Good, better, better still
Department for Children, Schools and Families have published primary school league tables reflecting the results from Key Stage 2 tests taken by year six children in May 2009.
These Tables give information on the achievements of pupils in local primary schools, and how they compare with other schools in the Local Authority (LA) area.
The tables show schools In TW8 are above average virtually everywhere, almost beating the national averages everywhere.
It also suggests there's not much difference between Brentford's four primary schools
The tables should be considered alongside other sources of information such as Ofsted reports and school prospectuses.
Ofsted school inspection reports can be obtained from Ofsted’s website at www.ofsted.gov.uk or direct from the school on request.
| - | Pupils eligible | English | Mathematics | Science | both English and Maths | Average point score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | L4+ | L5 | L4+ | L5 | L4+ | L5 | L4+ | - | |
| England (all schools) | - |
80% |
29% |
79% |
35% |
88% |
43% |
72% |
27.9 |
| Local Authority Average | - |
81% |
28% |
80% |
38% |
90% |
46% |
74% |
28.0 |
| Green Dragon Primary School | 54 |
87% |
28% |
93% |
37% |
100% |
50% |
85% |
28.9 |
| Our Lady and St John's RC Primary School | 24 |
83% |
33% |
88% |
46% |
96% |
63% |
83% |
29.0 |
| St Paul's CE Primary School | 29 |
93% |
17% |
100% |
31% |
100% |
52% |
93% |
28.9 |
| Lionel Primary School | 23 |
70% |
17% |
78% |
43% |
87% |
39% |
70% |
27.7 |
To achieve Level 4 in Maths, children have to meet the following requirements:
Comfortable finding a way to solve everyday problems
Clear and organised working out
Can add, subtract, multiply, divide in the head comfortably
Knows multiplication tables up to 10x10
Self checks and estimates
Can plot co-ordinates on a graph
Can work out area and perimeter
Can represent and interpret data in suitable diagram form.
To achieve Level 5 in Maths, children have to meet the following requirements:
Thinks mathematically
Can explain own reasoning
Can do simple equations, easy algebra
Can calculate in fractions and percentages
Can approximate
Can calculate angles
Understands the principles of probability.
To achieve Level 4 in English, children have to meet the following requirements:
An active reader – infers, predicts, visualises
Reads ‘between the lines’
Gets the point, the moral, the message
Writes extended sentences, uses commas to chunk them up
Chooses words for effect.
To achieve Level 5 in English, children have to meet the following requirements:
Recognises writing technique and bias, has a sense of the literary
Writing is well-organised and paragraphed
Uses standard English as appropriate
Composes complex sentences, can use a subordinate clause
Adapts writing to suit audience and purpose.
December 4, 2009
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