FIVE-out-of-six pupils at Surrey primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths this year, according to an official breakdown of results in national tests for 11-year-olds.

Figures released by the Department for Education show that 83 per cent of pupils reached level four– the required standard for their age– in all three subjects.

That was a marked a rise on last year’s figure of 82 per cent in the SATs tests.

Nationally 80 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in the three subjects this year, a two per cent rise on the previous year.

Schools are now expected to ensure 65 per cent of pupils achieve level four or above in reading, writing, and maths– or satisfy separate pupil progress requirements.

Level four indicates that they can spell properly, start to use grammatically complex sentences and employ joined up handwriting in English.

In maths, they are able to multiply and divide whole numbers by 10 or 100 and use simple fractions and percentages.

The figures give a school-by-school breakdown of pupils’ results in national tests taken this spring and the progress they made.

Linda Kemeny, Surrey County Council’s member for schools, said: “We want to unlock every child’s potential and ensuring they get the best possible education is at the core of this.

“We’ll continue doing all we can to raise education standards while at the same time pressing for more help to meet rising demand for school places– we need to create 13,000 more in the next five years but face a funding shortfall of more than £30 million in each of the next two years alone.”