About these tables

General

These tables give information about the National Curriculum results of 11-year-old pupils in state schools in England. They list LEA-maintained schools in each local education authority (LEA) area in alphabetical order. Special schools are not listed but the results of pupils in special schools are included in the local and national averages.

If your child already attends a school listed in the tables, you will be interested to see how it's results compare with other schools in the area, and with the LEA and national averages. You can also see at a glance how each school's results have changed over the past four years. You may wish to discuss the results with teachers at your school - how do they feel the school is performing, and what plans do they have to improve their pupils' results? How can you support the work of the school? What more can you do to help your own child do better?

Choosing a school

If you are considering which primary school your child might attend, you will find helpful information in the tables about the performance of schools in your area. But the tables provide only part of the picture of each school's overall achievements.

You can find more information in school prospectuses or governors' annual reports, by checking if there have been any recent Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) inspections and, of course, by visiting schools and talking to teachers.

If your child is nearing the end of his or her time at primary school, you will probably want to look at the secondary school performance tables to help you decide which school you would like him or her to attend next.