NEW primary school data for South Gloucestershire has been published by the government, showing the educational levels of Key Stage Two pupils across the county.

It is based on Sats tests, which are used to give an overview of the levels of reading, writing and maths amongst children.

The results show that the county’s schools were one per cent below the national average for meeting the expected standard.

In England, the national average sees 64 per cent of pupils meeting the expected standard, with 63 per cent of school pupils doing so in South Gloucestershire.

Boys in South Gloucestershire kept up with the national average for their gender, with 61 per cent meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Whereas at 66 per cent, the girls were three per cent below the national average for their gender.

The percentage of boys reaching a higher standard in reading, writing and maths was higher than the national average – at ten per cent, it is two per cent above the national average.

Girls came out one per cent lower than the national average, at 11 per cent.

South Gloucestershire’s primary school which came out top in the Sats tests were:

Mangotsfield CofE Vc

Hambrook Primary

Beacon Rise

Almondsbury CofE

Frampton Cotterell

Alexander Hosea

Frenchay CofE

Wellesley Primary

Alexander Hosea

Christ Church CofE

(The schools with the highest per centage of pupils meeting the expected standard of reading, writing and maths).

For further details see: compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk