General

The National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (KS2) test results for maintained schools in England are provided in these Tables. For each Local Authority (LA), schools are listed alphabetically, with special schools shown in a separate section at the end of each list.

If your child already attends a school listed in the Tables, you will be interested to see how its results compare with other schools in the area, and with the LA and national averages. You can also see, at a glance, how each school's results have changed over the past four years.

You may want to discuss the results with teachers at your child's school. How do they feel the school is performing, and what plans do they have to improve levels of achievement? How can you support the work of the school? What more can you do to help your own child do better?

Choosing a school

If you are considering local primary schools for your child, you will find helpful information in the Tables about the performance of schools in your area. However, the Tables provide only part of the picture of each school's overall achievements.

You can find more information in school prospectuses and School Profiles, by checking if there have been any recent Ofsted inspections and, of course, by visiting schools and talking to teachers.

If your child is nearing the end of their time at primary school, you will probably want to look at the Secondary School Achievement and Attainment Tables to help you decide which secondary schools to express preferences for. These are available at www.education.gov.uk/performancetables or by calling Freephone 0800 24 23 22.

How to read the Tables

The Primary School Achievement and Attainment Tables give more than one measure of a school's performance. These measures can be considered alongside each other when evaluating the performance of a school. The Tables show:

  • background information for each school, including the number and percentage of pupils (a) with statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or with SEN supported at School Action Plus; and (b) with SEN supported at School Action
  • a Contextual Value Added (CVA) measure and coverage percentage
  • the number of pupils eligible for KS2 assessment including the number and percentage of pupils (a) with statements of SEN or with SEN supported at School Action Plus; and (b) with SEN supported at School Action
  • the percentage of pupils achieving Level 4 and above and Level 5 at KS2, and the percentage of pupils absent from the tests or unable to access the tests
  • the average point score for the school
  • bar charts showing results for the past four years
  • the percentage of overall absence and the percentage of persistent absence.

Other sections on the website explain how to read and what conclusions can be drawn from:

  • the KS1-KS2 CVA
  • the KS2 test results.

You can find more information on CVA, absence records, year on year comparisons, SEN and the National Curriculum and its key stages (the levels of achievement expected of pupils at various ages and stages, and teacher assessments and tests) on this website.

The glossary, abbreviations and meanings, explanations about where the information on this website comes from, how to get extra copies of the Tables, and further information are in other sections of the website.