A league table showing the performance of primary schools in West Kent was released by the Department for Education this morning.

It shows the achievements of pupils in primary schools with a particular focus on reading, writing and maths.

A level 4 grade is the standard they are expected to obtain in each subject and schools are expected to ensure at least 65% of pupils achieve this.

There was a strong showing from schools across the Weald, with Goudhurst and Kilndown C of E, in Beaman Close, top of the class.

It saw all 29 of its students get at least a level four in the three core subjects.

Frittenden C of E, in The Street, saw 100% of its 13 pupils make the grade in maths and 92% got a level 4 or higher in reading in and writing.

There was also great success at Headcorn Primary School, in Kings Road, with 90% of its 29 pupils scoring at least level 4 in the three areas.

All pupils passed their writing assessment with 97% achieving the mark in reading and 93% in maths.

Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided C of E, in Common Road, saw 90% of its 21 pupils get the grades in all three subjects.

Staplehurst School, in Gybbon Rise, saw 84% of its 67 pupils make the grade with children excelling in the English subjects.

There was a 94% success rate in reading and 93% in writing. Despite being its worst subject, maths was still at an impressive 85%.

Marden Primary School, in Goudhurst Road, saw 73% of its 33 pupils make the grade in all three areas.

Despite this the government’s data shows 85% of kids sitting each exam scored at least a level 4.

At Cranbrook Primary, in Carriers Road, 70% of its 23 pupils got a level 4 in the key subjects.

There was a 91% success rate in reading and 87% rate in writing but maths was down at 74%.

There were no schools performing beneath the standards expected by the government.

Across the county, primary schools are keeping pace with the national average.

According to the Department for Education’s data, 79% of children in Kent schools achieved level 4 - the government’s benchmark of achievement.

That is in line with the national figure.

When it comes to pupils achieving a “good” level 4 score, Kent saw 68% of children doing so, compared to 67% nationally.

Around one in four - 25% - achieved a higher level of achievement by securing level 5 - 1% more than the national average.

The SATs are designed to indicate whether children can spell properly, start to use grammatically complex sentences and employ joined up handwriting in English.

In maths they have to be able to multiply and divide whole numbers by 10 or 100 and use simple fractions and percentages.

Cllr Roger Gough (Con), KCC cabinet member for schools, said the improvement was a sign that primary schools were moving in the right direction.

To see the information in full visit: www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/