All schoolchildren in England will be expected to pass tough tests before leaving primary school as part of a "war on illiteracy and innumeracy," the education secretary has said.
Nicky Morgan is planning for pupils to be forced to learn their 12 times tables off by heart and write a coherent short story by 11.
They would also be expected to know long division and show they can use "accurate punctuation, spelling and grammar".
Headteachers who fail to ensure enough pupils meet the standards face being sacked if the Conservatives win the General Election, she indicated.
In an article for The Sunday Times, Ms Morgan said she expected England to reach the top of European league tables for English and maths by 2020, and be in the top five internationally - a significant leap from the current ranking of 23rd.
She said: "We will expect every pupil by the age of 11 to know their times tables off by heart, to perform long division and complex multiplication and to be able to read a novel.
"They should be able to write a short story with accurate punctuation, spelling and grammar. The new tests for 11 year olds we are introducing next year will be strengthened to ensure that every young person is meeting the mark."
She laid out her plans as David Cameron prepared for a speech on Monday in which he is expected to further outline Tory education policies.
Ms Morgan said she is "absolutely fighting" for the schools budget to be protected for five to 16-year-olds if the Conservatives remain in power after May's vote.
Speaking on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, she also dismissed reports that Chief Whip Michael Gove is receiving her ministerial papers through back channels in the Department for Education as "complete nonsense".
Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt, meanwhile, claimed the Government's schools policy was allowing more unqualified teachers into classrooms which was damaging England's international position in education.
The Labour frontbencher said: "David Cameron's flawed schools policy is damaging our education system and failing to close the learning gap between disadvantaged children and the rest.
"Many parents will be shocked to learn that David Cameron's government has changed the rules to allow unqualified teachers into the classroom on a permanent basis, leading to a 16% rise in the last year alone.
"Labour will ensure that all teachers are qualified and continue to train to improve their teaching as a condition to remaining in the classroom.
"This is how we improve the learning and life chances for all children and raise our international position in reading, writing and maths."
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