - and that our children have outperformed the national averages in English, reading, writing, maths and science. "Pupils, teachers, parents and governors all deserve praise for their part in achieving these results. "Our school advisory service has supported schools in their efforts to raise standards in all the core subjects and this strategy is clearly working. "We will continue to develop this in the coming year to maintain these high standards." Parents are being urged not to take the test results in isolation as they only provide part of the story about how schools are helping students to develop and progress. The Key Stage 2 results are provisional and the final statistics will be subject to appeals by schools. Derbyshire's figures are as follows (national figures in brackets): Key Stage 2 - percentage of pupils reaching the benchmark level 4: - English: 83 per cent (81 per cent)
- Reading: 88.8 per cent (86 per cent)
- Writing: 68.3 per cent (67 per cent)
- Maths: 81.5 per cent (78 per cent)
- Science: 90.3 per cent (88 per cent).
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