Girls are beating boys in all four Key Stage 1 subjects, statistics show.
The gap was highest for writing. 87% of girls reached level 2, compared to 75% of boys.
Among Black Caribbean pupils the gap in achievement between boys and girls is even bigger, with only 67% of boys achieving the expected level compared to 83% of girls.
In maths the gap was smaller with 91% of all girls and 88% of all boys reaching at least level 2.The attainment gap between girls and boys has been getting bigger in science, writing and maths since 2006 but in reading it has narrowed slightly.
Overall, teacher assessments at Key Stage 1 show children are at almost the same level as last year. But there are big differences between different groups of pupils.
Children who speak English as an additional language not surprisingly did less well in all four subjects than children whose first language is English, but their marks have been gradually improving over recent years.
Children who are eligible for free school meals do much worse at Key Stage 1 than other children in all subjects. The biggest gap is in writing, where they are nearly 19% behind, though there is evidence that the gap has been gradually closing.
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