New data from Ofsted has revealed how many outstanding primary schools there are in the East of England.

In Essex 90 per cent of schools inspected in 2019 were either good or outstanding, a one per cent increase from last year. 

The figures come from Ofsted's annual report. 

Paul Brooker, Ofsted Director for the East of England, said: "This year’s annual report reflects the fact that social care and education provision in the East of England remain strong.

"Our region serves its pupils well.

"High quality early years settings ensure that children get off to a good start in the early years, and most of our primary and secondary schools are at least good too.

"In contrast, our further education and skills providers have had rather a mixed year, and still lag behind the national picture. Some colleges have improved to ‘good’, but some weaker colleges have shown little or no improvement.

"There have been inspection highs and lows, and real success stories where provision has been dramatically improved.

"Inspection outcomes in a locality tend to reflect standards, so it’s no surprise to see primary schools in Hertfordshire, Essex and Southend, for example, doing well, but primary school inspection outcomes in places like Bedford and Cambridgeshire still lagging behind."

Below, we have listed each primary school the Colchester area according to Department for Education figures, based upon the number of children achieving the expected standards in reading, writing and maths. 

The Department for Education publishes the annual tables detailing the performance of every school in the country based on the results of the Key Stage Two SATs ­— taken by Year Six pupils to test their reading, writing and maths.

And while results are certainly not 'everything' when it comes to primary education, it is useful to know where your children's school ranks.

Atop the table sits St Thomas More’s Catholic School where 97 per cent of children are achieving the expected standard in all three categories.

Just below is Hamilton Primary School, with 92 per cent.

Nationally, 65 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths - combined - in 2019, up from 64 per cent in 2018.