Salford is eighth most improved area for school science results

Salford's primary schools are performing better than the national average in Maths and are the eighth most improved area in the country for Science results.
Exams taken by the country's ten and 11-year-olds show that Salford's test results for Maths and Science are up by one per cent this year, with 80 per cent and 88 per cent of children achieving the expected standard in the subjects respectively.
As well as being within the top six per cent of areas in England that have improved the most in Science - the results make Salford the 23rd most improved area in the country out of the 152 tested in Key Stage 2 Maths.
Tests for English show that 80 per cent of youngsters are performing at the nationally required standard for the subject .
In Maths, Salford's youngsters achieving a higher level of results than expected is up by two per cent on last year's performance.
Councillor John Warmisham, Salford City Council's lead member for children's services said: "This has been another great year for test results in Salford which are getting better each time.
"This year in particular, we've shown that performance in our primary schools in among some of the highest in the country with our achievements in Maths and Science and it's a tribute to the hard work of our pupils and staff.
"I'm delighted with the results and it's reassurance that children in Salford are starting our high schools with a brilliant primary education behind them."