Primary school league tables explained: How are England's best performing primary schools ranked?

Education Primary school league tables explained: How are England's best performing primary schools ranked? By Amber Allott Education writer Comment Published 20th Aug 2024, 14:43 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now Primary schools are ranked based on one key figure 🥇 The government publishes performance data for state-funded schools each year. Primary schools are ranked based the percentage of their pupils meeting the government’s expected level in three key subjects. These rankings are based on exams pupils sit in Year 6.

But not all league tables you might see measure exactly the same things. Grades aren’t everything, but school league tables can be a valuable source of information for parents trying to do the best by their children. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.

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The UK various government releases annual rankings of state schools based on pupil performance. But unlike for secondary schools, where league tables can easily be calculated based on the proportion of pupils passing set numbers of GCSEs or A Levels.