Reading is one of the key parts of any curriculum, and at primary school, children are tested on their reading skills when they reach year 6. Schools are then given an average score in reading mark by the Department for Education (DfE) - who say the expected score is 100.
The average scaled score is the mean scaled score of all pupils awarded a scaled score. It only includes pupils who took the test and achieved a scaled score - the higher standard is a score of 110 or over.
To mark the National Year of Reading, the Yorkshire Evening Post has launched a new ‘Leeds Reads’ campaign to spark a love of reading across the city. To celebrate this we have compiled a list of the 15 best Leeds primary schools for reading skills according to the DfE.
View our gallery below and see whether your child’s school made the list...
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1. Bramhope Primary School
Bramhope Primary School, located on Breary Rise, Bramhope, achieved an average score in reading of 112. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
2. Horsforth Featherbank Primary School
Horsforth Featherbank Primary School, located on Featherbank Avenue, Horsforth, achieved an average score in reading of 112. | Gary Longbottom
3. Lowtown Primary School
Lowtown Primary School, located on Kent Road, Pudsey, achieved an average score in reading of 112. | Google
4. East Garforth Primary Academy
East Garforth Primary Academy, located on Aberford Road, East Garforth, achieved an average score in reading of 111. | Google
5. Shire Oak Primary School
Shire Oak Primary School, located on Wood Lane, Headingley, achieved an average score in reading of 111. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
6. Wigton Moor Primary School
Wigton Moor Primary School, located on Barfield Crescent, north Leeds, achieved an average score in reading of 111. Photo: National World