Whatever your viewpoint, the exams for pupils in Year 6 provide the main data for the school league tables that are published by the Department for Education every year.
The league tables can be sorted according to a variety of data points – including how pupils perform in their maths exams.
This score is known as the maths ‘scaled score’. The expected standard is a score of 100 or more. The higher standard is 110 or more.
In Peterborough, the average rating is 103 – while for England as a whole, the average rating is 104.
Here are the 19 schools in Peterborough that scored a rating above 104 – listed in reverse order.
The data is available at https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
1. Best primary schools for maths in Peterborough
19 primary schools in Peterborough scored above the England average for maths Photo: Yuri Arcurs peopleimages.com
3. Nene Valley Primary School
Nene Valley Primary School has a rating of 105 Photo: David Lowndes
4. Heritage Park Primary School
Heritage Park Primary School had a rating of 105 Photo: David Lowndes