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Last Updated: Wednesday, 29 November 2006, 12:18 GMT
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The 'most improved' schools
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The head of this year's "most improved" primary school in England would rather the league tables did not exist.
"Three years ago we were on the bottom. That was really hurtful," said Nicola Roth.
"I would hate for any other school to have to go through that."
But her school, Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, almost trebled the proportion of its Year 6 pupils achieving the expected level in English, maths and science between 2002 and 2005.
That sustained improvement puts it at the top of the list of 102 schools issued by the Department for Education and Skills.
Poor backgrounds
"Lots of other schools have worked really, really hard and will not get the acknowledgement they deserve," she said.
"It would be better if league tables did not exist. Parents often get a false impression of what the school is about."
Eastborough's pupils come mainly from Pakistani families, many of them poor.
For most, English is not the language spoken at home. Getting parents involved has been a key driver of success.
But the pupils are what matters most.
"Children are happy to come to school. If you get children who are happy to come to school you are nearly there, aren't you?" Ms Roth said.
The table below shows the whole list.
The columns of figures show the aggregate score out of 300 for the years 2002 - 2005, and the overall increase.
The key to inclusion is consistency: a school's results have to have improved each year (or at least stayed the same). Other schools might have had a greater absolute rise but with a dip along the way.
Click the name of any school for its page in the main tables, with details of its performance.
Click here for a fuller explanation of the figures.
SCHOOL, LEA |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
02-05 |
Eastborough Junior Infant and Nursery School, Kirklees |
85 |
133 |
213 |
247 |
162 |
Chafford Hundred Campus - Primary School, Thurrock |
150 |
203 |
248 |
297 |
147 |
Burnt Tree Junior and Infant School, Sandwell |
130 |
193 |
231 |
276 |
146 |
St Mark's CofE Primary School, Surrey |
116 |
148 |
156 |
261 |
145 |
Crane Park Primary School, Hounslow |
122 |
127 |
187 |
259 |
137 |
Marion Richardson Primary School, Tower Hamlets |
155 |
244 |
258 |
284 |
129 |
Rack House Primary School, Manchester |
131 |
152 |
257 |
258 |
127 |
The Smallberry Green Primary School, Hounslow |
152 |
210 |
240 |
278 |
126 |
Croft Community Primary School, Walsall |
67 |
74 |
119 |
192 |
125 |
Breckfield Primary School, Liverpool |
149 |
214 |
234 |
274 |
125 |
Lewis Street Primary School, Salford |
145 |
193 |
215 |
270 |
125 |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire |
179 |
227 |
242 |
300 |
121 |
Gainsborough Primary School, Newham |
124 |
174 |
231 |
242 |
118 |
Ackton Pastures Primary School, Wakefield |
117 |
162 |
174 |
235 |
118 |
Wilcombe Primary School, Devon |
125 |
143 |
186 |
243 |
118 |
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School, Tameside |
173 |
248 |
248 |
291 |
118 |
Ferham Primary School, Rotherham |
96 |
191 |
200 |
213 |
117 |
St Johns Primary School, Newcastle upon Tyne |
39 |
86 |
143 |
155 |
116 |
Abbeys Primary School, Milton Keynes |
141 |
212 |
221 |
255 |
114 |
Tow Law Millennium Primary School, Durham |
133 |
162 |
180 |
246 |
113 |
Cavendish Primary School, Hounslow |
171 |
268 |
275 |
282 |
111 |
Malcolm Primary School, Bromley |
113 |
175 |
192 |
223 |
110 |
Tollgate Primary School, Newham |
145 |
206 |
253 |
255 |
110 |
Hollyhedge Primary School, Sandwell |
157 |
202 |
253 |
267 |
110 |
St Edmund Roman Catholic School, Tower Hamlets |
171 |
228 |
250 |
281 |
110 |
Scunthorpe CofE Primary School, North Lincolnshire |
147 |
214 |
230 |
257 |
110 |
Noak Bridge Primary School, Essex |
158 |
187 |
188 |
267 |
109 |
Linacre Primary School, Sefton |
110 |
200 |
209 |
217 |
107 |
Acre Hall Primary School, Trafford |
112 |
187 |
200 |
219 |
107 |
Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit, Lancashire |
132 |
157 |
211 |
238 |
106 |
Joseph Lancaster Primary School, Southwark |
126 |
127 |
127 |
231 |
105 |
St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School, Buckinghamshire |
195 |
214 |
276 |
300 |
105 |
Hart Hill Primary School, Luton |
133 |
138 |
181 |
237 |
104 |
St Catherine's CofE Primary and Nursery School, Devon |
162 |
169 |
189 |
265 |
103 |
Coopersale and Theydon Garnon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Essex |
180 |
221 |
271 |
283 |
103 |
Birkwood Primary School, Barnsley |
134 |
155 |
228 |
236 |
102 |
Gulval Community Primary School, Cornwall |
181 |
212 |
229 |
283 |
102 |
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Coventry |
170 |
223 |
250 |
271 |
101 |
Edgar Stammers Junior School, Walsall |
113 |
168 |
173 |
213 |
100 |
Rawmarsh Ashwood Junior and Infant School, Rotherham |
194 |
200 |
292 |
294 |
100 |
Burton Pidsea Primary School, East Riding of Yorkshire |
179 |
236 |
238 |
279 |
100 |
Darenth Community Primary School, Kent |
113 |
144 |
200 |
213 |
100 |
Stretton Church of England Primary School, Coventry |
142 |
196 |
233 |
242 |
100 |
Alexandra Primary School, Haringey |
120 |
155 |
157 |
219 |
99 |
Ossett Gawthorpe Junior and Infant School, Wakefield |
197 |
230 |
274 |
295 |
98 |
Jarvis Brook Primary School, East Sussex |
181 |
250 |
250 |
279 |
98 |
Oakfield Primary School, Warwickshire |
137 |
196 |
204 |
235 |
98 |
Matthew Arnold Primary School, Liverpool |
156 |
177 |
238 |
253 |
97 |
Alton Park Junior School, Essex |
168 |
211 |
240 |
265 |
97 |
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone, Rochdale |
152 |
228 |
234 |
248 |
96 |
Guston Church of England Primary School, Kent |
117 |
150 |
171 |
213 |
96 |
Hall Green Primary School, Sandwell |
107 |
173 |
191 |
202 |
95 |
Abbey Primary School, Walsall |
180 |
200 |
214 |
275 |
95 |
Park Primary School, Hampshire |
130 |
169 |
188 |
225 |
95 |
The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Halton |
195 |
208 |
217 |
290 |
95 |
George Palmer Primary School, Reading |
104 |
119 |
188 |
198 |
94 |
Bishopton Primary School, Warwickshire |
173 |
194 |
247 |
267 |
94 |
Adelaide Primary School, Kingston Upon Hull, City of |
146 |
175 |
204 |
239 |
93 |
Lukes Lane Community School, South Tyneside |
103 |
171 |
190 |
195 |
92 |
St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior Infant and Nursery School, Kirklees |
191 |
214 |
250 |
283 |
92 |
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Kent |
129 |
188 |
188 |
221 |
92 |
Guildford Grove Primary School, Surrey |
107 |
173 |
197 |
198 |
91 |
Willowbank Primary School, Devon |
159 |
197 |
214 |
249 |
90 |
Fagley Primary School, Bradford |
94 |
148 |
173 |
183 |
89 |
St Michael's Primary School, Reading |
163 |
230 |
237 |
252 |
89 |
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Dorset |
183 |
267 |
267 |
271 |
88 |
Porchester Junior School, Nottinghamshire |
197 |
229 |
235 |
284 |
87 |
Salisbury Road Junior School, Plymouth |
196 |
200 |
264 |
282 |
86 |
Ranelagh Primary School, Suffolk |
168 |
204 |
243 |
254 |
86 |
Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School, North Yorkshire |
185 |
243 |
253 |
270 |
85 |
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School, Wirral |
203 |
217 |
252 |
288 |
85 |
Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Lancashire |
185 |
200 |
238 |
270 |
85 |
Cromwell Junior and Infant School and Nursery Class, Birmingham |
123 |
123 |
146 |
207 |
84 |
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School, North Yorkshire |
208 |
224 |
241 |
292 |
84 |
St John Fisher RC Primary School, Manchester |
155 |
205 |
231 |
239 |
84 |
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School, Bristol, City of |
127 |
178 |
187 |
211 |
84 |
Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School, Staffordshire |
192 |
200 |
257 |
276 |
84 |
Malmesbury Park Primary School, Bournemouth |
189 |
223 |
236 |
272 |
83 |
Rodmersham School, Kent |
217 |
267 |
267 |
300 |
83 |
Welbeck Primary School, Nottingham |
167 |
200 |
228 |
250 |
83 |
St John's Walworth Church of England Primary School, Southwark |
192 |
253 |
253 |
275 |
83 |
New Road Primary School, Calderdale |
143 |
188 |
213 |
225 |
82 |
Reigate Primary School, Derby |
169 |
213 |
230 |
251 |
82 |
Slater Primary School, Leicester |
183 |
206 |
217 |
265 |
82 |
Hanbury's Farm Community Primary School, Staffordshire |
131 |
188 |
211 |
213 |
82 |
Leighton Primary School, Cheshire |
211 |
267 |
286 |
293 |
82 |
Eastwood Junior School, Nottinghamshire |
148 |
174 |
213 |
230 |
82 |
Beech Street Community Primary School, Salford |
189 |
207 |
250 |
270 |
81 |
Cummersdale School, Cumbria |
181 |
233 |
254 |
262 |
81 |
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Salford |
162 |
206 |
211 |
243 |
81 |
Mossfield Primary School, Salford |
188 |
206 |
250 |
267 |
79 |
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit, Nottinghamshire |
179 |
223 |
241 |
258 |
79 |
Great Hockham Primary School, Norfolk |
150 |
162 |
211 |
229 |
79 |
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School, St. Helens |
188 |
203 |
256 |
267 |
79 |
Denbigh Community Primary School, North Tyneside |
156 |
212 |
227 |
234 |
78 |
Eldon Lane Primary School, Durham |
207 |
218 |
238 |
285 |
78 |
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Southwark |
215 |
265 |
280 |
293 |
78 |
Royston Meadstead Primary School, Barnsley |
153 |
175 |
188 |
230 |
77 |
Southwick Primary School, Sunderland |
163 |
164 |
185 |
240 |
77 |
Mill Lane Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees |
148 |
175 |
182 |
224 |
76 |
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary School, North Yorkshire |
204 |
245 |
263 |
280 |
76 |
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