Local MP Julian Knight has welcomed the latest statistics showing that a majority of local primary schools have improved their outcomes in important tests.
According to figures from the Department for Education, 14 out of 24 primary schools in the Solihull constituency have seen a year-on-year increase in the number of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing, and mathematics at Key Stage 2 tests. These are:
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (2017: 65% 2018: 91%)
- Haslucks Green School (2017: 45% 2018: 64%)
- Oak Cottage Primary School (2017: 87% 2018: 97%)
- Widney Junior School (2017: 73% 2018: 82%)
- Yew Tree Primary School (2017: 75% 2018: 82%)
- Kineton Green Primary School (2017: 48% 2018: 53%)
- Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School (2017: 73% 2018: 78%)
- Sharmans Cross Junior School (2017: 80% 2018: 83%)
- Shirley Heath Junior School (2017: 69% 2018: 72%)
- Peterbrook Primary School (2017: 65% 2018: 67%)
- Olton Primary School (2017: 65% 2018: 67%)
- Langley Primary School (2017: 61% 2018: 63%)
- Valley Primary (2017: 47% 2018: 48%)
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School (2017: 64% 2018: 65%)
There was also an average national increase from 61% to 64% this year, despite the Government introducing tough new standards to bring England into line with best-performing education systems elsewhere.
Commenting on the news, Julian Knight said:
“We are very lucky in Solihull to have so many excellent schools, and I hope that both pupils and teachers are proud of the way they have risen to the challenge of the new standards. Reading, writing, and arithmetic are the foundations for success in secondary school, and these figures represent brighter futures for hundreds of local children.”
