More children achieved the level expected for their age in the latest Key Stage 2 SATS tests. But headteachers have said the tests put schools and children under too much pressure, and should be scrapped.
Four out of five 11-year-olds achieved the target of at least level 4 in English, 77% in maths and 88% in science.
But five schools were stripped of their results for breaking the rules.
Head teachers’ leader Mick Brookes said the cheating showed how much pressure schools were under.
The National Association of Head Teachers said that “at their best the tests show where rich people live.”
“We congratulate all schools for the progress they have made this year despite intervention from Government initiatives and imperatives that do not drive up standards, but drive up bureaucracy and reduce capacity.”
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