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 North Lanarkshire Council a total of 13 primaries received at least 390 points - with nine earning full marks.
Here are the top 13 best performing primary schools in North Lanarkshire.
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1. Chapelside Primary School
Chapelside Primary School in Airdrie tops this year's league table for both North Lanarkshire and the whole of Scotland. It scored the maximum 100 points across all four core skills despite 90 per cent of pupils being deemed “very deprived” in the Scottish government’s index of multiple deprivation (SIMD). | Googlre Maps
2. Tannochside Primary School
Tannochside Primary School is the second of four North Lanarkshire schools to feature in the top 10 of Scotland's best performing primaries - coming fourth in the report. The school in Uddingston scored full marks with 50-60 per cent of its 538 pupils classified as being 'very deprived'. It has a pupil attendance rate of 89.2 per cent. | Google Maps
3. St Mary’s Primary School
The third best performing school in North Lanarkshire - and the fifth best in the whole of Scotland - is St Mary's Primary in Coatbridge. Between 40 per cent and 50 per cent of its 211 pupils are said to be 'very deprived', but it received 100s across the board. | Google Maps
4. Holy Cross Primary School
Holy Cross Primary School in Croy is the fourth best performing primary in North Lanarkshire - and comes tenth in the whole of Scotland. 20-30 per cent of its 311 pupils come from 'very deprived' backgrounds. With 16 teachers and an average class size of 24, it scored the full 400 marks across all four categories. | Google Maps