Support and hard work helped results

West Sussex has seen a slight improvement in its Sats results, the county council said.

Provisional results show that 62 per cent of 11-yearold pupils met or exceeded government standards in reading, writing and maths (RWM), a one per cent rise from last year and a seven per cent rise since 2017.

Richard Burrett, the county council cabinet member for education and skills, said: “I am pleased to again see a rise in our SATS results across the age ranges and although we are still slightly below national figures, I’m encouraged that we continue to see improvements. This is all down to the hard work of pupils and the strong support they received from their schools.”

National RWM figures in 2019 are 65 per cent, the council said, adding that since the new exam framework was introduced in 2016, West Sussex has improved its RWM results by 17 per cent against a national increase of 11 per cent.