Video: Nick Clegg: ranking primary children won't 'name and shame' pupils The Deputy Prime Minister said that proposals to rank schoolchildren's educational ability in relation to their peers would provide much needed clarity for parents. The Government has put forward plans for new measures which would see youngsters put into 10% bands or deciles, based on their achievements. Mr Clegg said: "This is not a published league table in any way designed to celebrate or denigrate, or name or shame any school or individual. It's simply to give parents a better idea of how they're doing at a crucial moment in their school career. Labour have accused the plans of being "confused," Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said: "Last week they got rid of the curriculum levels which measured pupil progress. How will they determine how well children are doing between age five and age 11 without national expectations of learning outcomes? The new plans would mean parents would be told their child's position, for example that they are in the top 10% in the country in a particular subject.