A new report has found that 84 of Scotland’s primary schools ensure that almost ever primary seven pupil is up to standard in reading, writing, numeracy, listening and 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 Falkirk Council a total of 13 primaries received at least 370 points - with just one earning full marks.
Here are the top 13 best performing primary schools in Falkirk.
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1. Head Of Muir Primary School
Head Of Muir Primary School, in Denny, is the only Falkirk primary to score the full 400 points in the report. Fewer than 10 per cent of its 259 pupils come from a background classed as 'very deprived'. | Google Maps
2. St Francis Xavier's RC Primary School
St Francis Xavier's RC Primary School is one of two Falkrik primaries to score a near-perfect 390 points in the report - just dropping 10 marks in the numeracy category. Between 20-30 per cent of its 418 pupils come from 'very deprived' families. | Google Maps
3. St Mary's RC Primary School
St Mary's RC Primary School, in Bo'ness, also dropped 10 marks in numeracy to end up with 390 points out of 400. 10-20 per cent of the school's 145 pupils were classed as 'very deprived' in the report. | Google Maps
4. Carmuirs Primary School
Camelon's Carmuirs Primary School is one of five Falkirk primaries to score 380 out of 400 in the report - dropping 10 points in each of the reading and writing categories. It's all the more impressive considering between 80-90 per cent of the school's 150 pupils are classed as being 'very deprived'. | Google Maps