PRIMARY schools in Wanstead and Woodford have been revealed as some of the best and worst in the borough, as league tables of exam results and improvements are published.

Top of the class in the west of the borough is Wanstead Church School, where 100 per cent of pupils breezed their year six English exams, 97 per cent passed science and 93 per cent gained a qualification in maths.

The school in Church Path also scored highly for 'contextual value added' (CVA), meaning when taking social factors into account, such as the number of children on free school meals or with English as a second language, the pupils are improving above the national average.

Snapping at their heels is Churchfields Junior School, which consistently performs well in key stage two SATS despite well-documented and long-running problems arising from the crumbling building's dilapidated facilities.

The school in South Woodford also achieved a CVA score well above the English average.

Father-of-two Toby Walne said: "The results are great, despite the best efforts of the council to run the school down.

"It's appalling that people are forced to work in these conditions, but it's a credit to the children and the staff that the school continues to achieve such good results."

School governor Ann Regan added: "It's down to the whole community, the children, the teachers and the parents.

"There's a lot more to the school than just exam results however, and regardless of the problems with the building, it really makes no difference to the people inside."

Following closely behind is Wells Primary School, where 87 per cent of pupils passed English and maths at level four, putting the Woodford Green school well above the national average of 73 per cent.

Letting the side down however was Ray Lodge Primary School in Snakes lane East, Woodford Green, which failed to make the grade, with only 62 per cent of students scooping qualifications in the two core subjects.

It was also given a low CVA rating, showing students are improving more slowly.

Parent Bryan Lynch believes the children's education is suffering due to alleged problems with bullying and nits at the school.

He said: "Nothing is being done about anything at the school, they seem to think they can just sweep it under the carpet and forget about it.

"It doesn't surprise me. I think the kids are too busy scratching their heads to concentrate in their lessons."