Questions remain: do the results add up?

Many UK teachers believe that the publication of league tables indicating the performance of 11-year-olds in mathematics, English and science does not give an accurate view of standards in primary schools. Pupil numbers in primary schools tend to be small, and this means that an individual school's ranking in the league tables can be significantly affected by the absence of only a few pupils while testing is taking place. Furthermore, the league tables do not take account of the schools' different intakes.