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/
17. St John's Church School, Spirit Federation
St John's Church School, Spirit Federation had a rating of 109 Photo: David Lowndes
18. The King's (The Cathedral) School
The King's (The Cathedral) School had a rating of 109 Photo: David Lowndes
19. Winyates Primary School, Spirit Federation
Winyates Primary School, Spirit Federation had a rating of 110 Photo: David Lowndes
20. Barnack C of E (Controlled) Primary School
Barnack C of E (Controlled) Primary School had a score of 110 Photo: David Lowndes