HIGH school pupils in Wirral are officially on their best behaviour after being named the best behaved in the country.

Secondary schools in the borough today find themselves on top of government league tables thanks to the proportion of pupils showing exemplary behaviour in class.

Last night everything from instilling self discipline to making pupils relaxed were among reasons cited for the good manners of students in the borough.

Newly published data from the Department of Children, Schools and Families lays bare the standard of behaviour across the country’s secondaries.

The official government statistics chart schools whose behaviour was judged as part of their latest Ofsted inspections.

The statistics also reveal the percentage of those high schools who managed to secure the education inspectorate’s highest grade of outstanding for behaviour.

And based on the figures Wirral officially has no rival and smashes the efforts of schools nationally.

Of all schools inspected, 68.2% – more than two thirds – received the top behaviour grade.

This compares to just 25.3% nationwide and 26.5% across the North West.