THE number of primary school pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths has risen again, official figures show.

Across England, 64% of 11-year-olds who sat this year's Sats - or national curriculum tests - met Government targets in all three areas, up from 61% last year, according to the Department for Education (DfE).

While the number of schools considered to be under-performing has decreased, 364 mainstream primaries in England fell below the primary school floor standard.

According to Press Association analysis of the data, 91,620 pupils are being taught at the under-performing primaries.

This represents around 2.1% of children at mainstreamprimary schools in England.

Schools are considered to be under-performing if fewer than 65% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, or if they fail to make sufficient progress in the three key areas.

The East and East Midlands had the highest percentage of schools below the floor standard, while London had the lowest at fewer than 1%, according to the Government data.

It showed Norfolk had the biggest proportion of under-performing schools - 22 of the 231 mainstream primary schools in that local authority area.

The number of "coasting" schools - a measure which looks at results over the past three years - has risen to 640, up from 524 last year and 477 in 2016.

Schools come under this definition if, based on revised data for all of the past three years, fewer than 85% of pupils achieved the expected standard at the end of primary school and they failed to make sufficient progress in reading, maths and writing.

This year's figure equates to one in 20 of all schools included in the coasting calculation.

Earlier this year the DfE announced proposals aimed at ending confusion over how schools are measured.

The system of using the two standards - floor and coasting - to judge school performance will be replaced with a new single measure.

Figures also showed the gap between disadvantaged pupils - those in or formerly in care or eligible for free school meals - and their peers had continued to decrease, narrowing by 3% in the latest year and 13.2% since 2011, the department said.

School standards minister Nick Gibb said the statistics showed that standards were rising in schools.

He added: "Every child, regardless of their background, deserves a high quality education and opportunity to fulfil their potential."

IN THE NORTH-EAST AND NORTH YORKSHIRE

Here is a list of the mainstream primary schools in the North-East and North Yorkshire that did not meet the Government's floor standard for performance in 2017/18.

County Durham

  • Oakley Cross Primary School and Nursery, Bishop Auckland
  • Bearpark Primary School, Durham
  • Bluebell Meadow Primary School, Trimdon Station
  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Barnard Castle

Darlington

  • Polam Hall School, Darlington

Middlesbrough

  • Newport Primary School, Middlesbrough
  • Thorntree Primary School, Middlesbrough

North Yorkshire

  • Sleights Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Whitby
  • Moorside Junior School, Ripon
  • Thornton Dale CofE (VC) Primary School, Pickering
  • Helmsley Community Primary School, York
  • Ripley Endowed Church of England School, Harrogate
  • Woodfield Primary School, Harrogate
  • Catterick Garrison, Carnagill Community Primary School, Catterick Garrison
  • Rillington Community Primary School, Malton

North Tyneside

  • Monkseaton Middle School, Whitley Bay
  • Percy Main Primary School, North Shields
  • Forest Hall Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Sunderland

  • Willow Fields Community Primary School, Sunderland