A new report has found that 84 of Scotland’s primary schools ensure that almost every primary seven pupil is up to standard in reading, writing, numeracy, and listening & talking.
The Sunday Times report used data submitted by schools in each of the four categories to come up with a mark out of a maximum of 400.
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A total of 1,197 primary schools provided data for the annual Achievement in Curriculum for Excellence Levels publications, with the remaining 729 on the government database not participating, either because no children were up to standard, the school roll was too small or the data was not collected centrally.
Schools with a higher proportion of deprived pupils were weighted to rise up the league table to recognise their achievement in delivering a good education despite the challenges of poverty.
The schools were then placed in a league table according to how well they were performing.
In the area covered by Argyll & Bute Council a total of 11 primaries received at least 310 points - with one earning full marks.
Here are all 11 of the top performing primary schools in Argyll & Bute.
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1. St Joseph's Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School, in Helensburgh, is the only Argyll & Bute to score the full 400 point across all four core education categories in the Sunday Times report. Between 20-30 per cent of the school's 161 pupils come from 'very deprived' backgrounds according to the Scottish government’s index of multiple deprivation (SIMD). It means that the school came in 9th place across the whole of Scotland. | Google Maps
2. Hermitage Primary School
Also in Helensburgh, Hermitage Primary School is one of two Argyll & Bute primaries to score a near-perfect 390 points in the report - just dropping 10 marks in the writing category. Fewer than 10 per cent of the school's pupils are classed as 'very deprived'. | Google Maps
3. Rhu Primary School
Located in the village of the same name, Rhu Primary School also scored 390 points out of a maximum of 400 in the report - dropping 10 marks in the numeracy category. Fewer than 10 per cent of the school's pupils are classed as being from 'very deprived' backgrounds. | Google Maps
4. Park Primary School
Park Primary School, in Oban, dropped 10 marks in each of the numeracy and writing categories to finish with 380 points in the report. Again, fewer than 10 per cent of the school's pupils are categorised as being 'very deprived'. | Google Maps