THE Primary Schools Performance Tables have been published today and 10 schools in the Knutsford area came above the national average.

Based on SATs results, the table shows the percentage of children at each school who met the 'expected standard'.

Lower Peover CofE Primary School had the best score in the region with 95 per cent of its pupils achieving the expected standard, while Bexton Primary School was close behind with 93 per cent.

Wincle Primary School in Macclesfield came at the top of the table for schools in the Cheshire East Council boundary with an unprecedented 100 per cent.

The average score for schools in the local authority is 68 per cent, and the average for schools across England is 64 per cent.

The list of schools in the Knutsford and Holmes Chapel area is:

1. Lower Peover CofE Primary School – 95%

2. Bexton Primary School – 93%

3. Goostrey Community Primary School – 90%

4. Peover Superior Endowed Primary School – 89%

5. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School – 79%

6. Holmes Chapel Primary School – 74%

7. Chelford CofE Primary School – 71%

8. Mobberley CofE Primary School – 70%

9. High Legh Primary School – 68%

10. Egerton Primary School – 67%

11. Hermitage Primary School – 61%

12. Manor Park School and Nursery – 52%

See the full table for Cheshire East Schools here.