Children at St Stephen’s School in east London know their times tables and are reading ‘hard’ books by the time they are seven AKIRA SUEMORIAn East End state school in one of the poorest parts of England has beaten every private school to come top in the Sunday Times league tables, published today. The 11-year-olds at St Stephen’s School Primary School in East Ham — where nearly all the pupils speak English as a second language and most are from Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi backgrounds — were the best at reading, spelling and doing their sums. It is the first time a state primary has topped the tables, although independent schools point out that many of them do not sit Sats. The school’s combined test score of 340 just pipped the 339 scored by girls at Guildford High Junior School, which charges up to £13,356 a year for children…

Source: The Times November 19, 2017 00:05 UTC