The proportion of pupils meeting the government’s “expected standard” in reading, writing and maths SATs remained unchanged this year, after dropping six percentage points in 2022 following the Covid pandemic.
Results data published by the government this morning shows 59 per cent met the benchmark in the three tests.
Performance in reading has actually decreased since last year. In 2023, 73 per cent met the expected standard, down from 75 per cent.
Performance in maths increased from 71 to 73 per cent. And the proportion meeting the government’s benchmark in writing rose from 69 to 71 per cent.
