Schools submit data on the percentage of pupils up to standard in reading, writing, numeracy and combined listening-and-talking. The Sunday Times aggregates this data into a maximum score of 400.
Schools with a higher proportion of deprived pupils are weighted to rise up The Sunday Times Primary School League table to recognise their achievement in delivering a good education despite the challenges of poverty. The data, based on teacher judgment, is drawn from the same government statistics that policymakers use to make decisions about schools and nurseries in Scotland. Almost 1,200 primary schools submitted data.
There are over 2,000 primary schools in Scotland but more than a third do not submit Acel data each year. A record 89 schools scored top marks this year, up from 85 last year and just 52 when the government first began compiling data in 2016/17.
Schools are marked against 4 categories: reading, writing, numeracy and combined listening-and-talking. Each category is scored out of 100 for a total of 400.
The full searchable table of 1200 schools is available at The Times by clicking here.

5. Rochsolloch Primary School
Rochsolloch Primary School is ranked 441st in Scotland and scored 360. | Wiki Comms

6. St Serf's Primary School
Ranked 512th in Scotland, St Serf's Primary School scored 350. | Google Maps

7. Golfhill Primary School
Golfhill Primary School ranked 526th in Scotland scored 350. | Contributed

8. Chapelhall Primary School
Ranked 549th in Scotland, Chapelhall Primary School scored 350. | Google Maps


