League tables showing the performance of 11-year-olds at more than 16,000 primary schools across the country have been published today by the Department for Education.
Pupils are assessed in reading, writing, and maths and expected to reach a Level 4 standard in all. Level 4 indicates that they can spell properly, start to use grammatically complex sentences and employ joined up handwriting in English. In maths they are able to multiply and divide whole numbers by 10 or 100 and use simple fractions and percentages.
Schools are expected to ensure 60 per cent of pupils achieve Level 4 or above in reading, writing, and maths. Pupils who perform better are awarded a standard of Level 5 or above.
The way pupils were assessed, and the way the test results are presented, has changed this year. Among the more significant changes is the introduction of a new test of grammar, punctuation, and spelling assessment made up of a 45-minute grammar test and a separate 15-minute spelling test of 20 words.
The Department for Education has also changed the way English attainment is presented. In 2012, an overall English level was calculated from pupils' achievement in reading tests and a teacher assessment of writing skills. This overall English level has been scrapped for the 2013 league tables and replaced with separate scores for achievement in reading and writing.
This means the headline measure for primary schools this year is the percentage of pupils getting Level 4 or above in all of reading, writing and maths.
Our unique interactive version of the tables above allows you to search these results and others by specific school or region and compare schools of your choice against one another.
If you want to search by specific school or postcode you can type it into the search box. Alternatively, use the interactive map to search by region. You can then add schools to your comparison list by checking the 'add to compare' box or clicking the 'add to compare' button.
The compare page shows you this headline measure, alongside the percentage of pupils achieving Level 5 or higher in the same subjects, and an overall average points score per pupil.
The average points score is calculated by assigning each level a certain number of points – Level 2 or below is 15, Level 3 is 21, Level 4 is 27, Level 5 is 33 and Level 6 is 39. Totals are then divided by the number of pupils sitting the tests to provide an average.
Clicking on an individual school's name brings up more detailed information, including the percentage of pupils making expected progress in reading, writing, and maths; the level of attainment in the new spelling, punctuation, and grammar test mentioned above; and the relevant national and regional averages for each.
The individual school pages also display the school's location, contact information and pupil intake.
Notes: Schools with no data are excluded from the tables for several reasons, including: small numbers of pupils (which risks an individual pupil’s results being identified); investigations into maladministration of tests; no pupils at Key Stage 2 level; or for other reasons beyond the school's control.