Best schools by local authority & phase

Pick a local authority and a phase to see the top 20 schools by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Barking and Dagenham

78 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Barnet

180 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Barnsley

106 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Bath and North East Somerset

105 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Bedford

90 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Bexley

105 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Birmingham

548 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Blackburn with Darwen

102 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Blackpool

64 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Bolton

164 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

137 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Primary Secondary

Bracknell Forest

53 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Bradford

272 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Brent

116 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Brighton and Hove

99 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Bristol, City of

202 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Bromley

125 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Buckinghamshire

292 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Bury

101 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Calderdale

129 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Cambridgeshire

339 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Camden

106 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Central Bedfordshire

145 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Cheshire East

194 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Cheshire West and Chester

194 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

City of London

10 schools

Primary

Cornwall

336 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

County Durham

296 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Coventry

145 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Croydon

174 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Cumberland

195 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Darlington

54 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Derby

137 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Derbyshire

474 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Devon

462 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Doncaster

155 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Dorset

204 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Primary Secondary

Dudley

139 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Ealing

140 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

East Riding of Yorkshire

179 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

East Sussex

232 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Enfield

128 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Essex

650 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Gateshead

104 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Gloucestershire

382 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Greenwich

127 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Hackney

121 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Halton

78 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Hammersmith and Fulham

93 schools

16 plus Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Hampshire

694 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Haringey

104 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Harrow

86 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Hartlepool

51 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Havering

100 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Herefordshire, County of

120 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Hertfordshire

671 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Hillingdon

130 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Hounslow

100 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Isle of Wight

59 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Isles Of Scilly

2 schools

All-through

Islington

84 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Kensington and Chelsea

83 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Kent

793 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Kingston upon Hull, City of

127 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Kingston upon Thames

76 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Kirklees

236 schools

Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Knowsley

76 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Lambeth

122 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Lancashire

781 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Leeds

367 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Leicester

160 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Leicestershire

362 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Lewisham

103 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Lincolnshire

443 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Liverpool

220 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Luton

101 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Manchester

250 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Medway

136 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Merton

84 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Middlesbrough

71 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Milton Keynes

144 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Newcastle upon Tyne

129 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Newham

126 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Norfolk

481 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

North East Lincolnshire

88 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

North Lincolnshire

106 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

North Northamptonshire

172 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

North Somerset

98 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

North Tyneside

89 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

North Yorkshire

408 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Northumberland

194 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Primary Secondary

Nottingham

137 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Nottinghamshire

427 schools

All-through Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Primary Secondary

Oldham

134 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Oxfordshire

382 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Peterborough

97 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Plymouth

123 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Portsmouth

83 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Reading

79 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Redbridge

116 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Redcar and Cleveland

77 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Richmond upon Thames

93 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Rochdale

120 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Rotherham

146 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Rutland

29 schools

Primary Secondary

Salford

144 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Sandwell

152 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Sefton

131 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Sheffield

230 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Shropshire

204 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Slough

70 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Solihull

99 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Somerset

350 schools

All-through Middle deemed primary Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Primary Secondary

South Gloucestershire

139 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

South Tyneside

76 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Southampton

101 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Southend-on-Sea

69 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Southwark

133 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

St. Helens

88 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Staffordshire

466 schools

Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Stockport

140 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Stockton-on-Tees

99 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Stoke-on-Trent

131 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Suffolk

394 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Sunderland

140 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Surrey

596 schools

All-through Middle deemed primary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Sutton

88 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Swindon

92 schools

All-through Not applicable Primary Secondary

Tameside

123 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Telford and Wrekin

89 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Thurrock

71 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Torbay

54 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Tower Hamlets

133 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Trafford

117 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Wakefield

170 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Walsall

152 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Waltham Forest

103 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Wandsworth

126 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Warrington

106 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Warwickshire

299 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

West Berkshire

102 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

West Northamptonshire

233 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

West Sussex

349 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Westminster

106 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Westmorland and Furness

174 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Wigan

163 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Wiltshire

296 schools

Not applicable Primary Secondary

Windsor and Maidenhead

94 schools

Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Wirral

153 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Wokingham

93 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Wolverhampton

142 schools

All-through Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

Worcestershire

312 schools

All-through Middle deemed primary Middle deemed secondary Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

York

83 schools

Not applicable Nursery Primary Secondary

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