Schools battle to lift standards in Key Stage 2 pupil tests
Pupils in the Black Country and Staffordshire are just below average when it comes to KS2 SATs results this year.
Revised Key Stage 2 results and performance tables published this month by the Department for Education have shown how well each local authority is doing in SATs results.
In Wolverhampton, 64 per cent of children achieved the expected level in reading, writing and maths for 2019.
In Sandwell it was 62 per cent, Dudley was 59 per cent, Walsall was 61 per cent and Staffordshire was 65 per cent.
The national average was 65 per cent, with only Staffordshire falling in line with this.
Councillor Dr Michael Hardacre, Wolverhampton Council's cabinet member for education and skills, said: "These results are testament to the hard work of our schools and their pupils and parents, and also the excellent support of our School Improvement Team who have been working in partnership with schools across the city to raise educational standards still further."
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School in Penn was the top performing school in the city, with 98 per cent of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at the end of Key Stage 2
Councillor Chris Towe, education chief at Walsall Council, added: "Over the past three years, the percentage of children achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in Key Stage 2 has increased from 53 per cent in 2017 to 61 per cent in 2019.
"I recognise that we have improvements to make and are working closely with all our schools to ensure the best outcomes for our children. I would also like to thank the schools for their continued hard work."
In Walsall one of the top performing schools was New Intervention Junior School with 82 per cent of students meeting the standard in reading, writing and maths.
Over in Dudley, one of the best schools was Blowers Green Primary with 83 per cent of pupils meeting the expected standard, and 85 per cent of pupils met the standard at Grove Vale Primary School in Great Barr, Sandwell.
In Cannock, St Luke's C of E Primary celebrated 85 per cent of students reaching the standard, and in Stafford St Paul's C of E Primary saw 79 per cent of students hit the target.
Pupils take national curriculum assessments in Year 6, at the end of Key Stage 2. The tests, often referred to as SATs, cover reading, maths and grammar, punctuation and spelling while teacher assessments cover writing and science.
