Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 69388
Literacy and Numeracy: North East
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) literacy and (b) numeracy rates among pupils in the North East of England.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe most recent data shows that in the 2023/24 academic year, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading at key stage 2 in the North East. This matches the national average in 2023/24.In the 2023/24 academic year, 73% of pupils met the expected st...
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