CHESHIRE East’s best performing primary schools have been revealed after the government published this year's key stage two SATs results.

League tables published by the Department of Education today rank schools by the percentage of children in year 6 reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

The average across Cheshire East was 46 per cent. The average for all schools across England is 61 per cent

The highest performing school in Crewe is Beechwood Primary School and Nursery, which came 27th overall in the borough.

In Nantwich, the highest performing school is Acton Church of England Primary Academy, which came 3rd in the borough.

The top 10 performing primary schools in Crewe and Nantwich are:

1.   Acton Church of England Primary Academy: 88 per cent met expected standards

2.   Weaver Primary School: 87 per cent met expected standards

3.   St Anne's Catholic Primary School: 81 per cent met expected standards

4.   Beechwood Primary School and Nursery: 77 per cent met expected standards

5.   Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School: 77 per cent met expected standards

6.   The Dingle Primary School: 74 per cent met expected standards

7.   Pear Tree Primary School: 72 per cent met expected standards

8.   The Berkeley Academy: 71 per cent met expected standards

9.    Pebble Brook Primary School: 71 per cent met expected standards

10.  Highfields Academy: 73 per cent met expected standards

11.  Sound and District Primary School: 70 per cent met expected standards

12.  Wrenbury Primary School: 70 per cent met expected standards

13.  Weston Village Primary School: 68 per cent met expected standards

14.  Willaston Primary Academy: 67 per cent met expected standards

15.  Brierley Primary School: 67 per cent met expected standards

16.  Audlem St James' CofE Primary School: 67 per cent met expected standards

17.  Hermitage Primary School: 66 per cent met expected standards

18.  Millfields Primary School and Nursery: 64 per cent met expected standards

19.  Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School: 64 per cent met expected standards

20.  Leighton Academy: 63 per cent met expected standards

21.  St Oswald's Worleston CofE Primary School: 63 per cent met expected standards (This school closed on 31/03/2017 and has now become an academy)

22.  Wheelock Primary School: 61 per cent met expected standards

23.  Haslington Primary School: 60 per cent met expected standards

24.  Wistaston Academy: 60 per cent met expected standards

25.  Vine Tree Primary School: 59 per cent met expected standards

26.  Edleston Primary School: 59 per cent met expected standards

27.  Shavington Primary School: 55 per cent met expected standards

28.  Wistaston Church Lane Academy: 55 per cent met expected standards

29.  St Michael's Community Academy: 52 per cent met expected standards

30.  Monks Coppenhall Academy: 51 per cent met expected standards

31.  Mablins Lane Community Primary School: 46 per cent met expected standards

32.  Hungerford Primary Academy: 46 per cent met expected standards

33.  St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe: 45 per cent met expected standards

34.  Underwood West Primary School: 44 per cent met expected standards (This school closed on 30/11/2016 and has now become an academy. The new school is Underwood West Academy)

35.  Nantwich Primary Academy: 36 per cent met expected standards

36.  Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School: 32 per cent met expected standards

37.  Bridgemere CofE Primary School: 19 per cent met expected standards