Sixty-three per cent of eight state-aided Muslim primaries achieved the expected standard in English and maths; followed by 61 per cent in Sikh schools: 59 per cent in Roman Catholic: 56 per cent in Church of England: and 53 per cent in secular schools.
The national average for all schools was 53 per cent.
The proportion of higher achievers in Jewish schools was double the national average of five per cent.
Overall, 85 per cent of children in Jewish schools reached the expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling (compared with a national average of 73 per cent); 82 per cent in writing (compared with 75 per cent): 82 per cent in maths (compared with 71 per cent); and 79 per cent (compared with 67 per cent in reading).
In every category except writing, Jewish schools were more than 10 per cent above the national average.
