Best primary schools in England

Ranked by School Chooser Score, which puts together results, progress, Ofsted, attendance, whether the school is getting better or worse, and what parents say, all measured against schools with a similar mix of pupils. Newquay Primary Academy leads with 100. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Top 100 of 16,041 scored schools.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range	Trend
1	Newquay Primary AcademyNewquay, Cornwall · Free school	132	7%	Outstanding 2024	100	100 to 100	Improving
2	Barons Court Primary School and NurseryWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy	303	26%	Outstanding 2023	100	100 to 100	–
3	South Farnham SchoolFarnham, Surrey · Academy	845	2%	Outstanding 2024	100	100 to 100	Steady
4	St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Richmond upon Thames · Academy	210	6%	Outstanding 2024	100	100 to 100	Improving
5	The Raleigh SchoolLeatherhead, Surrey · Academy	434	3%	Outstanding 2024	100	100 to 100	Steady
6	Barton Farm Primary AcademyWinchester, Hampshire · Free school	345	15%	Outstanding 2023	100	100 to 100	Improving
7	Little Chalfont Primary SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire · Academy	247	2%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	–
8	Nicol Mere SchoolWigan · Council	418	23%	Outstanding 2023	100	100 to 100	Steady
9	Woodford Primary SchoolStockport · Free school	149	2%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	–
10	The Willows Catholic Primary School, KirkhamPreston, Lancashire · Academy	208	8%	Outstanding 2022	100	99 to 100	–
11	St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolRichmond-upon-Thames, Richmond upon Thames · Academy	212	4%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	–
12	Lakelands Primary SchoolColchester, Essex · Free school	340	18%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Improving
13	Cunningham Hill Infant SchoolSt Albans, Hertfordshire · Council	180	10%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
14	Lift TrinityLondon, Haringey · Academy	466	24%	Outstanding 2023	100	100 to 100	Steady
15	Two Rivers Church of England PrimaryBristol, Bath and North East Somerset · Free school	227	16%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Improving
16	Merryhills Primary SchoolEnfield · Academy	618	10%	Not inspected	100	99 to 100	–
17	Deer Park SchoolTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames · Free school	417	6%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
18	Larks Hill Primary SchoolPontefract, Wakefield · Academy	203	6%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
19	Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Albans, Hertfordshire · Academy	230	1%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
20	Dovery AcademyLeighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · Academy	191	6%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Improving
21	St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and NurseryMaidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · Academy	485	4%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
22	St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary SchoolHounslow · Roman Catholic	475	4%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
23	Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPontefract, Wakefield · Academy	434	21%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
24	Barnes Primary SchoolLondon, Richmond upon Thames · Council	470	2%	Outstanding 2022	100	99 to 100	Steady
25	St Andrew's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Lambeth · Roman Catholic	406	18%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
26	Busbridge Infant SchoolGodalming, Surrey · Academy	172	2%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Improving
27	Alanbrooke AcademyThirsk, North Yorkshire · Academy	27	7%	No overall grade 2025	100	98 to 100	Improving
28	St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Church of England	445	13%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
29	Streatham Wells PrimaryLondon, Lambeth · Academy	228	24%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	–
30	Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBrentwood, Essex · Academy	420	1%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
31	The Russell SchoolRickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Council	237	2%	No overall grade 2024	100	99 to 100	Declining
32	Middleton Primary SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy	629	7%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
33	St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolLeeds · Academy	252	59%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	–
34	Yarlside AcademyBarrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness · Academy	242	2%	No overall grade 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
35	Redhill Primary SchoolDerby, Derbyshire · Academy	215	9%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Declining
36	Northway Infant SchoolTewkesbury, Gloucestershire · Academy	89	18%	Outstanding 2024	100	98 to 100	–
37	St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolLondon, Waltham Forest · Academy	592	13%	Outstanding 2022	100	99 to 100	Improving
38	Spring Vale Primary SchoolWolverhampton · Academy	464	44%	Report card 2026	100	99 to 100	–
39	Manor Park Primary AcademySutton · Academy	710	17%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Improving
40	Finstock Church of England Primary SchoolChipping Norton, Oxfordshire · Academy	30	0%	Outstanding 2024	100	98 to 100	Improving
41	Gatley Primary SchoolStockport · Academy	659	7%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
42	St Michael Catholic Primary School & NurseryAshford, Surrey · Academy	482	12%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
43	Willow Brook Primary School AcademyLondon, Waltham Forest · Academy	660	21%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
44	Delamere CofE Primary AcademyTarporley, Cheshire West and Chester · Academy	177	3%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	Steady
45	Fox Primary SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Council	418	10%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
46	Cherry Fields Primary SchoolBanbury, Oxfordshire · Free school	201	14%	Outstanding 2022	100	98 to 100	Improving
47	Southfield Primary SchoolLondon, Ealing · Council	372	14%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Improving
48	Denton CofE SchoolGrantham, Lincolnshire · Church of England	63	11%	No overall grade 2025	100	98 to 100	Improving
49	St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolWoodley, Wokingham · Roman Catholic	420	5%	Outstanding 2020	100	99 to 100	Steady
50	Ark Franklin Primary AcademyLondon, Brent · Academy	663	19%	Not inspected	100	99 to 100	Steady
51	Sheringdale Primary SchoolLondon, Wandsworth · Council	436	10%	No overall grade 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
52	Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolSt Albans, Hertfordshire · Council	236	11%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
53	Park Road Sale Primary SchoolSale, Trafford · Academy	461	2%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
54	The Olive School, Small HeathBirmingham · Academy	420	41%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
55	Good Shepherd RC Primary SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Roman Catholic	234	11%	Outstanding 2024	100	98 to 100	Improving
56	Yardley Primary SchoolLondon, Waltham Forest · Academy	551	18%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
57	Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolLondon, Redbridge · Academy	450	8%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
58	Newcomen Primary SchoolRedcar, Redcar and Cleveland · Council	341	20%	No overall grade 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
59	St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAldershot, Hampshire · Academy	487	9%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
60	St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolWolverhampton · Academy	423	12%	No overall grade 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
61	Wigton Moor Primary SchoolLeeds · Council	416	10%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
62	St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary SchoolWoking, Surrey · Academy	216	2%	Outstanding 2024	100	98 to 100	Steady
63	Crondall Primary SchoolFarnham, Hampshire · Academy	189	14%	Not inspected	100	94 to 100	–
64	Christ Church Primary School, HampsteadLondon, Camden · Church of England	194	1%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	Steady
65	Preston CofE Primary SchoolYeovil, Somerset · Academy	419	12%	Outstanding 2023	100	99 to 100	Steady
66	Perryfields Junior SchoolChelmsford, Essex · Academy	301	10%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
67	Valley End CofE Infant SchoolWoking, Surrey · Academy	163	4%	No overall grade 2024	100	98 to 100	–
68	Old Town Primary SchoolHebden Bridge, Calderdale · Academy	84	13%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	–
69	Harvey Road Primary SchoolRickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Council	240	4%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	Declining
70	The Olive School, BlackburnBlackburn, Blackburn with Darwen · Free school	638	4%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
71	Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCheadle, Stockport · Council	472	12%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Improving
72	Cheam Fields Primary AcademySutton · Academy	471	6%	No overall grade 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
73	Thomas Jones Primary SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Council	237	35%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	Steady
74	Courtland SchoolLondon, Barnet · Council	213	15%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	Steady
75	St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolTeddington, Richmond upon Thames · Church of England	621	7%	Outstanding 2022	100	99 to 100	Steady
76	Totley Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy	424	8%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Improving
77	Four Oaks Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield, Birmingham · Foundation	420	8%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
78	Westbury Park SchoolBristol, Bristol, City of · Academy	417	3%	No overall grade 2024	100	98 to 100	Improving
79	Millbrook Primary SchoolStalybridge, Tameside · Academy	228	34%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	–
80	Charles Dickens Primary SchoolLondon, Southwark · Academy	494	42%	Outstanding 2019	100	98 to 100	Declining
81	Ickford SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy	138	4%	Report card 2026	100	97 to 100	Steady
82	Leigh Academy DartfordDartford, Kent · Academy	670	19%	No overall grade 2025	100	99 to 100	Steady
83	Bowdon CofE Primary SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Church of England	622	6%	Outstanding 2020	100	99 to 100	Steady
84	Churchfields Junior SchoolLondon, Redbridge · Council	477	15%	No overall grade 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
85	St Anne's Catholic Primary School, StreetlySutton Coldfield, Walsall · Roman Catholic	242	9%	No overall grade 2025	100	98 to 100	Steady
86	St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Roman Catholic	632	3%	Outstanding 2024	100	99 to 100	Steady
87	Park Road Academy Primary SchoolAltrincham, Trafford · Academy	236	2%	Outstanding 2023	100	98 to 100	Steady
88	Nishkam School West LondonOsterley, Hounslow · Free school	1,491	13%	Outstanding 2024	100	94 to 98	Steady
89	Ashdene Primary SchoolWilmslow, Cheshire East · Council	422	2%	Not inspected	99	98 to 100	Steady
90	Harvington CofE First SchoolEvesham, Worcestershire · Church of England	176	10%	Outstanding 2023	99	98 to 100	Improving
91	Tollgate Primary SchoolLondon, Newham · Academy	426	41%	Outstanding 2022	99	98 to 100	Steady
92	Norton Hill Primary SchoolMidsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset · Free school	337	5%	Outstanding 2023	99	97 to 100	Steady
93	Ightham Primary SchoolSevenoaks, Kent · Academy	206	2%	Outstanding 2020	99	96 to 100	–
94	Crofton Junior SchoolOrpington, Bromley · Academy	717	6%	Outstanding 2024	99	99 to 100	Steady
95	Chestnut Park PrimaryYatton, North Somerset · Free school	197	7%	Outstanding 2024	99	97 to 100	Improving
96	Crabtree Infants' SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Academy	178	2%	Outstanding 2024	99	97 to 100	Steady
97	St Filumena's Catholic Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Academy	187	8%	No overall grade 2024	99	98 to 100	Declining
98	Woodfield Primary SchoolWigan · Council	209	6%	No overall grade 2024	99	98 to 100	Steady
99	Throckley Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · Academy	448	45%	No overall grade 2025	99	97 to 100	–
100	Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Greenwich · Roman Catholic	416	21%	Outstanding 2023	99	98 to 100	Steady

* borderline: the likely range crosses into another band.

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Primary results

Reached the expected level at 11 Reading, writing and maths: expected standard
Working above the expected level Reading, writing and maths: higher standard
Reading score Average reading scaled score
Maths score Average maths scaled score
Grammar and spelling score Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scaled score
Reading progress Reading progress (KS1 to KS2)
Maths progress Maths progress (KS1 to KS2)

Secondary results

Average GCSE score Attainment 8
Progress from age 11 Progress 8
Strong pass in English and maths Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
Standard pass in English and maths Grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs
Core subjects score EBacc average point score
Taking the core subjects Entering the English Baccalaureate
Staying in education or work after GCSEs Sustained education, employment or apprenticeship after KS4

Sixth form

Average A level points per entry A level average points per entry
AAB or better in subjects universities like AAB or better in at least 2 facilitating subjects

Attendance and behaviour

Sessions missed (fewest first) Overall absence rate
Pupils missing a lot of school (fewest first) Persistent absence (10% or more sessions missed)
Suspensions (fewest first) Suspensions per 100 pupils

Staff

Pupils per teacher (fewest first) Pupil to teacher ratio
Teachers who left in the year (fewest first) Teachers leaving the school in the year

How to read this

The score is out of 100. It puts together results over three years (25%), the progress pupils make (20%), the latest Ofsted inspection (20%, counting for less as it gets older), how results compare with the mix of pupils (10%), attendance (10%), whether the school is getting better or worse over five years (10%) and what parents told Ofsted (5%). Every part is measured against the 50 schools most like this one. How the score works.