Best primary schools in Greater London (2026)
Greater London has 1595 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 71%, against 62% for England. 400 are in England's top 10%, and 190 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 1% in England |
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School City of Westminster · Church of England |
100% | 100% | 19% | Good | |
2 Top 1% in England |
St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Bromley · Roman Catholic |
95% | 94% | 31% | Report card | |
3 Top 1% in England |
Barnes Primary School Richmond upon Thames |
94% | 96% | 39% | Outstanding | |
4 Top 1% in England |
Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School Camden · Church of England |
91% | 85% | 42% | Good | |
5 Top 1% in England |
Fox Primary School Kensington and Chelsea |
92% | 91% | 42% | Outstanding | |
6 Top 1% in England |
Yardley Primary School Waltham Forest |
95% | 97% | 37% | Outstanding | |
7 Top 1% in England |
Christ Church Primary School, Hampstead Camden · Church of England |
90% | 88% | 56% | Outstanding | |
8 Top 1% in England |
Sheringdale Primary School Wandsworth |
92% | 95% | 51% | Not judged | |
9 Top 1% in England |
St Antony's Catholic Primary School Newham · Roman Catholic |
94% | 97% | 36% | Not judged | |
10 Top 1% in England |
The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie Southwark · Church of England |
94% | 93% | 41% | Outstanding | |
11 Top 1% in England |
St Mary's CofE Primary School Waltham Forest · Church of England |
93% | 96% | 36% | No rating | |
12 Top 1% in England |
Abacus Belsize Primary School Camden |
91% | 84% | 32% | Not judged | |
13 Top 1% in England |
St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School Hounslow · Roman Catholic |
94% | 93% | 32% | Outstanding | |
14 Top 1% in England |
St Luke's Church of England School Camden · Church of England |
96% | 100% | 40% | No rating | |
15 Top 1% in England |
St Stephen's CofE Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham · Church of England |
90% | 91% | 44% | Outstanding | |
16 Top 1% in England |
Tollgate Primary School Newham |
93% | 91% | 37% | Outstanding | |
17 Top 1% in England |
Lift Trinity Haringey |
95% | 98% | 35% | No rating | |
18 Top 1% in England |
Ark Franklin Primary Academy Brent |
95% | 96% | 35% | No rating | |
19 Top 1% in England |
Charles Dickens Primary School Southwark |
92% | 92% | 34% | Outstanding | |
20 Top 1% in England |
Deer Park School Richmond upon Thames |
93% | 97% | 33% | No rating | |
21 Top 1% in England |
West London Free School Primary Hammersmith and Fulham |
90% | 92% | 36% | Not judged | |
22 Top 1% in England |
St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School Richmond upon Thames · Roman Catholic |
92% | 90% | 40% | Outstanding | |
23 Top 1% in England |
Thomas Jones Primary School Kensington and Chelsea |
94% | 93% | 27% | Outstanding | |
24 Top 1% in England |
Courtland School Barnet |
95% | 97% | 21% | Outstanding | |
25 Top 1% in England |
Southfield Primary School Ealing |
94% | 100% | 39% | Outstanding | |
26 Top 1% in England |
Westbourne Primary School Sutton |
87% | 90% | 53% | Good | |
27 Top 1% in England |
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School Redbridge · Roman Catholic |
92% | 94% | 38% | Not judged | |
28 Top 1% in England |
Riverley Primary School Waltham Forest |
93% | 84% | 26% | No rating | |
29 Top 1% in England |
East Lane Primary School Brent |
93% | 88% | 28% | Outstanding | |
30 Top 1% in England |
John Betts Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham |
92% | 100% | 36% | Good | |
31 Top 1% in England |
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Bexley · Roman Catholic |
91% | 93% | 45% | Report card | |
32 Top 1% in England |
St Clement Danes CofE Primary School City of Westminster · Church of England |
94% | 100% | 25% | Not judged | |
33 Top 1% in England |
Rhodes Avenue Primary School Haringey |
92% | 92% | 30% | Report card | |
34 Top 1% in England |
Churchfields Junior School Redbridge |
89% | 91% | 38% | Not judged | |
35 Top 1% in England |
Addison Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham |
91% | 93% | 39% | Not judged | |
36 Top 1% in England |
Willow Brook Primary School Academy Waltham Forest |
90% | 89% | 31% | No rating | |
37 Top 1% in England |
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School Lewisham |
90% | 90% | 28% | Not judged | |
38 Top 1% in England |
Merryhills Primary School Enfield |
90% | 90% | 30% | No rating | |
39 Top 1% in England |
Iqra Primary School Lambeth · Muslim |
96% | 97% | 21% | No rating | |
40 Top 1% in England |
St Stephen's Primary School Newham |
89% | 89% | 31% | Outstanding | |
41 Top 1% in England |
St Peter's Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham · Church of England |
89% | 90% | 40% | No rating | |
42 Top 1% in England |
Ark Conway Primary Academy Hammersmith and Fulham |
87% | 86% | 38% | Outstanding | |
43 Top 1% in England |
Good Shepherd RC Primary School Hammersmith and Fulham · Roman Catholic |
88% | 100% | 41% | Outstanding | |
44 Top 1% in England |
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Lambeth · Roman Catholic |
93% | 92% | 23% | Outstanding | |
45 Top 1% in England |
Crofton Junior School Bromley |
89% | 91% | 37% | No rating | |
46 Top 1% in England |
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School Greenwich · Roman Catholic |
86% | 87% | 45% | No rating | |
47 Top 1% in England |
Park Academy Merton |
87% | 94% | 44% | Outstanding | |
48 Top 1% in England |
La Fontaine Academy Bromley |
92% | 92% | 24% | Outstanding | |
49 Top 1% in England |
Akiva School Barnet · Jewish |
89% | 86% | 31% | No rating | |
50 Top 1% in England |
Cheam Common Junior Academy Sutton |
86% | 90% | 36% | No rating | |
51 Top 1% in England |
Boutcher Church of England Primary School Southwark · Church of England |
90% | 84% | 22% | Outstanding | |
52 Top 1% in England |
Heathfield Academy Croydon |
91% | 90% | 12% | No rating | |
53 Top 1% in England |
Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth Tower Hamlets · Christian |
88% | 85% | 38% | Not judged | |
54 Top 1% in England |
Southwold Primary School Hackney |
90% | 91% | 32% | Outstanding | |
55 Top 2% in England |
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School Hackney · Jewish |
92% | 100% | 10% | Good | |
56 Top 2% in England |
Roman Road Primary School Newham |
90% | 94% | 19% | Good | |
57 Top 2% in England |
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School Wandsworth · Roman Catholic |
88% | 86% | 29% | Good | |
58 Top 2% in England |
Thomson House School Richmond upon Thames |
85% | 88% | 33% | Not judged | |
59 Top 2% in England |
Ashmole Primary School Barnet |
88% | 80% | 30% | No rating | |
60 Top 2% in England |
Marshgate Primary School Richmond upon Thames |
87% | 88% | 37% | Not judged | |
61 Top 2% in England |
The King's Church of England Primary School Richmond upon Thames · Church of England |
84% | 88% | 42% | Good | |
62 Top 2% in England |
Cleves Primary School Newham |
89% | 84% | 20% | Report card | |
63 Top 2% in England |
Grazebrook Primary School Hackney |
88% | 85% | 26% | Outstanding | |
64 Top 2% in England |
Lift Noel Park Haringey |
90% | 92% | 26% | No rating | |
65 Top 2% in England |
Benedict Academy Merton |
91% | 93% | 17% | Not judged | |
66 Top 2% in England |
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Brent · Roman Catholic |
93% | 91% | 12% | Outstanding | |
67 Top 2% in England |
Stockwell Primary School Lambeth |
92% | 95% | 25% | Good | |
68 Top 2% in England |
Scotts Primary School Havering |
87% | 90% | 32% | Outstanding | |
69 Top 2% in England |
Rosetta Primary School Newham |
91% | 91% | 26% | Outstanding | |
70 Top 2% in England |
Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School Wandsworth · Roman Catholic |
89% | 96% | 29% | Good | |
71 Top 6% in England |
The London Oratory School Hammersmith and Fulham · Boys · Roman Catholic |
93% | 100% | 15% | Outstanding | |
72 Top 2% in England |
Cheam Fields Primary Academy Sutton |
86% | 84% | 27% | Not judged | |
73 Top 2% in England |
Elmhurst Primary School Newham |
89% | 92% | 27% | Report card | |
74 Top 2% in England |
St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School Richmond upon Thames · Church of England |
85% | 83% | 32% | Outstanding | |
75 Top 2% in England |
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Greenwich · Roman Catholic |
88% | 83% | 32% | Outstanding | |
76 Top 2% in England |
Perry Hall Primary School Bromley |
89% | 90% | 21% | Outstanding | |
77 Top 2% in England |
Nelmes Primary School Havering |
88% | 89% | 28% | Not judged | |
78 Top 2% in England |
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Bexley · Roman Catholic |
91% | 90% | 17% | Not judged | |
79 Top 2% in England |
Hallsville Primary School Newham |
87% | 86% | 29% | Outstanding | |
80 Top 2% in England |
Roger Ascham Primary School Waltham Forest |
86% | 86% | 26% | No rating | |
81 Top 2% in England |
Woodford Green Primary School Redbridge |
88% | 93% | 21% | Not judged | |
82 Top 2% in England |
Krishna Avanti Primary School Harrow · Hindu |
89% | 87% | 22% | Not judged | |
83 Top 2% in England |
Manor Park Primary Academy Sutton |
85% | 87% | 31% | Not judged | |
84 Top 2% in England |
Streatham Wells Primary Lambeth |
88% | 93% | 17% | Outstanding | |
85 Top 2% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Kensington and Chelsea · Roman Catholic |
89% | 93% | 28% | Outstanding | |
86 Top 2% in England |
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Waltham Forest · Church of England |
89% | 89% | 22% | Outstanding | |
87 Top 2% in England |
Eleanor Palmer Primary School Camden |
86% | 93% | 28% | Outstanding | |
88 Top 2% in England |
Newton Farm Nursery, Infant and Junior School Harrow |
85% | 83% | 28% | Good | |
89 Top 2% in England |
Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Bexley |
86% | 87% | 17% | No rating | |
90 Top 2% in England |
Cleveland Road Primary School Redbridge |
87% | 87% | 25% | No rating | |
91 Top 2% in England |
Bishop Gilpin CofE Primary School Merton · Church of England |
82% | 78% | 31% | Outstanding | |
92 Top 2% in England |
Upminster Junior School Havering |
85% | 88% | 26% | Report card | |
93 Top 2% in England |
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Kensington and Chelsea · Roman Catholic |
88% | 90% | 30% | Not judged | |
94 Top 2% in England |
St James's Catholic Primary School Richmond upon Thames · Roman Catholic |
86% | 85% | 32% | Not judged | |
95 Top 2% in England |
Vicarage Primary School Newham |
86% | 88% | 25% | Outstanding | |
96 Top 2% in England |
Wingfield Primary School Greenwich |
83% | 85% | 34% | Outstanding | |
97 Top 2% in England |
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School Brent · Roman Catholic |
88% | 93% | 21% | Outstanding | |
98 Top 2% in England |
Belmont Primary School Hounslow |
86% | 84% | 29% | Report card | |
99 Top 2% in England |
Ainslie Wood Primary School Waltham Forest |
87% | 87% | 34% | Good | |
100 Top 2% in England |
Millbank Gardens Primary Academy City of Westminster |
87% | 87% | 23% | No rating |
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Best primary school in each town
- City of Westminster · best: Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School
- Bromley · best: St James' Roman Catholic Primary School
- Richmond upon Thames · best: Barnes Primary School
- Camden · best: Hampstead Parochial Church of England Primary School
- Kensington and Chelsea · best: Fox Primary School
- Waltham Forest · best: Yardley Primary School
- Wandsworth · best: Sheringdale Primary School
- Newham · best: St Antony's Catholic Primary School
- Southwark · best: The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overie
- Hounslow · best: St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School
- Hammersmith and Fulham · best: St Stephen's CofE Primary School
- Haringey · best: Lift Trinity
- Brent · best: Ark Franklin Primary Academy
- Barnet · best: Courtland School
- Ealing · best: Southfield Primary School
- Sutton · best: Westbourne Primary School
- Redbridge · best: Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
- Bexley · best: St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
- Lewisham · best: Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School
- Enfield · best: Merryhills Primary School
- Lambeth · best: Iqra Primary School
- Greenwich · best: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School
- Merton · best: Park Academy
- Croydon · best: Heathfield Academy
- Tower Hamlets · best: Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth
- Hackney · best: Southwold Primary School
- Havering · best: Scotts Primary School
- Harrow · best: Krishna Avanti Primary School
- Islington · best: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- Barking and Dagenham · best: St Margarets CofE Primary School
- Kingston upon Thames · best: St Luke's CofE Primary School
- Hillingdon · best: Whiteheath Junior School
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Questions
What is the best primary school in Greater London?
On exam results over the last three years, Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Greater London, 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.