Richmond can claim to have some of the best primary schools in the country after the boroughs seven-year-old pupils achieved the best exam results in the country.
They join the 11-year-old group which topped the national league table for Key Stage 2 tests, ahead of 150 local education authorities, announced last month.
The latest figures, released last week by the department for education and skills, is a marked improvement on last year, when Richmond was ranked eighth.
The results show that 89 per cent of pupils achieved level 2 or above in the Key Stage 1 reading and comprehension assessments, 91 per cent in writing, 82 per cent in spelling and 95 per cent in mathematics.
Progress
Richmonds 16-year-old pupils have also made good progress at GCSE and GNVQ level, with exam results improving above the national average.
The number of Richmond pupils achieving A* to C grades rose by four per cent to 55 per cent while the national results rose from one per cent to 50 per cent.
The department for education and skills will not be releasing GCSE result league tables for all local education authorities until mid- November.
Councillor Stephen Knight said the focus on early years development and working on the pupils weaknesses had paid dividends.
He praised the work done by Norma Empringham, the head of school improvement, who was this week in Philadelphia advising the US government on raising numeracy and literacy levels.
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