The latest Department for Education (DfE) primary school league table sees each school awarded a score out of 120 for SAT assessments in reading and maths. The average 'scaled’ scores' refer to Key Stage 2 assessments taken by pupils at the end of Year 6 in the summer of 2025.#
We have ranked the schools based on the proportion of students meeting the ‘expected standard’. According to the Department for Education, pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.
Pupils are classed as achieving at a ‘higher standard’ if they achieve a scaled score of 110 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as ‘working at a greater depth within the expected standard’ in writing.
Take a look at the gallery below to see the 17 schools in Newcastle where the highest percentage of students did not hit the attainment target.
5. Mountfield Primary School
44% of pupils met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths. | Google
6. Canning Street Primary School
47% of pupils met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths. | Google
7. West Denton Primary
48% of pupils met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths. | Google
8. St John's Primary School
50% of pupils met the government’s expected standards for reading, writing, and maths. | Google