The Dudley primary schools with the best scores revealed

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School in Dudley led the way with 97% of eligible students achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in key stage two in the 2022-23 school year.

It was followed by:

Pedmore CE Primary School, Stourbridge, where 85% of pupils met the standard.

St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Sedgley, where 83% of pupils met the standard.

Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School, Halesowen, where 79% of pupils met the standard.

Greenfield Primary School, Stourbridge, where 78% of pupils met the standard.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary on Hillcrest Road in Dudley came out top (Image: Google)

The National Association of Head Teachers said government investment is needed to help pupils recover from the pandemic, as figures show the proportion of students meeting the expected mark is well below pre-pandemic levels.

Pupils scoring at least a scaled score of 100 out of 120 will have met the expected standard in the test.

Our Lady and St Kenelm Catholic School on Bundle Hill in Halesowen (Image: Google)

However, school leaders' union the NAHT said ranking schools is simplistic and does not consider the context of the particular cohort or the community the school serves.

The Government aims for 90% of key stage two children to meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Overall in England, 60% of students met the standard in 2022-23 – up from 59% the year before but below 65% in 2018-19, before the pandemic.

Sir Kevan Collins, former education recovery tsar, proposed a £15 billion long-term catch-up programme for children whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.

A Department of Education spokesperson said: “The pandemic had a significant impact on education globally which is why we have made £5 billion available since 2020 for education recovery initiatives, including just under five million tutoring course starts to date supporting pupils in all corners of the country."