Read the below snippet from the link below. Says a lot doesn't it.

John Colet School | Belrose | school league tables

Mandi Sanders, the mother of two children at St Francis of Assisi Regional Primary School in Paddington, which was rated the best-performing Catholic primary school, said the school was delighted with the result but it had come at a cost.

''There was enormous pressure at the school on both teachers and students from day one of term one to achieve good results,'' she said. ''The 'preparation' for the tests was intense, with extreme pressure to practise through regular class time and heavy-duty homework.

''Many children felt overwhelmed and stressed by the level of work and the performance expectations.''

Excellent results followed but at what price and for what purpose? ''Publishing these tables endorses this type of approach and proves what all the critics had feared, that schools will be judged primarily on the results of one academic test alone rather than all-round performance and their ability to nurture young individuals to achieve their potential,'' Ms Sanders said.

This was all for one test. I wonder what other things fell by the way side whilst all of this test preperation was being taught.

PB- I will have to find out where it was published when I go back to school as someone had photocopied it in the staffroom and put it on our noticeboard for teachers to read. I'll post the link when I find out