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 Dumfries & Galloway Council a total of 12 primaries received at least 350 points - with two earning full marks.
Here are all 12 of the top performing primary schools in Dumfries & Galloway.
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1. Sheuchan School
Sheuchan Primary School, in Stranraer, is the top performing primary in Dumfries & Galloway. It scored the maximum of 400 marks in the report, despite 20-30 per cent of its 149 pupils coming from 'very deprived' backgrounds according to the Scottish government’s index of multiple deprivation (SIMD). It makes it the 8th best performing primary school in the whole of Scotland. | Google Maps
2. Penninghame Primary School
Penninghame Primary School is the only other primary in Dumfries & Galloway to score the full 400 out of 400 in the report. Fewer than 10 per cent of its pupils are classed as being 'very deprived'. | Google Maps
3. Wallace Hall Primary School
Wallace Hall Primary School, in Thornhill, dropped 10 marks in each of the numeracy and reading categories, to end up with 380 points out of 400 in the report. Fewer than 10 per cent of the school's 161 pupils come from 'very deprived' backgrounds. | Google Maps
4. Moffat Academy
The primary school at Moffat Academy also scored 380 points in the report, dropping 10 marks in each of the numeracy and writing categories. Fewer than 10 per cent of the school's 165 pupils come from 'very deprived' families. | Google Maps