THE news that Tower Hill Primary School has achieved a dramatic improvement in its pupils’ achievement is testament to the focus and hard work of all involved.

The school could not have raised its exam results so far and so fast if staff, pupils and parents weren’t committed to improving test results.

In 2010, just 22 per cent of pupils in year six reached the benchmark level four in their reading, writing and maths when they took their Key Stage Two tests.

But last year, 94 per cent of the pupils taking the tests at the school achieved level four, almost 20 per cent above the average in England’s primary schools In three short years, it has quadrupled the number of children getting the results expected of them by the Government.

Many children in the school may not have the same starting points as their peers, but the continued work the school has put in to close that gap proves to each of those children that they can do as well, and better, than some people may have thought possible.

As headteacher Tracey Smith says, telling the children they are able to get high marks and to push themselves to do that can have a tremendous effect.

Pupils, staff and parents should be proud of what the school has achieved.