A total of 84 of Scotland’s primary schools ensure that almost ever primary seven pupil is up to standard in reading, writing, numeracy, listening and talking according to a new league table.
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.
Chapelside Primary, in Airdrie, came top of the list - scoring a maximum of 400 points, despite over 90 per cent of pupils coming from ‘very deprived’ families.
The North Lanarkshire school has attempted to instil a “reading culture”, opening a new library in 2024 with input from staff and pupils on the genres and authors to be included.
Inspectors recently praised the school’s “wonderful writing” initiative, which was “impacting positively on pupil motivation and ability to write independently”.
Here are the top 10 best performing primaries according to the report.
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5. St Mary’s Primary School
Completing the top five is another North Lanarkshire school - 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
6. St Mark's Primary School
Located in the East Dunbartonshire town of Barrhead, St Mark's Primary School comes sixth in the league table with full marks and 30-40 per cent of its 366 pupils coming from very deprived backgrounds. | Google Maps
7. St Anthony’s Primary School
St Anthony’s Primary School, in Armadale in West Lothian, is up next with top marks from a school roll of 190, 20-30 per cent of which are classed as 'very deprived'. The school has a pupil-to-teacher ratio of 12.8. | Google Maps
8. Sheuchan School
Also getting the maximum 400 points is Sheuchan School, in the Dumfries and Galloway town of Stranraer. 20-30 per cent of its 149 pupils backgrounds are classed as 'very deprived'. It has an average class size of 22.1 pupils. | Google Maps