Primary league tables: Most improved

This table shows the primary schools which have seen the biggest sustained improvement in the proportion of pupils attaining the government benchmark in their national curriculum tests, known as Sats.

The schools listed have all improved year-on-year, since 2008, in terms of the percentage of students achieving Level 4 in both maths and English.

These are ranked by the size of the total increase between 2008 and 2010.

The list does not include schools with fewer than 11 pupils, whose results are not published, or any of the 25% of schools which chose to boycott Sats this year.

The BBC has chosen to rank improvement on the Level 4 measure as it is a key government benchmark. Other improvement tables, based on the average point scores of pupils, may show different results.

School name Local authority 2008 L4 maths & Eng What does this mean? 2010 L4 maths & Eng What does this mean? Increase Avg point score What does this mean?
Rose Hill Primary School Oxfordshire 19% 77% 58% 27.7
Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School Lancashire 33% 88% 55% 28.9
Loxdale Primary School Wolverhampton 40% 95% 55% 29.3
Halton Community Combined School Buckinghamshire 46% 100% 54% 28.8
Woodcot Primary School Hampshire 33% 86% 53% 28
Oak Trees Community School Kent 0% 53% 53% 24.8
St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School Staffordshire 41% 93% 52% 28.5
Amy Johnson Primary School Sutton 35% 87% 52% 28.5
De Vere Primary School Essex 43% 94% 51% 28.7
Littleham Church of England Primary School Devon 32% 82% 50% 27.3
William Rhodes Primary School Derbyshire 43% 92% 49% 28.6
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Hindley Wigan 42% 91% 49% 29.1
Netherthorpe Primary School Sheffield 32% 81% 49% 27.6
Miles Coverdale Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham 48% 97% 49% 29.7
Wickhambreaux Church of England Primary School Kent 36% 85% 49% 28.8
Rolleston Primary School Leicester 35% 83% 48% 27.5
The Duchy School Bradninch Devon 44% 91% 47% 29.7
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton Wandsworth 48% 95% 47% 29
Morice Town Primary School Plymouth 54% 100% 46% 29.3
Cashes Green Primary School Gloucestershire 50% 96% 46% 29
Ranworth Square Primary School Liverpool 38% 84% 46% 29.1
Hollin Primary School Rochdale 37% 83% 46% 28.1
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School Warrington 27% 73% 46% 26.3
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Coventry 38% 82% 44% 28.2
Ribble Drive Community Primary School Bury 45% 88% 43% 28.4
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Lambeth 53% 96% 43% 29.1
Willowbrook School Devon 39% 81% 42% 27.9
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Walworth Southwark 49% 90% 41% 28.7
Brindishe Green School Lewisham 49% 90% 41% 28.4
St Paul's CofE Primary School Salford 48% 89% 41% 28.6
Crescent Primary School Nottinghamshire 40% 81% 41% 28
Henley Primary School Suffolk 60% 100% 40% 30.2
Bradfield Primary School Essex 53% 93% 40% 30.4
Locking Primary School North Somerset 50% 90% 40% 28.1
Mexborough Highwoods Primary School Doncaster 48% 88% 40% 28.2
George Eliot Junior School Westminster 48% 88% 40% 29.2
Barton Junior School Kent 26% 66% 40% 25.4
Marshfield Primary School Bradford 34% 74% 40% 27.5
All Saints' CofE Primary School Merton 56% 96% 40% 30.3
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School Wandsworth 56% 96% 40% 29.9
Brockley Primary School Derbyshire 61% 100% 39% 29.5
Paulerspury Church of England Primary School Northamptonshire 53% 92% 39% 30
Athersley North Primary School Barnsley 46% 85% 39% 27.1
Meadowfield Primary School Leeds 30% 68% 38% 25.6
Brimrod Community Primary School Rochdale 52% 90% 38% 28.8
Bishops Cannings Church of England Aided Primary School Wiltshire 52% 90% 38% 27.8
Fairhouse Community Junior School Essex 38% 76% 38% 27.6
Allerton Bywater Primary School Leeds 44% 81% 37% 28.3
St Dominic's Catholic Junior School Knowsley 54% 91% 37% 29.1
London Fields Primary School Hackney 49% 86% 37% 28
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Lambeth 48% 85% 37% 27.6
The Oaklands Primary School Birmingham 40% 77% 37% 27.1
Stanley Burnside Primary School Durham 46% 83% 37% 27
The Fairfield Community Primary School Worcestershire 45% 82% 37% 27.9
Haresfield Church of England Primary School Gloucestershire 57% 93% 36% 28.2
Begbrook Primary School Bristol, City of 44% 80% 36% 28.2
Marfleet Primary School Kingston upon Hull, City of 44% 80% 36% 27.9
Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Norfolk 64% 100% 36% 30.3
Paxton Primary School Lambeth 59% 95% 36% 29.1
The Canon Peter Hall CofE Primary School North East Lincolnshire 49% 85% 36% 27.9
Southminster Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Essex 47% 83% 36% 27.5
Alexandra Park Junior School Oldham 43% 78% 35% 27.1
Manorside Combined School Poole 33% 68% 35% 26.1
Mount Pleasant Primary School Darlington 31% 66% 35% 25.4
Rodbourne Cheney Primary School Swindon 65% 100% 35% 29.1
Theale C.E. Primary School West Berkshire 62% 97% 35% 30.1
Bishop Sutton Primary School Bath and North East Somerset 60% 95% 35% 29.1
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Alcester Warwickshire 59% 94% 35% 28.1
St Malachy's RC Primary School Manchester 56% 91% 35% 29
Old Buckenham Community Primary School Norfolk 55% 90% 35% 29.6
Firs Primary School Trafford 54% 89% 35% 28.8
Tuxford Primary School and Early Years Centre Nottinghamshire 50% 85% 35% 28.8
Eastfield Primary School Wolverhampton 38% 73% 35% 26.5
Beehive Lane Community Primary School Essex 59% 93% 34% 30.8
West Kingsdown CofE VC Primary School Kent 58% 92% 34% 29.4
Trevithick Primary School Cornwall 57% 91% 34% 28
De Beauvoir Primary School Hackney 47% 81% 34% 28
Merton Bank Primary School St. Helens 46% 80% 34% 27.7
Lea St Mary's Catholic Primary School Lancashire 53% 87% 34% 29.4
Gifford Primary School Ealing 48% 82% 34% 28.2
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Southampton 23% 57% 34% 24.5
Overstone Primary School Northamptonshire 60% 93% 33% 28.6
Canterbury Road Primary School Kent 60% 93% 33% 30.2
Flamborough CofE Primary School East Riding of Yorkshire 59% 92% 33% 29
Townsend Primary School Southwark 45% 78% 33% 28.2
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School Birmingham 43% 76% 33% 26.4
Bassett Green Primary School Southampton 34% 67% 33% 25
Reevy Hill Primary School Bradford 33% 66% 33% 24.8
Byers Green Primary School Durham 67% 100% 33% 30.2
Exminster Primary School Devon 62% 95% 33% 30
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Hampshire 56% 89% 33% 29.5
Rochford Primary and Nursery School Essex 52% 85% 33% 28
South Norwood Primary School Croydon 49% 82% 33% 27.8
Charing Church of England Aided Primary School Kent 40% 73% 33% 26.2
Bayards Hill Primary School Oxfordshire 27% 60% 33% 26.2
Springhead Primary School Staffordshire 59% 91% 32% 29.3
Eatock Primary School Bolton 58% 90% 32% 28.9
St Luke's Primary School Newham 57% 89% 32% 29.6
St Lawrence CofE (Aided) Primary School Surrey 48% 80% 32% 27.3
Whitleigh Community Primary School Plymouth 36% 68% 32% 25.4
What do the table headers mean?
% L4 maths and English
The proportion of pupils in a school that achieved Level 4 - the government benchmark for their age - in both maths and English, in the national curriculum tests known as Sats. Boycott = school that boycotted 2010 Sats; SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail
Average point score
Average points per pupil in maths and English Sats tests. Boycott = school that boycotted 2010 Sats; SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail
Contextual value added
A statistical measure of pupils' progress, in comparison to other children from similar backgrounds. Higher numbers indicate better progress. WARNING: This measure cannot be ranked accurately - sorting the table gives a general indication only. Boycott = school that boycotted 2010 Sats; SS = small school; N/A = data not available. More detail

Look up primary schools in your area

Related Internet Links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.