Revealed: Primary schools in Shropshire and Telford with the best reading, writing and maths attainment

Pupils scoring at least a scaled score of 100 out of 120 will have met the expected standard in the test.

Shropshire

According to the data, in Shropshire, two schools – Rushbury Church of England Primary School and Trinity Church of England Primary School – lead the way with 100 per cent of eligible students achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in key stage two in the 2022-23 school year.

They were followed by:

• Shifnal Primary School, where 89 per cent of pupils met the standard
• Lower Heath Church of England Primary School, where 86 per cent of pupils met the standard
• Minsterley Primary School, where 84 per cent of pupils met the standard

Telford and Wrekin

In Telford and Wrekin, three schools shared the top spot with 83 per cent of eligible students achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in key stage two in the 2022-23 school year.

• High Ercall Primary School
• Newdale Primary School & Nursery
• St Peter's Church of England Controlled Primary School and Nursery

These schools were then followed by:

• Redhill Primary Academy, where 82 per cent of pupils met the standard
• Lilleshall Primary School, where 81 per cent of pupils met the standard
• Moorfield Primary School, where 81 per cent of pupils met the standard

National Picture

School leaders' union the NAHT said ranking schools is simplistic and does not consider the context of the particular cohort or the community the school serves.

General secretary Paul Whiteman added: "No piece of data can provide an accurate picture of the effectiveness of schools, whose work goes far beyond that number, and league tables and ranking of schools should be scrapped.

"They can have damaging consequences and can actually be a barrier to improvement."

The Government aims for 90 per cent of key stage two children to meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Overall in England, 60 per cent of students met the standard in 2022-23 – up from 59 per cent the year before but below 65 per cent in 2018-19, before the pandemic.

While Mr Whiteman said key stage two tests can identify "broad concerns", he added government investment is ultimately needed to see improvements.

He said: "Ministers failed to provide anything like the funding recommended by the Government's education recovery tsar to help pupils recover from the pandemic."

Sir Kevan Collins, former education recovery tsar, proposed a £15 billion long-term catch-up programme for children whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.

A Department of Education spokesperson said: “We know the pandemic had a significant impact on education globally which is why we have made £5 billion available since 2020 for education recovery initiatives, including just under five million tutoring course starts to date supporting pupils in all corners of the country."

They added England outperformed the international average in maths, reading and science.