Headteachers are celebrating improved test results after the latest school league tables were published.

Primary schools are ranked according to how many pupils achieve the level four standard in both Maths and English assessment at Key Stage Two.

Nearly three quarters of schools in Braintree district improved or matched last year’s level of achievement.

And every school surpassed the Government’s minimum target of 60% of pupils achieving level four standard.

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