NEW data has revealed the primary schools in South Gloucestershire with the highest reading, writing and maths scores for 2022-23.

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

According to the data, Hawkesbury Primary School and Marshfield Primary School lead the way with 90 per cent of eligible students achieving the expected standard in key stage two in the 2022-23 school year.

They were followed by:

  • Frampton Cotterell Primary School, where 89% of pupils met the standard
  • Beacon Rise Primary School in Kingswood, where 86% of pupils met the standard
  • St Michael's Primary School in Winterbourne, where 84% of pupils met the standard

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Gazette Series: Hawkesbury Primary School was named as one of the best primary schools in South Gloucestershire - photo by Google Maps Hawkesbury Primary School was named as one of the best primary schools in South Gloucestershire - photo by Google Maps (Image: Google Maps)

However, 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% 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.