East Midlands primary schools league table 2025: top 100
Primary, infant, junior and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 1 and 2. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 199Woodthorpe Infant SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary– · 175 students
- 299Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough · Local authority Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 90 students
- 399Kinoulton Primary SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary– · 141 students
- 498Hartwell Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 200 students
- 598West Bridgford Infant SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary– · 240 students
- 697West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 239 students
- 797St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary– · 72 students
- 896Muskham Primary SchoolNewark · Academy Primary– · 139 students
- 996John Hellins Primary SchoolTowcester · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
- 1096The Pastures Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 330 students
- 1196Redhill Primary SchoolDerby · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 215 students
- 1296Nottingham Girls' High School GDSTNottingham · Independent All-through69.8 Attainment 8 · 625 students
- 1395All Saints CofE Infant SchoolMatlock · Academy Primary– · 142 students
- 1495Westdale Infant and NurseryNottingham · Local authority Primary– · 197 students
- 1594Breadsall CofE VC Primary SchoolBreadsall · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 116 students
- 1694Abbey Gates Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 1794Denton CofE SchoolGrantham · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 63 students
- 1894Chetwynd Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 1994Elizabeth Woodville Primary SchoolLeicester · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 208 students
- 2094Holywell Primary SchoolLoughborough · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 412 students
- 2193Kirk Langley CofE Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 91 students
- 2293Holbrook Church of England Primary SchoolBelper · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 134 students
- 2393Morley Primary SchoolIlkeston · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 80 students
- 2493Al-Aqsa Schools TrustLeicester · Independent All-through61.2 Attainment 8 · 297 students
- 2593Ernehale Infant SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary– · 136 students
- 2693St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyLeicester · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 274 students
- 2793Hackleton CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 183 students
- 2893Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 148 students
- 2993Griffe Field Primary SchoolDerby · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 459 students
- 3093Preston Hedges Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 3193Buckton Fields Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary– · 289 students
- 3293Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolKettering · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 160 students
- 3393Twycross House SchoolAtherstone · Independent All-through64.7 Attainment 8 · 383 students
- 3492Bringhurst Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 157 students
- 3592Brocks Hill Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 3692Bunny CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
- 3792Lady Bay Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 381 students
- 3892Woodland Grange Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 490 students
- 3992Derby High SchoolDerby · Independent All-through60.1 Attainment 8 · 679 students
- 4092Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 106 students
- 4192William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolBelper · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 244 students
- 4292Pineham Barns Primary SchoolPineham Village · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
- 4392Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary SchoolPeterborough · Local authority Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 225 students
- 4491Taddington and Priestcliffe SchoolBuxton · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 64 students
- 4591Church Langton Church of England Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 207 students
- 4691The Nettleham Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln · Academy Primary– · 198 students
- 4791Grendon Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 114 students
- 4891Yardley Hastings Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
- 4991Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyNottingham · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
- 5090Parklands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 5190Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary– · 153 students
- 5290Blakesley Church of England Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
- 5390Gretton Primary AcademyCorby · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 145 students
- 5490Waynflete Infants' SchoolBrackley · Academy Primary– · 140 students
- 5590Pierrepont Gamston Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 302 students
- 5690Blisworth Community Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 173 students
- 5789Mugginton CofE Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 68 students
- 5889Ranskill Primary SchoolRetford · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 147 students
- 5989The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute SchoolLeicester · Independent All-through57.6 Attainment 8 · 224 students
- 6089Dronfield Infant SchoolDronfield · Local authority Primary– · 199 students
- 6189Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 188 students
- 6289Hucknall Flying High AcademyNottingham · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 6389Brookside Primary SchoolLoughborough · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 319 students
- 6489Mapplewells Primary and Nursery SchoolSutton-in-Ashfield · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 340 students
- 6589Overdale Infant SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary– · 352 students
- 6689Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyLoughborough · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 203 students
- 6789Aston-on-Trent Primary SchoolDerby · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 188 students
- 6889Jameah AcademyLeicester · Independent All-through56.6 Attainment 8 · 217 students
- 6989Ketton Church of England Primary SchoolStamford · Academy Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 185 students
- 7088Halam Church of England Primary SchoolNewark · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 61 students
- 7188Abbey Road Primary SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 431 students
- 7288Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyHinckley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 190 students
- 7388Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolLincoln · Local authority Primary– · 64 students
- 7488Jesse Gray Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 7588All Saints CofE Junior SchoolMatlock · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 218 students
- 7688James Peacock Infant and Nursery SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary– · 300 students
- 7788Lawn Primary SchoolDerby · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
- 7888Bramcote Hills Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 416 students
- 7987Marsh Lane Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 147 students
- 8087The Bliss Charity SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 177 students
- 8187Whipman Woods Flying High AcademyWorksop · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 148 students
- 8287Launde Primary SchoolLeicestershire · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 600 students
- 8387The Hall SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary– · 490 students
- 8487Kneesall CofE Primary AcademySelect · Academy Primary– · 104 students
- 8587Doveridge Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary– · 84 students
- 8686Weston Favell CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 8786Brookside Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 431 students
- 8886Long Buckby Infant SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary– · 119 students
- 8986Lowdham CofE Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 9086Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 429 students
- 9186Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior SchoolSouthwell · Academy Primary– · 293 students
- 9286Whissendine Church of England Primary SchoolOakham · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 136 students
- 9385Ernehale Junior SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 262 students
- 9485The Lanes Primary SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary– · 586 students
- 9585Denby Free CofE VA Primary SchoolRipley · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 113 students
- 9685Silverstone Church of England Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 224 students
- 9785St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 9885Broughton Primary SchoolKettering · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 200 students
- 9985Newcroft Primary AcademyLoughborough · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 442 students
- 10085The Donington-on-Bain SchoolLouth · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 103 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodthorpe Infant School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 175 |
| 2 | Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School Loughborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 99.3 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 90 |
| 3 | Kinoulton Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 99.0 Top 5% | – | 141 |
| 4 | Hartwell Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 5 | West Bridgford Infant School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 240 |
| 6 | West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 96.8 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 239 |
| 7 | St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | – | 72 |
| 8 | Muskham Primary School Newark · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 139 |
| 9 | John Hellins Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 96.2 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 10 | The Pastures Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.2 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 330 |
| 11 | Redhill Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 215 |
| 12 | Nottingham Girls' High School GDST Nottingham · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 95.8 Top 5% | 69.8 Attainment 8 | 625 |
| 13 | All Saints CofE Infant School Matlock · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 142 |
| 14 | Westdale Infant and Nursery Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 94.5 Top 5% | – | 197 |
| 15 | Breadsall CofE VC Primary School Breadsall · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 94.4 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 116 |
| 16 | Abbey Gates Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 94.1 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 17 | Denton CofE School Grantham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 94.0 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 63 |
| 18 | Chetwynd Spencer Academy Nottingham · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 19 | Elizabeth Woodville Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.7 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 208 |
| 20 | Holywell Primary School Loughborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 21 | Kirk Langley CofE Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.4 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 91 |
| 22 | Holbrook Church of England Primary School Belper · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 134 |
| 23 | Morley Primary School Ilkeston · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 80 |
| 24 | Al-Aqsa Schools Trust Leicester · All-through · Ages 3–16 | Independent | 93.2 Top 5% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 297 |
| 25 | Ernehale Infant School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 26 | St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 274 |
| 27 | Hackleton CofE Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 183 |
| 28 | Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.8 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 148 |
| 29 | Griffe Field Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.6 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 459 |
| 30 | Preston Hedges Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.6 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 31 | Buckton Fields Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 289 |
| 32 | Trinity Church of England Primary School Kettering · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 160 |
| 33 | Twycross House School Atherstone · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 92.5 Top 5% | 64.7 Attainment 8 | 383 |
| 34 | Bringhurst Primary School Market Harborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 157 |
| 35 | Brocks Hill Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 36 | Bunny CofE Primary and Nursery School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 37 | Lady Bay Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 381 |
| 38 | Woodland Grange Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 490 |
| 39 | Derby High School Derby · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 92.3 Top 5% | 60.1 Attainment 8 | 679 |
| 40 | Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School Market Harborough · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.0 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 106 |
| 41 | William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School Belper · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 42 | Pineham Barns Primary School Pineham Village · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 43 | Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School Peterborough · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 91.6 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 44 | Taddington and Priestcliffe School Buxton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 91.3 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 64 |
| 45 | Church Langton Church of England Primary School Market Harborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 207 |
| 46 | The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School Lincoln · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | – | 198 |
| 47 | Grendon Church of England Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 91.0 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 114 |
| 48 | Yardley Hastings Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 90.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 49 | Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.6 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 189 |
| 50 | Parklands Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 51 | Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 90.4 Top 10% | – | 153 |
| 52 | Blakesley Church of England Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.3 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 53 | Gretton Primary Academy Corby · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 145 |
| 54 | Waynflete Infants' School Brackley · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 90.0 Top 10% | – | 140 |
| 55 | Pierrepont Gamston Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.6 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 302 |
| 56 | Blisworth Community Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.5 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 173 |
| 57 | Mugginton CofE Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.4 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 68 |
| 58 | Ranskill Primary School Retford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 147 |
| 59 | The Imam Muhammad Adam Institute School Leicester · All-through · Ages 5–16 | Independent | 89.4 Top 10% | 57.6 Attainment 8 | 224 |
| 60 | Dronfield Infant School Dronfield · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 199 |
| 61 | Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School Loughborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 188 |
| 62 | Hucknall Flying High Academy Nottingham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 63 | Brookside Primary School Loughborough · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 319 |
| 64 | Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Sutton-in-Ashfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 340 |
| 65 | Overdale Infant School Leicester · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | – | 352 |
| 66 | Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Loughborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 203 |
| 67 | Aston-on-Trent Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 88.5 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 188 |
| 68 | Jameah Academy Leicester · All-through · Ages 5–16 | Independent | 88.5 Top 10% | 56.6 Attainment 8 | 217 |
| 69 | Ketton Church of England Primary School Stamford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.5 Top 10% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 185 |
| 70 | Halam Church of England Primary School Newark · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.4 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 61 |
| 71 | Abbey Road Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 431 |
| 72 | Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Hinckley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.1 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 190 |
| 73 | Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School Lincoln · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 88.0 Top 10% | – | 64 |
| 74 | Jesse Gray Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.9 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 75 | All Saints CofE Junior School Matlock · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 87.7 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 218 |
| 76 | James Peacock Infant and Nursery School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 87.6 Top 10% | – | 300 |
| 77 | Lawn Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87.6 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 78 | Bramcote Hills Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.5 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 416 |
| 79 | Marsh Lane Primary School Sheffield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.4 Top 10% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 147 |
| 80 | The Bliss Charity School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.2 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 177 |
| 81 | Whipman Woods Flying High Academy Worksop · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 148 |
| 82 | Launde Primary School Leicestershire · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87.1 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 600 |
| 83 | The Hall School Leicester · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.0 Top 10% | – | 490 |
| 84 | Kneesall CofE Primary Academy Select · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.8 Top 10% | – | 104 |
| 85 | Doveridge Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 86.6 Top 10% | – | 84 |
| 86 | Weston Favell CofE Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.4 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 87 | Brookside Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 86.3 Top 10% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 431 |
| 88 | Long Buckby Infant School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 86.3 Top 10% | – | 119 |
| 89 | Lowdham CofE Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 86.3 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 90 | Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 86.3 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 429 |
| 91 | Lowe's Wong Anglican Methodist Junior School Southwell · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 86.0 Top 10% | – | 293 |
| 92 | Whissendine Church of England Primary School Oakham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 85.6 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 136 |
| 93 | Ernehale Junior School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 85.4 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 262 |
| 94 | The Lanes Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 85.3 Top 10% | – | 586 |
| 95 | Denby Free CofE VA Primary School Ripley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 85.2 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 113 |
| 96 | Silverstone Church of England Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 85.2 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 97 | St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 85.1 Top 10% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 98 | Broughton Primary School Kettering · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 85.0 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 200 |
| 99 | Newcroft Primary Academy Loughborough · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 85.0 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 442 |
| 100 | The Donington-on-Bain School Louth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 85.0 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 103 |
Woodthorpe Infant School in Nottingham leads the 2025 list of primary schools in East Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 57 are academy, 37 are local authority, 6 are independent.
Scores are percentiles within school type, so a primary school and a secondary school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.
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Woodthorpe Infant School in Nottingham ranks first among primary schools in East Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.4 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 175).
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Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
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