2014 Primary School league tables released

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The 2014 Primary School league tables have been released by the government based on children's academic performance at the end of Key Stage 2. They start with the highest performing schools (St Wilfrid's, Dore, Meersbrook) and end with the lowest scorers.

 

http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/group.pl?qtype=LA&superview=pri&view=aat&set=1&tab=1&no=373&sort=ks2_14.ptreadwrittamatx14&ord=desc

 

Thought it might be of interest!

[Anna B 1,417]

The 2014 Primary School league tables have been released by the government based on children's academic performance at the end of Key Stage 2. They start with the highest performing schools (St Wilfrid's, Dore, Meersbrook) and end with the lowest scorers.

 

http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/group.pl?qtype=LA&superview=pri&view=aat&set=1&tab=1&no=373&sort=ks2_14.ptreadwrittamatx14&ord=desc

 

Thought it might be of interest!

 

Thanks for that amazon; makes for interesting reading.

 

The difference between the top schools achievements, (100% of pupils with level 4 in Maths, English and Science,) and the bottom (31% of pupils with level 4 in Maths English and Science,) requires investigation, and the number of schools not submitting results is also strange. However as a retired teacher I know how misleading these sorts of tables can be, so I'd have to see further breakdowns and analysis.

[johnnyeng 10]

As usual tinsley meadows have lowest percentage

[Daven 10]

Just as a matter of interest - how often does a school get inspected by OFSTED ?

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Just as a matter of interest - how often does a school get inspected by OFSTED ?

 

It's something along the lines of this: if it gets a good or outstanding report it receives another inspection within around three years. If it receives requires improvement it has a monitoring visit in the following months followed by a full re-inspection within two years. If it receives inadequate then there's much closer scrutiny.

 

Although Ofsted seem to have no idea what they're doing and give pretty inconsistent judgements...

[Bludragonfly 10]

As usual tinsley meadows have lowest percentage

 

You need to look again!

 

Tinsley Meadows has fantastic results. Every child in the school made expected or better progress - 100% in Reading, Writing and Maths. Dore Primary didn't achieve 100% for all three.

 

Yes, 81% isn't the highest score but at the bottom of page 1 (of 2.5 pages of results) it is still an excellent result.

 

This means that every child made at least the amount of progress that they should make. Not every child will achieve level 4 results when you have a school as diverse as Tinsley. In any school you will have children that have special needs / find learning difficult because of illness/disability/not speaking English - at Tinsley this group make as much progress as every other child - they reach their own best level even if this is not level 4

[allianceroof 10]

Nice to see Hallam primary school improving now they've got rid of that awful headmistress

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You need to look again!

 

Tinsley Meadows has fantastic results. Every child in the school made expected or better progress - 100% in Reading, Writing and Maths. Dore Primary didn't achieve 100% for all three.

 

Yes, 81% isn't the highest score but at the bottom of page 1 (of 2.5 pages of results) it is still an excellent result.

 

This means that every child made at least the amount of progress that they should make. Not every child will achieve level 4 results when you have a school as diverse as Tinsley. In any school you will have children that have special needs / find learning difficult because of illness/disability/not speaking English - at Tinsley this group make as much progress as every other child - they reach their own best level even if this is not level 4

 

You're quite right. People forget how massively different children's starting points and influences are and they are the key indicator of future academic achievement. A school that battles against social disadvantage and still manages to ensure good progress is a good school.

 

You'd expect schools in Dore and Meersbrook to achieve good results. You probably wouldn't expect such good results in Tinsley, so well done to the staff there.

 

Also, as you say, the results are spread over 3-4 pages, not just one, so being at the bottom of page 1 is actually quite good!

[Bludragonfly 10]

You're quite right. People forget how massively different children's starting points and influences are and they are the key indicator of future academic achievement. A school that battles against social disadvantage and still manages to ensure good progress is a good school.

 

You'd expect schools in Dore and Meersbrook to achieve good results. You probably wouldn't expect such good results in Tinsley, so well done to the staff there.

 

Also, as you say, the results are spread over 3-4 pages, not just one, so being at the bottom of page 1 is actually quite good!

 

 

 

Also towards the top of page 2 is Hinde House 3-16 which has results of 79% Level 4+ and also shows expected or better progress at 93%, 95% and 100% for every child which is excellent news for the children going there.

 

If you go to the end of the table with the lowest Level 4+ actual results you will see schools such as Concord and Hartley Brook. Whilst the number of children achieving Level 4+ are lower than other schools the amount of progress that all children are making is still over 80% so they must have good teaching (to get children to make progress) but with higher number of children with special educational needs, English as an additional language etc.

[Kit! 10]

I have to say that it's not a 'true' calculation as it does not show the % of children that qualify as apposed to the inclusion of children with SEN in these figures which alters the final figures greatly if this was taken into consideration.

[Bludragonfly 10]

I have to say that it's not a 'true' calculation as it does not show the % of children that qualify as apposed to the inclusion of children with SEN in these figures which alters the final figures greatly if this was taken into consideration.

 

 

The stats do show this information if you click on all the options

[Grenoside123 10]

It's something along the lines of this: if it gets a good or outstanding report it receives another inspection within around three years. If it receives requires improvement it has a monitoring visit in the following months followed by a full re-inspection within two years. If it receives inadequate then there's much closer scrutiny.

 

Although Ofsted seem to have no idea what they're doing and give pretty inconsistent judgements...

 

You can say that again!

Funny how Ofsted rated Grenoside Primary as 'Inadequate' and placed them into special measures, (having previously rating them as 'Outstanding' in the inspection prior to this one!), yet out of 181 schools in that league table, Grenoside's performance ranks as 22nd best! All the signs of an inadequate school hey?! Madness.