A new report has found that 84 of Scotland’s primary schools ensure that almost ever primary seven pupil is up to standard in reading, writing, numeracy, listening and talking.
The Sunday Times report used data submitted by schools in each of the four categories to come up with a mark out of a maximum of 400.
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A total of 1,197 primary schools provided data for the annual Achievement in Curriculum for Excellence Levels publications, with the remaining 729 on the government database not participating, either because no children were up to standard, the school roll was too small or the data was not collected centrally.
Schools with a higher proportion of deprived pupils were weighted to rise up the league table to recognise their achievement in delivering a good education despite the challenges of poverty.
The schools were then placed in a league table according to how well they were performing.
In the area covered by Scottish Borders Council a total of 10 primaries received at least 350 points - with none earning full marks.
Here are the top 10 best performing primary schools in the Scottish Borders.
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5. Chirnside Primary School
Chirnside Primary School completes the top five best performing primaries in the Scottish Borders. The school scored 380 points - dropping 10 marks in each of the reading and writing categories. | Google Maps
6. Melrose Primary School
Melrose Primary School was the only Borders primary to score 370 points in the report. It dropped 20 marks in the writing category and 10 in the reading category. The school has a pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.1. | Google Maps
7. Earlston Primary School
Earlston Primary School was the sole Scottish Borders primary to score 360 out of 400 points in the report. It dropped 10 points in each of the four categories. | Google Maps
8. Knowepark Primary School
Selkirk's Knowepark Primary School is one of three Borders primaries to score 350 out of 400 in the report. The school dropped 10 points in each of the listening & talking, reading and writing categories and 20 in numeracy. The school has an average class size of 25.6. | Google Maps