Primary schools pupils in Greater Manchester have improved their reading and maths skills, according to league tables.
Seven of the region’s ten boroughs scored above the national average – with some of the county’s schools topping the chart.
The Key Stage Two Tests - also known as Sats - are taken by 11-year-old students as they leave primary school.
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Students sit papers testing their ability to perform sums, spell and use punctuation, and carry out a basic science test.
A total of 26 schools in the region saw every one of their pupils meeting government standards for both maths and English.
Top teachers praised pupils for their star performance – but voiced doubt about the fairness of league tables.
Stephen Hill, deputy head of top-performing St Joseph’s primary in Shaw, said he would be proud of his students no matter how well they did in the tests.
He said: “Our pupils have worked hard. But we know that students in other schools also work hard but might not get the same results.
“The tables aren’t fair because they can vary so much from year-to-year and area to area - but we have to work with the system we’ve got.”
And Jean Burston, headteacher of Hazel Grove primary, which also scored perfect marks, added: “The most important thing for us is that the children are happy and that there is a loving atmosphere. We had a very good cohort this year. We are not an academic hothouse. We are looking at the whole education and wellbeing of the child.”
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The table of 150 local authorities showed Trafford was the third best in the UK, performing just below the City of London and the leafy borough of Richmond.
An average 84 per cent of pupils at each of the borough’s schools achieved the expected English and maths grades – up from 81pc before.
Stockport was also among the top 20 nationally, with 80 per cent of pupils getting the grades.
The scores for the rest of the borough were: Bury (78pc), Bolton (78pc), Wigan (77pc), Salford (77pc), Tameside (76pc).
They were all above the national average, which saw three quarters of pupils (74pc) pass the exams.
At Oldham, 73pc of pupils achieved the required grades and Rochdale (72pc).
In Manchester, 71 per cent of pupils achieved the grades, although this was up from 69 pc before.
The lowest performing schools were Ravensbury Community primary in Clayton where less than a quarter (24pc) of pupils met the standards.
The country’s largest teaching unions – the NASWUT and the NUT - say they are opposed to the primary school tests because they divert from other activities.
But the Coalition government says the tests are necessary to give parents an accurate judgement of school performance. This year, it has added 18 new measurements onto the tables.
According to new DfE rules, schools may be considered ‘underperforming’ if less than 60 per cent of pupils achieve the level four ‘floor target’ and are failing to make progress in other areas.
There were 88 schools which failed to meet this 60pc floor target.
Coun Stuart Bodsworth, Stockport’s executive member for children and Young People, said: “I would like to thank school staff, governors and everybody associated with primary school education for their dedication and commitment – they should be very proud of these results.”
As well as publishing exam results, the government has also published detailed financial data for every primary school in England.
The data includes figures for how much schools received in grants, as well as self-generated or charitable income.
It also reveals staffing costs at each primary, including a break down of catering, cleaning, and maintenance, and even water and sewerage charges.
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Of course, I trust any league tables to do with education and schools, don't I ?
Only 74 for St Brigids! Whats going on? 90 last year thats a big drop.....Not very good teachers to be honest!!
So in Trafford, 84% of pupils, acheived the target but that still leaves a quarter who can't spell or add up.
"Seven of the region’s ten boroughs scored above the national average – with some of the country’s schools topping the chart."
Pardon? If these are National figures relating to the country then of course some of the country's schools would top the charts!! Schools from another country cannot top our country's charts surely!!?
Or do the proof readers/sub editors need to go back and take the SATs tests themselves? Oh sorry I forgot the MEN doesn't employ proof readers/sub editors anymore does it!
Come on, I mean, two have been able to write their name.
Every other area in the country has increased by the same percentage .... meaningless garbage.
Better ? educated to sign on.
with some of the country’s schools topping the chart.
Country or County?
Spelling mistake by the MEN on a report about English, you could not make it up.
(Ed: Apologies, corrected)
My other half works in a secondary school and you wouldn't believe the number of 11 year olds who arrive there in year 7 unable to read and write properly.
What are these primary schools doing for 6 whole years?
It isn't for secondary schools to be teaching them literacy and numeracy, but so far the current year 7 has 21/86 in foundation classes trying to help them catch up on such basic skills. No doubt when they're a year behind and don't do so well in their GCSEs it will be the secondary school who'll be at fault.
Or maybe maths skills aren't improving & the people doing the results can't count either?
Meanwhile at the primary 'feeder' schools for Swinton High:
'If pupil A is travelling to school at 30mph with trainers on while pupil B is travelling in the other direction after being excluded because his hair cut isn't exactly to regulation. How overzealous is the headteacher?'
Well done Mr Bean.
you can't compare a school year to year percentagewise . There may be a different number of children in the classes so each child reflects a different percentage year in year out . So in one class one child may equal 3% and the next class a smaller class perhaps, one child may be 5%.
Also there may be more special needs pupils in a class one yaer or non English speakers. It all has an effect on the resultsin any given year which just shows what rubbish league tables actually are . percentages don t help in this instance.