Best primary schools in England (2026)

England has 13521 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Lowbrook Academy, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 63%, against 62% for England. 1347 are in England's top 10%, and 594 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Lowbrook Academy Maidenhead	99%	100%	59%	Good
2 Top 1% in England	South Farnham School Farnham	100%	100%	63%	Outstanding
3 Top 1% in England	Redhill Primary School Borrowash	99%	100%	28%	Outstanding
4 Top 1% in England	Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School City of Westminster · Church of England	100%	100%	19%	Good
5 Top 1% in England	Meysey Hampton Church of England Primary School Meysey Hampton · Church of England	100%	100%	27%	Good
6 Top 1% in England	Ark Larks Hill Primary School Pontefract	94%	97%	53%	Not judged
7 Top 1% in England	The Raleigh School East Horsley	96%	100%	44%	No rating
8 Top 1% in England	St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Bromley · Roman Catholic	95%	94%	31%	Report card
9 Top 1% in England	Barnes Primary School Richmond upon Thames	94%	96%	39%	Outstanding
10 Top 1% in England	Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School Camden · Church of England	91%	85%	42%	Good
11 Top 1% in England	Fox Primary School Kensington and Chelsea	92%	91%	42%	Outstanding
12 Top 1% in England	Ickford School Ickford	98%	100%	32%	Report card
13 Top 1% in England	Yardley Primary School Waltham Forest	95%	97%	37%	Outstanding
14 Top 1% in England	Gatley Primary School Gatley	94%	93%	39%	Outstanding
15 Top 1% in England	Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead Camden · Church of England	90%	88%	56%	Outstanding
16 Top 1% in England	Sheringdale Primary School Wandsworth	92%	95%	51%	Not judged
17 Top 1% in England	Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Barnack · Church of England	96%	95%	50%	Good
18 Top 1% in England	Nicol Mere School Ashton-in-Makerfield	97%	97%	33%	Outstanding
19 Top 1% in England	Freshford Church School Limpley Stoke · Church of England	95%	96%	35%	No rating
20 Top 1% in England	St Antony's Catholic Primary School Newham · Roman Catholic	94%	97%	36%	Not judged
21 Top 1% in England	Thornton Hough Primary School Wirral	97%	100%	27%	Outstanding
22 Top 1% in England	St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly Streetly · Roman Catholic	99%	100%	21%	Not judged
23 Top 1% in England	The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Southwark · Church of England	94%	93%	41%	Outstanding
24 Top 1% in England	Hartwell Primary School Hartwell · Church of England	95%	96%	33%	Good
25 Top 1% in England	Morley Primary School Erewash	92%	92%	38%	Report card
26 Top 1% in England	Berry Pomeroy Parochial CofE Primary School South Hams · Church of England	92%	91%	36%	Report card
27 Top 1% in England	St Mary's CofE Primary School Waltham Forest · Church of England	93%	96%	36%	No rating
28 Top 1% in England	St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School Bournemouth · Roman Catholic	93%	98%	45%	Good
29 Top 1% in England	Abacus Belsize Primary School Camden	91%	84%	32%	Not judged
30 Top 1% in England	St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School Hounslow · Roman Catholic	94%	93%	32%	Outstanding
31 Top 1% in England	The Russell School Chorleywood	93%	86%	34%	Not judged
32 Top 1% in England	St Luke's Church of England School Camden · Church of England	96%	100%	40%	No rating
33 Top 1% in England	St Stephen's CofE Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham · Church of England	90%	91%	44%	Outstanding
34 Top 1% in England	Tollgate Primary School Newham	93%	91%	37%	Outstanding
35 Top 1% in England	Lift Trinity Haringey	95%	98%	35%	No rating
36 Top 1% in England	Ark Franklin Primary Academy Brent	95%	96%	35%	No rating
37 Top 1% in England	Charles Dickens Primary School Southwark	92%	92%	34%	Outstanding
38 Top 1% in England	Deer Park School Richmond upon Thames	93%	97%	33%	No rating
39 Top 1% in England	West London Free School Primary Hammersmith and Fulham	90%	92%	36%	Not judged
40 Top 1% in England	Bruche Academy Warrington	98%	97%	29%	Good
41 Top 1% in England	Ebbsfleet Green Primary School Ebbsfleet Valley	97%	97%	24%	Good
42 Top 1% in England	Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery Warrington	92%	90%	24%	Outstanding
43 Top 1% in England	St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School Richmond upon Thames · Roman Catholic	92%	90%	40%	Outstanding
44 Top 1% in England	Thomas Jones Primary School Kensington and Chelsea	94%	93%	27%	Outstanding
45 Top 1% in England	Courtland School Barnet	95%	97%	21%	Outstanding
46 Top 1% in England	Southfield Primary School Ealing	94%	100%	39%	Outstanding
47 Top 1% in England	Westbourne Primary School Sutton	87%	90%	53%	Good
48 Top 1% in England	Crawford Village Primary School West Lancashire	97%	92%	25%	No rating
49 Top 1% in England	Yarlside Academy Barrow-in-Furness	94%	97%	25%	Not judged
50 Top 1% in England	Harvey Road Primary School Rickmansworth	95%	87%	29%	Outstanding
51 Top 1% in England	St Filumena's Catholic Primary School Staffordshire Moorlands · Roman Catholic	96%	96%	21%	Not judged
52 Top 1% in England	Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Sutton	89%	94%	31%	No rating
53 Top 1% in England	Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School Redbridge · Roman Catholic	92%	94%	38%	Not judged
54 Top 1% in England	Montalbo Nursery & Primary School Barnard Castle	92%	85%	30%	Outstanding
55 Top 1% in England	Riverley Primary School Waltham Forest	93%	84%	26%	No rating
56 Top 1% in England	Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Brentwood · Church of England	91%	93%	38%	Outstanding
57 Top 1% in England	East Lane Primary School Brent	93%	88%	28%	Outstanding
58 Top 1% in England	Preston CofE Primary School Yeovil · Church of England	93%	93%	35%	Outstanding
59 Top 1% in England	John Hellins Primary School Potterspury	95%	93%	27%	Not judged
60 Top 1% in England	Danesfield School Hurley (Buckinghamshire)	90%	90%	41%	No rating
61 Top 1% in England	Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Lymington · Roman Catholic	90%	93%	27%	Outstanding
62 Top 1% in England	The Olive School, Blackburn Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen) · Muslim	95%	98%	24%	Not judged
63 Top 1% in England	John Betts Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham	92%	100%	36%	Good
64 Top 1% in England	Ark Carleton Park Primary School Pontefract	92%	87%	23%	Not judged
65 Top 1% in England	St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Bexley · Roman Catholic	91%	93%	45%	Report card
66 Top 1% in England	Kirkstead Junior Academy Pinxton	90%	93%	36%	Good
67 Top 1% in England	Badger Hill Academy Brotton	91%	85%	35%	Good
68 Top 1% in England	St Clement Danes CofE Primary School City of Westminster · Church of England	94%	100%	25%	Not judged
69 Top 1% in England	Ashdene Primary School Wilmslow	91%	89%	38%	No rating
70 Top 1% in England	Rhodes Avenue Primary School Haringey	92%	92%	30%	Report card
71 Top 1% in England	The Pastures Primary School Enderby and Narborough	94%	93%	20%	Good
72 Top 1% in England	St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald Brentwood · Church of England	94%	98%	28%	Report card
73 Top 1% in England	The Olive School, Small Heath Birmingham · Muslim	92%	97%	33%	Outstanding
74 Top 1% in England	The Olive School, Bolton Bolton · Muslim	93%	95%	32%	No rating
75 Top 1% in England	Churchfields Junior School Redbridge	89%	91%	38%	Not judged
76 Top 1% in England	Addison Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham	91%	93%	39%	Not judged
77 Top 1% in England	Whiteknights Primary School Reading	90%	95%	34%	Good
78 Top 1% in England	Bunny CofE Primary and Nursery School Rushcliffe · Church of England	97%	100%	15%	No rating
79 Top 1% in England	Willow Brook Primary School Academy Waltham Forest	90%	89%	31%	No rating
80 Top 1% in England	Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Abbots Ripton · Church of England	90%	94%	31%	No rating
81 Top 1% in England	Lee Chapel Primary School Basildon	86%	85%	46%	Outstanding
82 Top 1% in England	St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Altrincham · Roman Catholic	91%	89%	22%	Outstanding
83 Top 1% in England	Stowting Church of England Primary School Folkestone and Hythe · Church of England	93%	100%	15%	Good
84 Top 1% in England	Delamere CofE Primary Academy Cheshire West and Chester · Church of England	94%	96%	19%	Outstanding
85 Top 1% in England	Caroline Haslett Primary School Milton Keynes	88%	87%	38%	No rating
86 Top 1% in England	Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School Lewisham	90%	90%	28%	Not judged
87 Top 1% in England	St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School Elwick · Church of England	92%	100%	40%	Good
88 Top 1% in England	Kniveton CofE Primary School Kniveton · Church of England	91%	82%	18%	Good
89 Top 1% in England	Merryhills Primary School Enfield	90%	90%	30%	No rating
90 Top 1% in England	St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School Wolverhampton · Church of England	91%	91%	36%	Not judged
91 Top 1% in England	Iqra Primary School Lambeth · Muslim	96%	97%	21%	No rating
92 Top 1% in England	St Stephen's Primary School Newham	89%	89%	31%	Outstanding
93 Top 1% in England	Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham Wymondham (South Norfolk)	90%	89%	25%	No rating
94 Top 1% in England	St Peter's Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham · Church of England	89%	90%	40%	No rating
95 Top 1% in England	St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Woodley · Roman Catholic	93%	90%	24%	Outstanding
96 Top 1% in England	Ark Conway Primary Academy Hammersmith and Fulham	87%	86%	38%	Outstanding
97 Top 1% in England	Good Shepherd RC Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham · Roman Catholic	88%	100%	41%	Outstanding
98 Top 1% in England	Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy Thurlestone · Church of England	88%	89%	26%	No rating
99 Top 1% in England	St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Lambeth · Roman Catholic	93%	92%	23%	Outstanding
100 Top 1% in England	Denton CofE School Denton (South Kesteven) · Church of England	89%	90%	50%	Not judged

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What is the best primary school in England?

On exam results over the last three years, Lowbrook Academy is the top-ranked primary school in England, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.