Reading ability of children in England scores well in global survey

Literacy of nine and 10-year-olds in England was ranked fourth in world in Pirls study, with teachers praised

England's nine and 10-year-olds have taken fourth place in a major international literacy study comparing the reading ability of children of the same age in 43 different countries, up from joint eighth place last time assessments were carried out.

The results saw English pupils leapfrog those in high-performing countries like Finland and Poland in the rankings, while pupils in Singapore topped the league table, followed by Hong Kong in second place and Russia coming in third.