School Chooser

Primary schools in England ranked by reading score

Ranked by reading score (officially average reading scaled score) for 2024/25, highest first. Test score where 100 is the expected level. Most schools sit between 100 and 110. 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 score
1Christow Primary SchoolExeter, Devon · Academy10010%Good 2024116.0
1St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BlackhallHartlepool, County Durham · Academy8429%Not inspected116.0
3Addison Primary SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Council20032%No overall grade 2025115.0
3Kimbolton St James CofE Primary SchoolLeominster, Herefordshire, County of · Church of England9114%Good 2022115.0
3Lowbrook AcademyMaidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead · Academy3275%Good 2022115.0
6Barnes Primary SchoolLondon, Richmond upon Thames · Council4702%Outstanding 2022114.0
6Barons Court Primary School and NurseryWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · Academy30326%Outstanding 2023114.0
6Calveley Primary AcademyCheshire East · Academy11814%No overall grade 2025114.0
6Christ Church CofE SchoolLondon, Tower Hamlets · Church of England14536%Good 2023114.0
6Deer Park SchoolTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames · Free school4176%Outstanding 2024114.0
6Delamere CofE Primary AcademyTarporley, Cheshire West and Chester · Academy1773%Outstanding 2023114.0
6Duloe CofE VA Primary AcademyLiskeard, Cornwall · Academy9914%Report card 2026114.0
6Good Shepherd RC Primary SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Roman Catholic23411%Outstanding 2024114.0
6Hampden Gurney CofE Primary SchoolLondon, Westminster · Church of England22511%Good 2023114.0
6Longtown Community Primary SchoolHereford, Herefordshire, County of · Council4813%Good 2024114.0
6Nicol Mere SchoolWigan · Council41823%Outstanding 2023114.0
6Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Wandsworth · Roman Catholic1685%Good 2022114.0
6Park AcademyLondon, Merton · Free school16031%Outstanding 2023114.0
6Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Roman Catholic19448%No overall grade 2024114.0
6Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolTunbridge Wells, Kent · Church of England2125%No overall grade 2025114.0
6St James & St John Church of England Primary SchoolLondon, Westminster · Church of England14327%Report card 2026114.0
6St Nicholas CofE VA Primary SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Church of England1494%Good 2022114.0
6St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Richmond upon Thames · Academy2106%Outstanding 2024114.0
6St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolLondon, Hammersmith and Fulham · Church of England44513%Outstanding 2023114.0
6The Minster SchoolSouthwell, Nottinghamshire · Academy1,61611%Good 2023114.0
6Trythall Community Primary SchoolPenzance, Cornwall · Foundation7211%Good 2023114.0
6Wigmore Primary SchoolLeominster, Herefordshire, County of · Academy16920%Not inspected114.0
6Wincle CofE Primary SchoolMacclesfield, Cheshire East · Church of England646%Good 2023114.0
29Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary SchoolTwickenham, Richmond upon Thames · Church of England4404%Good 2023113.0
29Braddock CofE Primary SchoolLiskeard, Cornwall · Academy11124%Good 2022113.0
29Bunny CofE Primary SchoolNottingham, Nottinghamshire · Church of England1048%Good 2022113.0
29Combe CofE Primary SchoolWitney, Oxfordshire · Church of England1155%Good 2022113.0
29Cuddington Croft Primary School and NurserySutton, Surrey · Academy4722%Good 2022113.0
29Digby Church of England SchoolLincoln, Lincolnshire · Church of England6037%No overall grade 2025113.0
29Gordon Primary SchoolIlford, Redbridge · Council39819%Good 2024113.0
29Harris Primary Academy Beckenham GreenBeckenham, Bromley · Academy20522%Outstanding 2024113.0
29Haughton St Giles CofE Primary AcademyStafford, Staffordshire · Academy1119%Good 2023113.0
29High Beeches Primary SchoolHarpenden, Hertfordshire · Council4203%Outstanding 2023113.0
29Ingleton CofE Primary SchoolDarlington, County Durham · Academy4815%Not inspected113.0
29Judith Kerr Primary SchoolLondon, Southwark · Free school4093%Good 2022113.0
29Kennett Primary SchoolNewmarket, Cambridgeshire · Academy1309%Good 2024113.0
29Lady Seaward's Church of England Primary SchoolExeter, Devon · Academy10417%No overall grade 2024113.0
29Leigh Academy MolehillMaidstone, Kent · Academy31233%No overall grade 2024113.0
29Little Chalfont Primary SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire · Academy2472%No overall grade 2025113.0
29Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIngatestone, Essex · Academy7024%Good 2023113.0
29Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolLondon, Redbridge · Academy4508%No overall grade 2025113.0
29Padbury Church of England SchoolBuckingham, Buckinghamshire · Academy10414%Report card 2026113.0
29Parkend Primary SchoolLydney, Gloucestershire · Council6822%Good 2024113.0
29Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolOrmskirk, Lancashire · Church of England4010%Good 2023113.0
29South Farnham SchoolFarnham, Surrey · Academy8452%Outstanding 2024113.0
29Southfield PrimaryDoncaster · Academy24812%Report card 2026113.0
29Southfield Primary SchoolLondon, Ealing · Council37214%Outstanding 2023113.0
29Southwold Primary SchoolHackney · Council34153%Outstanding 2019113.0
29St Andrew's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Lambeth · Roman Catholic40618%Outstanding 2024113.0
29St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, TotteridgeLondon, Barnet · Church of England2091%Report card 2026113.0
29St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon, Brent · Roman Catholic48424%Outstanding 2024113.0
29St Luke's Church of England SchoolLondon, Camden · Free school9731%Good 2023113.0
29St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolHereford, Herefordshire, County of · Academy11414%Good 2024113.0
29St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, KidlingtonKidlington, Oxfordshire · Academy2355%No overall grade 2025113.0
29St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterColchester, Essex · Academy2097%Outstanding 2023113.0
29St. Walburga's Catholic Primary SchoolBournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Roman Catholic4209%Good 2020113.0
29Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough, Leicestershire · Church of England903%Good 2023113.0
29Thomas Jones Primary SchoolLondon, Kensington and Chelsea · Council23735%Outstanding 2023113.0
29Totnes St John's Church of England Primary SchoolTotnes, Devon · Academy16337%Good 2023113.0
29Wanstead Church SchoolLondon, Redbridge · Church of England1977%Good 2024113.0
29Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham · Academy24114%Report card 2026113.0
29Yardley Primary SchoolLondon, Waltham Forest · Academy55118%Outstanding 2023113.0
68Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon, Cambridgeshire · Church of England1039%Good 2024112.0
68Aldersbrook Primary SchoolLondon, Redbridge · Council66712%No overall grade 2024112.0
68All Saints Junior SchoolReading · Free school9910%No overall grade 2024112.0
68All Saints Marsh CofE AcademyNewton Abbot, Devon · Academy8427%No overall grade 2025112.0
68Antony Church of England SchoolTorpoint, Cornwall · Academy947%Report card 2026112.0
68Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolNorthwich, Cheshire West and Chester · Church of England969%Report card 2026112.0
68Ark Franklin Primary AcademyLondon, Brent · Academy66319%Not inspected112.0
68Ashchurch Primary SchoolTewkesbury, Gloucestershire · Council15628%Good 2022112.0
68Awliscombe Church of England Primary SchoolHoniton, Devon · Church of England9012%Good 2023112.0
68Badger Hill AcademySaltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland · Academy13821%Good 2022112.0
68Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBlackburn, Lancashire · Church of England1066%Good 2023112.0
68Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolStamford, Peterborough · Church of England18011%Good 2022112.0
68Beaumont Primary SchoolPurley, Croydon · Council22217%Not inspected112.0
68Belmont Primary SchoolLondon, Hounslow · Council4449%Report card 2026112.0
68Bessemer Grange Primary SchoolLondon, Southwark · Council51527%Good 2024112.0
68Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolStafford, Staffordshire · Academy20130%Report card 2026112.0
68Bradfield C.E. Primary SchoolReading, West Berkshire · Church of England15611%Not inspected112.0
68Bradshaw Hall Primary SchoolCheadle, Stockport · Council47212%Outstanding 2024112.0
68Bramhope Primary SchoolLeeds · Academy4318%No overall grade 2024112.0
68Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolLedbury, Gloucestershire · Academy5718%Not inspected112.0
68Brookburn Community SchoolManchester · Academy4277%Good 2024112.0
68Bruche AcademyWarrington · Academy24318%Good 2022112.0
68Chagford Church of England Primary SchoolNewton Abbot, Devon · Academy13713%Good 2022112.0
68Cheam Common Junior AcademyWorcester Park, Sutton · Academy5128%Good 2024112.0
68Chesham Bois Church of England SchoolAmersham, Buckinghamshire · Academy21810%Good 2022112.0
68Christ Church Church of England Primary School, Shooters HillLondon, Greenwich · Church of England20713%Good 2023112.0
68Christ Church CofE (C) Primary SchoolLichfield, Staffordshire · Church of England4208%Good 2023112.0
68Churchfields Junior SchoolLondon, Redbridge · Council47715%No overall grade 2024112.0
68City of London Primary Academy, IslingtonLondon, Islington · Free school34830%Outstanding 2019112.0
68Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMarket Harborough, West Northamptonshire · Church of England937%Good 2022112.0
68Coldfall Primary SchoolLondon, Haringey · Council68412%No overall grade 2025112.0
68Co-op Academy GlebeStoke-on-Trent · Academy23651%Outstanding 2024112.0
68Courtland SchoolLondon, Barnet · Council21315%Outstanding 2023112.0

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Test score where 100 is the expected level. Most schools sit between 100 and 110. The official name of this measure is ‘Average reading scaled score’. 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.