Thornhill was one of a number of schools who hit and exceeded government targets in Southampton as the city overall saw 80 per cent of children reach the expected government target of level four in reading, writing and maths – in line with the national average.
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A further statistics breakdown of pupils reaching expected Level 4 standards is set to show Suffolk on 86% for maths, 88% for reading and 86% for writing, compared to national averages of 89%, 90% and 87% respectively.
Key stage two tests pupils in the final year of primary school.
The national results published earlier this summer showed a small improvement in the number of pupils reaching the required level in literacy and maths, but that still left one in five of the almost 580,000 pupils failing to reach the expected levels at the end of key stage two.
However, faith schools have said that they achieve better results due to their strong religious ethos, high quality pastoral care and support from families that share the same religious beliefs.
The Department for Education said the results showed schools across the country were “rising to the challenge of raised standards and expectations for all pupils”.
Cheryl Singleton, joint acting chairman of Suffolk Primary Headteacher’s Association, said: “The latest rise in Key Stage 2 results reflects the continued hard work of school staff and leaders to ensure that our children get the best possible education”.
The Yorkshire Evening Post can reveal that 12 schools are in that category out of more than 200 primaries across the city. The ranking of 134th would be an improvement of six places on a year ago.
‘We’ve worked incredibly hard over the last couple of years to improve, ‘ said headteacher Craig Williams.
This was because Leeds was said to be lagging behind the national average in this year’s Sats tests.
“Our results at primary level are continuing to rise each year”.
At St Alban’s CE Primary School, 94 per cent achieved the sought-after marks in reading, writing and maths, up four per cent on 2014.
The lowest attaining authorities, based on the percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, are: Poole (73%), Medway (73%), Doncaster (74%), Bedford (74%), Luton (74%), Peterborough (75%), Bradford (76%), Walsall (76%), Norfolk (76%) and Worcestershire (76%).
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Bitterne Church of England school also recorded results in the high nineties whilst staff and pupils at Ludlow Junior school were also pleased with their achievement.
Now they are rated as a good school – with results to match.
“We would also like to give praise to the borough’s teachers, school staff and parents and thank them for their dedication to children’s learning”.
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Hamilton, St Teresa’s and St John’s Primary Schools performed excellently while village primary schools, including Birch, Dedham, Fordham and Layer-de-La-Haye also excelled. Just 47 per cent of pupils at Grove Primary met the floor standard, while Hill Avenue Primary, Bushbury Hill Primary and St Michael’s CofE were also off the pace.
