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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5. St Patrick's Primary School
St Patrick's Primary School in Shotts completes the top five, scoring the maximum of 400 out of 400 points and with 20-30 per cent of its 200 pupils classed as 'very deprived'. It's the 13th best performing primary in Scotland. | Google Maps
6. St Andrew's Primary School
St Andrew's Primary School in Cumbernauld is the sixth of nine North Lanarkshire primaries to score the full 400 marks in the report. As is the case with the rest of the top-scoring schools fewer than 10 per cent of its pupils are classed as 'very deprived'. | Google Maps
7. St Joseph's Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School in Stepps was also awarded 400 out of 400 points by the report. The school has an average class size of 24.6 pupils. | Google Maps
8. Whitelees Primary School
Whitelees Primary School in Cumbernauld is yet another North Lanarkshire primary to earn the full 400 points in the report. The school has 240 pupils taught by 14 teachers. | Google Maps