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Primary schools in England ranked by reading progress

Ranked by reading progress (officially reading progress (ks1 to ks2)) for 2022/23, highest first. Compared with pupils nationally who started at the same level. 0 is average. This is one measure on its own, not the School Chooser Score. It doesn't allow for the mix of pupils or the size of the year group, so small differences don't mean much. 100 schools listed.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedReading progress
1Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolDewsbury, Kirklees · Council22319%Not inspected11.30
2Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolNewmarket, Suffolk · Church of England20611%Outstanding 202210.30
3Judith Kerr Primary SchoolLondon, Southwark · Free school4093%Good 202210.00
3Lift Lea ForestBirmingham · Academy53668%Outstanding 202210.00
5Owler Brook Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy41171%Good 20249.20
6Lydeard St Lawrence Community Primary SchoolTaunton, Somerset · Academy329%No overall grade 20259.00
7Kirkoswald CofE SchoolPenrith, Westmorland and Furness · Church of England4810%No overall grade 20258.80
7Nicol Mere SchoolWigan · Council41823%Outstanding 20238.80
7St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolDudley · Academy24526%No overall grade 20258.80
7Wisbech St Mary CofE AcademyWisbech, Cambridgeshire · Academy19340%Good 20238.80
11Badger Hill AcademySaltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland · Academy13821%Good 20228.70
11Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary SchoolCrediton, Devon · Council9113%Good 20228.70
13Addison Primary SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Council20032%No overall grade 20258.60
14Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolPontefract, Wakefield · Academy43421%No overall grade 20258.50
14Long Marton SchoolAppleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland and Furness · Council8116%Good 20248.50
14Marshfield PrimaryBradford · Academy44227%No overall grade 20258.50
14Whiteparish All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolSalisbury, Wiltshire · Church of England9512%Good 20238.50
18Wilcombe Primary SchoolTiverton, Devon · Academy15745%Report card 20268.40
19Gardners Lane Primary SchoolCheltenham, Gloucestershire · Foundation26239%Good 20248.30
19Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWakefield · Church of England29829%Report card 20268.30
21North Cadbury Church of England Primary SchoolYeovil, Somerset · Academy10017%Good 20238.20
22Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolCambridge, Cambridgeshire · Church of England9614%Requires improvement 20238.00
22Eastwood Village Primary SchoolRotherham · Academy19580%Good 20248.00
22Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary SchoolTenbury Wells, Worcestershire · Church of England7029%Good 20228.00
22The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract, Wakefield · Academy33018%Good 20238.00
26St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham · Academy41719%Report card 20267.90
27Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolWitham, Essex · Academy20118%Good 20227.80
27Marine Academy PrimaryPlymouth · Free school50622%Outstanding 20227.80
27Parkinson Lane Community Primary SchoolHalifax, Calderdale · Council53535%Outstanding 20237.80
27Rushbury CofE Primary SchoolChurch Stretton, Shropshire · Church of England6419%Good 20237.80
31Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolNeston, Cheshire West and Chester · Church of England665%Report card 20267.70
31Hartest Church of England Primary SchoolBury St Edmunds, Suffolk · Academy4231%Good 20247.70
31Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary SchoolTavistock, Devon · Council1037%Outstanding 20237.70
31Wincle CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield, Cheshire East · Church of England646%Good 20237.70
35Boutcher Church of England Primary SchoolLondon, Southwark · Church of England20134%Outstanding 20227.50
35Newcomen Primary SchoolRedcar, Redcar and Cleveland · Council34120%No overall grade 20247.50
37Delamere CofE Primary AcademyTarporley, Cheshire West and Chester · Academy1773%Outstanding 20237.40
37Eccleston CofE Primary SchoolChester, Cheshire West and Chester · Church of England918%Report card 20267.40
37Longden CofE Primary SchoolShrewsbury, Shropshire · Church of England1404%Report card 20267.40
37Stokesay Primary SchoolCraven Arms, Shropshire · Academy15027%Report card 20267.40
41Finstock Church of England Primary SchoolChipping Norton, Oxfordshire · Academy300%Outstanding 20247.30
41Hollymount SchoolWorcester, Worcestershire · Academy37740%Good 20237.30
41Ince CofE Primary SchoolWigan · Church of England38355%Good 20237.30
41Litton CofE Primary SchoolBuxton, Derbyshire · Church of England4219%No overall grade 20257.30
45Bledington Primary SchoolChipping Norton, Gloucestershire · Council8110%Good 20237.20
45Canon Pyon CofE AcademyHereford, Herefordshire, County of · Academy8215%Good 20237.20
45North Mead Primary AcademyLeicester · Academy44739%Good 20247.20
45Red Barn Community Primary SchoolFareham, Hampshire · Council20612%Outstanding 20247.20
49Kelling CE Primary SchoolKelling, Norfolk · Church of England5623%Good 20237.10
50Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGillingham, Kent · Church of England1406%Good 20247.00
50Castle View Primary SchoolRuncorn, Halton · Council17651%Good 20227.00
50Village Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · Academy24153%Good 20237.00
53Ickford SchoolAylesbury, Buckinghamshire · Academy1384%Report card 20266.90
53Moorside Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne · Foundation39569%Good 20246.90
53Redhill Primary SchoolDerby, Derbyshire · Academy2159%Outstanding 20236.90
53St Charles Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Roman Catholic22045%Good 20236.90
53St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, HaslingdenRossendale, Lancashire · Roman Catholic13922%Outstanding 20246.90
53Temple Ewell Church of England Primary SchoolDover, Kent · Academy15415%Good 20236.90
53Wheatley Hill Community Primary SchoolDurham, County Durham · Council44543%Good 20236.90
60Bromham CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Church of England4969%Good 20236.80
60Christopher Pickering Primary SchoolHull, Kingston upon Hull, City of · Academy44335%Outstanding 20236.80
60Denton CofE SchoolGrantham, Lincolnshire · Church of England6311%No overall grade 20256.80
60Lawrence View Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Council23130%Good 20226.80
60Perranporth Community Primary SchoolPerranporth, Cornwall · Academy20716%Good 20246.80
60St George's CofE Academy, ClunCraven Arms, Shropshire · Academy1108%Good 20226.80
60St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Church of England44513%Outstanding 20236.80
60The Russell SchoolRickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Council2372%No overall grade 20246.80
68Acresfield AcademyChester, Cheshire West and Chester · Academy2487%Outstanding 20246.70
68Carleton Park Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract, Wakefield · Academy20821%No overall grade 20246.70
68Mapperley CofE Controlled Primary SchoolIlkeston, Derbyshire · Church of England5323%No overall grade 20256.70
68Minsterley Primary SchoolShrewsbury, Shropshire · Council17323%Good 20246.70
68The Grove SchoolTotnes, Devon · Council34216%Good 20236.70
73Barmby-on-the-Marsh Primary SchoolGoole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Council6310%Good 20236.60
73Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich, Norfolk · Church of England8413%Good 20246.60
73Kniveton CofE Primary SchoolAshbourne, Derbyshire · Church of England5511%Good 20206.60
73Leigh Academy MardenTonbridge, Kent · Academy32333%Good 20236.60
73St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Westminster · Roman Catholic19959%Good 20236.60
78Beeston Primary SchoolKing's Lynn, Norfolk · Academy919%Not inspected6.50
78Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolCroydon · Free school2127%Not inspected6.50
78Pencombe CofE Primary SchoolBromyard, Herefordshire, County of · Church of England6122%Good 20246.50
78Polebrook Church of England Primary SchoolPeterborough, North Northamptonshire · Academy709%Good 20236.50
78Wilton Primary AcademyRedcar, Redcar and Cleveland · Academy7633%Good 20226.50
83Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery SchoolWorkington, Cumberland · Council9339%Not inspected6.40
83Gatley Primary SchoolStockport · Academy6597%Outstanding 20246.40
83Kirkstead Junior AcademyPinxton, Derbyshire · Academy21643%Good 20226.40
83Our Lady of Victories Catholic SchoolKeighley, Bradford · Academy23723%Good 20236.40
83St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolLiverpool · Roman Catholic23445%Good 20236.40
83Wilberforce PrimaryLondon, Westminster · Academy15751%Good 20236.40
89Christian Malford CofE Primary SchoolChippenham, Wiltshire · Academy5615%Requires improvement 20236.30
89Grayrigg CofE SchoolKendal, Westmorland and Furness · Church of England6712%Good 20206.30
89Grindleford Primary SchoolHope Valley, Derbyshire · Council4115%Good 20236.30
89Lacey Green Primary AcademyWilmslow, Cheshire East · Academy42411%Good 20236.30
89Richard Cobden Primary SchoolLondon, Camden · Council37959%Outstanding 20196.30
89Shobnall Primary & Nursery SchoolBurton-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Academy24323%Outstanding 20236.30
89St Benedict's Catholic Primary School HindleyWigan · Roman Catholic19834%Good 20226.30
96Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMarket Harborough, West Northamptonshire · Church of England937%Good 20226.20
96Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of SchoolsLymington, Hampshire · Roman Catholic10430%Outstanding 20226.20
96Pickhill Church of England Primary SchoolThirsk, North Yorkshire · Church of England6013%Good 20236.20
96St Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Lambeth · Roman Catholic24747%Good 20246.20
96The Shirestone AcademyBirmingham · Academy24161%Outstanding 20236.20

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Compared with pupils nationally who started at the same level. 0 is average. The official name of this measure is ‘Reading progress (KS1 to KS2)’. Source: Department for Education, latest published year. Schools whose figure is missing or held back are left out. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are left out because their figures can't be compared fairly.