The two local authority organisations have fallen out over the Government’s plans to publish league tables of primary schools based on the results of national curriculum tests for 11-year-olds.
The Association of County Councils has asked Gillian Shephard, the Education and Employment Secretary, to drop the league tables. However, the Labour-controlled Association of Metropolitan Authorities has written to Mrs Shephard commending the decision to “allow parental access” to the test results.