Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what comparative assessment she has made of the levels of educational attainment in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England.

The Department publishes information related to attainment at a national, regional and local authority level across Key stages 2 and 4 and for 16-18 year olds.

The most recent data can be found at the following links:

Key Stage 2:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-curriculum-assessments-key-stage-2-2017-provisional

Key Stage 4 (GCSEs)

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2015-to-2016

and A-level and other 16 to 18 results

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/a-level-and-other-16-to-18-results-2015-to-2016-revised.