Shropshire pupils celebrate education league tables success
Primary schools in Shropshire were today celebrating their success in the latest education league tables for standards in English and maths.
Pupils in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin were celebrating improved results compared with last year. The league tables examine the number of 11-year-olds achieving Level Four passes in English and maths at Key Stage Two.
Shropshire Council schools performed better than the national average, while Telford & Wrekin schools were just below the national average – despite the authority's best ever results in the league tables.
In Shropshire 82 per cent of pupils assessed reached national standards in their English and maths tests.
But in Telford & Wrekin 78 per cent of pupils assessed reached national standards in the tests.
The national average is 79 per cent, up from 72 per cent in 2009, 73 per cent in 2010, and 74 per cent in 2011.
The figures show results for both authorities are better after 72 per cent of pupils made the grade in the Shropshire Council area in 2009, while 69 per cent of pupils at Telford & Wrekin's schools did so the same year.
Councillor Cecilia Motley, Shropshire Council cabinet member for education and skills, said: "These are excellent results again and we would like to thank pupils, parents, carers and staff for all their hard work. The results look like being another all-time high for Shropshire.
Nationwide, the number of primary schools failing to give pupils a good grounding in the three Rs halved.
In total, 521 schools in England are now below the government's floor target for primaries, according to analysis of the new primary school league tables data.
Last year, 1,130 schools were below the threshold.
The results show that schools have 'responded to the challenge'.
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