Nick Raynsford, MP for Greenwich and Woolwich, today praised the hard work of pupils and teachers in primary schools across the borough as the provisional Key Stage 2 results for 11 year olds were published today.

The figures show that a record number of pupils have made the grade and achieved Level 4 this year in English, Maths and Science. Greenwich has sustained last year’s good results in English, with 77% of children achieving this level, whereas results are even better this year for Maths and Science with 78% and 86% of pupils attaining a Level 4.

In 1997, when Labour first entered government, the average of children reaching this level for English, Maths and Science in Greenwich was an unacceptable 50%, 51% and 58% respectively.

Nick says: ‘I want to thank all children and staff in schools across Greenwich for all their hard work this year. These figures show that all the hard work has paid off and I would like to say a huge well done.

 Over the last decade, Labour’s investment in schools of more teachers and teaching assistants has seen a huge increase in the number of pupils across Greenwich getting to the expected level by the end of primary school – up from just an average of 53% in 1997 to 80% today.

But these record improvements would be put at risk by cuts to education and investment in schools if a Tory government were elected. I am particularly concerned by Tory proposals to force 11 year olds who don’t make the grade to repeat the final year of primary schools. This would lead to bigger class sizes and stigmatise children.

That’s why I support the Government’s announcement to roll out one-to-one and small group tuition to act early to support children who are falling behind’.