The DCSF figures for 2007-08 for the Foundation Stage profile are combined with Key Stage 1 data to show children's achievement according to ethnicity, English as a first language, free school meals, special educational needs and gender. The data covers 555,176 four- and five-year-olds at the end of the Foundation Stage.
In the FSP, children who achieve a score of 78 points or more across the 13 assessment scales are deemed to be reaching a good level of development.
When girls are compared with boys, a good level of development was achieved by 58 per cent of girls and 41 per cent of boys.
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