I passed with 30% yippee!

A mark of 30 per cent was enough for 14-year-olds to pass national tests in English this year, it has been revealed.

In maths, they could achieve the required level with a score of only 39 per cent.

The news prompted claims that pupils are being let down by an education system which allows them to be seen as successful despite poor performance in exams.

The pass marks in this year's tests were revealed by the National Assessment Agency.

Eleven-year-olds needed 43 per cent to pass English by gaining the expected level four, 46 per cent for maths, and 51 per cent for science.

At the very least they should be getting 50% if they want to pass. We are betraying our children by not preparing them for adult life where they will fail if they aren’t getting it mostly right. No one is going to hire someone who fails most of the time.

If they aren’t getting the grades they should be kept back a year or at the very least the should be made to take lessons over the summer so they can retake the exam when they are more ready to do so.