Reached the expected level at 11 in England's schools
Across England's state schools, reached the expected level at 11 averaged 63.1% in 2024/25 (14,282 schools). Since 2016 it has risen by 7.3 points, which is good news. Official definition: ks2 reading, writing and maths expected standard.
The trend
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2016 to 2025
All state schoolsPrimarySecondary
Since 2016: +7.3%
Year by year
| Year | All | Primary | Secondary | Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63.1% | 63.2% | 61.9% | 14,282 |
| 2023/24 | 61.7% | 61.7% | 60.9% | 13,740 |
| 2022/23 | 60.7% | 60.8% | 58.1% | 13,484 |
| 2018/19 | 66.6% | 66.7% | 63.8% | 11,885 |
| 2017/18 | 66.3% | 66.4% | 62.7% | 11,032 |
| 2016/17 | 63.4% | 63.4% | 58.2% | 10,129 |
| 2015/16 | 55.8% | 55.9% | 52.3% | 9,564 |
By region
Latest year, best first. The tick is the England figure.
Every council
151 councils ranked, best first. Councils with very few schools swing more from year to year.
| # | Council | Reached the expected level at 11 | Schools | vs England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames | 78.2% | 38 | +15.0 pts |
| 2 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 77.6% | 36 | +14.5 pts |
| 3 | Newham | 76.4% | 66 | +13.3 pts |
| 4 | Hackney | 76.2% | 50 | +13.0 pts |
| 5 | Redbridge | 76.0% | 53 | +12.9 pts |
| 6 | Kensington and Chelsea | 75.6% | 25 | +12.5 pts |
| 7 | Camden | 75.2% | 38 | +12.1 pts |
| 8 | Waltham Forest | 74.5% | 50 | +11.4 pts |
| 9 | Westminster | 73.7% | 32 | +10.6 pts |
| 10 | Greenwich | 73.6% | 62 | +10.5 pts |
| 11 | Barnet | 73.2% | 86 | +10.1 pts |
| 12 | Harrow | 72.9% | 39 | +9.8 pts |
| 13 | Haringey | 72.1% | 50 | +8.9 pts |
| 14 | Wokingham | 72.1% | 37 | +8.9 pts |
| 15 | Trafford | 71.8% | 55 | +8.7 pts |
| 16 | Hounslow | 71.5% | 47 | +8.4 pts |
| 17 | Tower Hamlets | 71.1% | 61 | +8.0 pts |
| 18 | Sutton | 71.0% | 30 | +7.8 pts |
| 19 | Merton | 70.8% | 42 | +7.7 pts |
| 20 | Enfield | 70.4% | 64 | +7.3 pts |
| 21 | Thurrock | 70.4% | 39 | +7.3 pts |
| 22 | Wandsworth | 70.2% | 53 | +7.1 pts |
| 23 | Croydon | 70.1% | 78 | +6.9 pts |
| 24 | Southwark | 70.0% | 63 | +6.9 pts |
| 25 | Slough | 69.7% | 27 | +6.6 pts |
| 26 | Bromley | 69.7% | 68 | +6.5 pts |
| 27 | Lambeth | 69.6% | 58 | +6.5 pts |
| 28 | Brent | 69.5% | 53 | +6.3 pts |
| 29 | Barking and Dagenham | 69.4% | 43 | +6.3 pts |
| 30 | Hartlepool | 69.0% | 27 | +5.9 pts |
| 31 | Ealing | 68.9% | 58 | +5.7 pts |
| 32 | Solihull | 68.8% | 45 | +5.7 pts |
| 33 | Lewisham | 68.6% | 67 | +5.5 pts |
| 34 | Warrington | 68.4% | 57 | +5.3 pts |
| 35 | Hillingdon | 67.4% | 55 | +4.3 pts |
| 36 | Bexley | 67.3% | 55 | +4.2 pts |
| 37 | Islington | 67.3% | 40 | +4.2 pts |
| 38 | Gateshead | 66.8% | 62 | +3.7 pts |
| 39 | Surrey | 66.8% | 205 | +3.7 pts |
| 40 | Kingston upon Hull, City of | 66.7% | 69 | +3.6 pts |
| 41 | Luton | 66.7% | 37 | +3.5 pts |
| 42 | Sunderland | 66.5% | 75 | +3.4 pts |
| 43 | Barnsley | 66.5% | 73 | +3.4 pts |
| 44 | Stockton-on-Tees | 66.5% | 53 | +3.3 pts |
| 45 | Havering | 66.4% | 49 | +3.3 pts |
| 46 | Milton Keynes | 66.4% | 58 | +3.2 pts |
| 47 | Buckinghamshire | 66.3% | 141 | +3.2 pts |
| 48 | Kingston upon Thames | 66.3% | 28 | +3.2 pts |
| 49 | Wolverhampton | 66.1% | 63 | +2.9 pts |
| 50 | Wigan | 65.8% | 97 | +2.7 pts |
| 51 | Telford and Wrekin | 65.7% | 40 | +2.6 pts |
| 52 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 65.7% | 68 | +2.5 pts |
| 53 | Staffordshire | 65.6% | 227 | +2.4 pts |
| 54 | Redcar and Cleveland | 65.5% | 43 | +2.4 pts |
| 55 | Bolton | 65.2% | 88 | +2.0 pts |
| 56 | Windsor and Maidenhead | 65.0% | 32 | +1.8 pts |
| 57 | North East Lincolnshire | 64.8% | 43 | +1.6 pts |
| 58 | Wakefield | 64.7% | 98 | +1.5 pts |
| 59 | Middlesbrough | 64.6% | 40 | +1.5 pts |
| 60 | Cheshire East | 64.6% | 114 | +1.4 pts |
| 61 | Plymouth | 64.6% | 66 | +1.4 pts |
| 62 | Birmingham | 64.6% | 264 | +1.4 pts |
| 63 | Doncaster | 64.5% | 87 | +1.4 pts |
| 64 | North Lincolnshire | 64.4% | 52 | +1.3 pts |
| 65 | Herefordshire, County of | 64.3% | 72 | +1.1 pts |
| 66 | Bury | 64.1% | 55 | +1.0 pts |
| 67 | Peterborough | 64.1% | 58 | +1.0 pts |
| 68 | Darlington | 64.1% | 28 | +0.9 pts |
| 69 | Stockport | 64.0% | 69 | +0.9 pts |
| 70 | South Tyneside | 64.0% | 38 | +0.9 pts |
| 71 | Leeds | 64.0% | 214 | +0.9 pts |
| 72 | Reading | 63.9% | 37 | +0.8 pts |
| 73 | Essex | 63.8% | 388 | +0.7 pts |
| 74 | Bracknell Forest | 63.8% | 26 | +0.6 pts |
| 75 | Hertfordshire | 63.7% | 336 | +0.6 pts |
| 76 | Hampshire | 63.7% | 302 | +0.5 pts |
| 77 | Kent | 63.6% | 424 | +0.4 pts |
| 78 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 63.6% | 52 | +0.4 pts |
| 79 | Nottinghamshire | 63.4% | 225 | +0.3 pts |
| 80 | North Somerset | 63.4% | 56 | +0.2 pts |
| 81 | North Tyneside | 63.3% | 50 | +0.2 pts |
| 82 | Oxfordshire | 63.2% | 228 | +0.1 pts |
| 83 | Southend-on-Sea | 63.1% | 27 | +0.0 pts |
| 84 | Leicestershire | 63.1% | 211 | 0.0 pts |
| 85 | Bath and North East Somerset | 63.0% | 53 | -0.1 pts |
| 86 | Dudley | 62.8% | 75 | -0.3 pts |
| 87 | St. Helens | 62.7% | 52 | -0.5 pts |
| 88 | Rutland | 62.6% | 17 | -0.5 pts |
| 89 | Sandwell | 62.5% | 84 | -0.7 pts |
| 90 | York | 62.4% | 47 | -0.7 pts |
| 91 | West Northamptonshire | 62.4% | 139 | -0.7 pts |
| 92 | South Gloucestershire | 62.3% | 81 | -0.8 pts |
| 93 | Calderdale | 62.3% | 76 | -0.9 pts |
| 94 | Nottingham | 62.3% | 74 | -0.9 pts |
| 95 | Warwickshire | 62.1% | 156 | -1.0 pts |
| 96 | County Durham | 62.1% | 184 | -1.0 pts |
| 97 | Walsall | 61.9% | 61 | -1.2 pts |
| 98 | Medway | 61.8% | 54 | -1.3 pts |
| 99 | Worcestershire | 61.8% | 129 | -1.3 pts |
| 100 | Tameside | 61.7% | 59 | -1.4 pts |
| 101 | Stoke-on-Trent | 61.6% | 64 | -1.5 pts |
| 102 | Gloucestershire | 61.5% | 208 | -1.6 pts |
| 103 | Torbay | 61.5% | 30 | -1.6 pts |
| 104 | Swindon | 61.5% | 54 | -1.7 pts |
| 105 | Blackburn with Darwen | 61.4% | 51 | -1.7 pts |
| 106 | Cheshire West and Chester | 61.3% | 115 | -1.8 pts |
| 107 | North Northamptonshire | 61.3% | 91 | -1.8 pts |
| 108 | Kirklees | 61.2% | 100 | -1.9 pts |
| 109 | Leicester | 61.1% | 72 | -2.0 pts |
| 110 | Bradford | 61.0% | 158 | -2.1 pts |
| 111 | East Sussex | 61.0% | 131 | -2.1 pts |
| 112 | Salford | 60.9% | 69 | -2.2 pts |
| 113 | Lancashire | 60.8% | 445 | -2.3 pts |
| 114 | North Yorkshire | 60.8% | 232 | -2.4 pts |
| 115 | Knowsley | 60.6% | 48 | -2.6 pts |
| 116 | Coventry | 60.4% | 83 | -2.7 pts |
| 117 | Halton | 60.4% | 48 | -2.8 pts |
| 118 | Cornwall | 60.3% | 209 | -2.8 pts |
| 119 | Northumberland | 60.3% | 70 | -2.9 pts |
| 120 | Cambridgeshire | 60.2% | 195 | -2.9 pts |
| 121 | Devon | 60.1% | 269 | -3.0 pts |
| 122 | Somerset | 60.0% | 154 | -3.1 pts |
| 123 | Rotherham | 60.0% | 84 | -3.1 pts |
| 124 | Derbyshire | 59.9% | 245 | -3.2 pts |
| 125 | Suffolk | 59.9% | 223 | -3.3 pts |
| 126 | Wiltshire | 59.7% | 174 | -3.4 pts |
| 127 | Manchester | 59.7% | 125 | -3.4 pts |
| 128 | Rochdale | 59.5% | 55 | -3.6 pts |
| 129 | Oldham | 59.5% | 71 | -3.7 pts |
| 130 | Bristol, City of | 59.2% | 92 | -3.9 pts |
| 131 | Lincolnshire | 59.2% | 245 | -3.9 pts |
| 132 | West Sussex | 59.1% | 191 | -4.0 pts |
| 133 | Sheffield | 58.9% | 110 | -4.2 pts |
| 134 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 58.9% | 106 | -4.3 pts |
| 135 | Sefton | 58.8% | 69 | -4.4 pts |
| 136 | Shropshire | 58.5% | 96 | -4.6 pts |
| 137 | Westmorland and Furness | 58.3% | 98 | -4.9 pts |
| 138 | Liverpool | 58.1% | 106 | -5.0 pts |
| 139 | Brighton and Hove | 57.8% | 41 | -5.3 pts |
| 140 | Derby | 57.6% | 60 | -5.6 pts |
| 141 | Blackpool | 57.5% | 31 | -5.6 pts |
| 142 | Southampton | 57.5% | 45 | -5.6 pts |
| 143 | West Berkshire | 57.3% | 52 | -5.8 pts |
| 144 | Dorset | 57.0% | 89 | -6.2 pts |
| 145 | Wirral | 56.9% | 75 | -6.3 pts |
| 146 | Cumberland | 56.3% | 111 | -6.9 pts |
| 147 | Norfolk | 56.2% | 265 | -6.9 pts |
| 148 | Portsmouth | 56.1% | 32 | -7.1 pts |
| 149 | Bedford | 55.9% | 51 | -7.3 pts |
| 150 | Central Bedfordshire | 53.4% | 50 | -9.7 pts |
| 151 | Isle of Wight | 51.0% | 36 | -12.1 pts |
How to read this
Each figure is a simple average across open state schools that have the measure published. A school counts once whatever its size, so the figures can differ a little from the Department for Education's national figures, which count pupils. Special schools and alternative provision are left out of results measures. Independent schools are left out throughout. Sources and update calendar.