The proportion of seven-year-olds achieving Government targets for writing has fallen by five percentage points over the past year.
The latest National Curriculum Assessment of Key Stage One pupils, published last week, shows that for writing, the proportion performing at level 2 or above - the standard expected by the Department for Education and Skills - has dropped from 86 to 81 per cent.
Meanwhile, the percentage of seven-year-olds reaching level 2 or above in mathematics remained the same as last year, at 90 per cent. The figure for reading was also unchanged at 84 per cent.
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