East Midlands state schools league table 2025: top 100
Academies, free schools and local-authority maintained schools. 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
- 1196The King's School, GranthamGrantham · Academy Secondary72.7 Attainment 8 · 1,221 students
- 1296Redhill Primary SchoolDerby · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 215 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
- 1694Bourne Grammar SchoolBourne · Academy Secondary68.6 Attainment 8 · 1,718 students
- 1794Caistor Grammar SchoolMarket Rasen · Academy Secondary69.8 Attainment 8 · 690 students
- 1894Kesteven and Grantham Girls' SchoolGrantham · Academy Secondary68.8 Attainment 8 · 1,238 students
- 1994Abbey Gates Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 2094Denton CofE SchoolGrantham · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 63 students
- 2194The West Bridgford SchoolNottingham · Academy Secondary62.9 Attainment 8 · 1,809 students
- 2294Chetwynd Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 2394Elizabeth Woodville Primary SchoolLeicester · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 208 students
- 2494Holywell Primary SchoolLoughborough · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 412 students
- 2593Kirk Langley CofE Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 91 students
- 2693Holbrook Church of England Primary SchoolBelper · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 134 students
- 2793Morley Primary SchoolIlkeston · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 80 students
- 2893Ernehale Infant SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary– · 136 students
- 2993St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyLeicester · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 274 students
- 3093Northampton SchoolNorthampton · Academy Secondary10.5% Free school meals · 650 students
- 3193Hackleton CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 183 students
- 3293Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 148 students
- 3393Griffe Field Primary SchoolDerby · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 459 students
- 3493Preston Hedges Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 3593Buckton Fields Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary– · 289 students
- 3693Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolKettering · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 160 students
- 3792Bringhurst Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 157 students
- 3892Brocks Hill Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 3992Bunny CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
- 4092Lady Bay Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 381 students
- 4192Woodland Grange Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 490 students
- 4292Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 106 students
- 4392Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, HorncastleHorncastle · Academy Secondary66.2 Attainment 8 · 788 students
- 4492William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolBelper · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 244 students
- 4592Pineham Barns Primary SchoolPineham Village · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
- 4692Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary SchoolPeterborough · Local authority Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 225 students
- 4791The Market Bosworth SchoolNuneaton · Academy Secondary59.5 Attainment 8 · 842 students
- 4891Taddington and Priestcliffe SchoolBuxton · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 64 students
- 4991Church Langton Church of England Primary SchoolMarket Harborough · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 207 students
- 5091The Nettleham Infant and Nursery SchoolLincoln · Academy Primary– · 198 students
- 5191Grendon Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 114 students
- 5291Manor High SchoolLeicester · Academy Secondary58.9 Attainment 8 · 941 students
- 5391Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective AcademySleaford · Academy Secondary61.8 Attainment 8 · 747 students
- 5491Yardley Hastings Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
- 5591Archbishop Cranmer Church of England AcademyNottingham · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
- 5690Parklands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
- 5790Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary– · 153 students
- 5890Blakesley Church of England Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
- 5990Gretton Primary AcademyCorby · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 145 students
- 6090The Minster SchoolSouthwell · Academy Secondary55.9 Attainment 8 · 1,616 students
- 6190Waynflete Infants' SchoolBrackley · Academy Primary– · 140 students
- 6290Northampton School for BoysNorthampton · Academy Secondary58.2 Attainment 8 · 1,756 students
- 6390The Ecclesbourne SchoolBelper · Academy Secondary58.3 Attainment 8 · 1,604 students
- 6490Pierrepont Gamston Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 302 students
- 6590Blisworth Community Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 173 students
- 6689Mugginton CofE Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 68 students
- 6789Ranskill Primary SchoolRetford · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 147 students
- 6889Rushcliffe Spencer AcademyNottingham · Academy Secondary58.1 Attainment 8 · 2,039 students
- 6989Spalding High SchoolSpalding · Local authority Secondary63.0 Attainment 8 · 970 students
- 7089Dronfield Infant SchoolDronfield · Local authority Primary– · 199 students
- 7189Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughborough · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 188 students
- 7289Hucknall Flying High AcademyNottingham · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 7389Brookside Primary SchoolLoughborough · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 319 students
- 7489Mapplewells Primary and Nursery SchoolSutton-in-Ashfield · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 340 students
- 7589Overdale Infant SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary– · 352 students
- 7689Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyLoughborough · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 203 students
- 7789Aston-on-Trent Primary SchoolDerby · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 188 students
- 7889Ketton Church of England Primary SchoolStamford · Academy Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 185 students
- 7988Halam Church of England Primary SchoolNewark · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 61 students
- 8088Abbey Road Primary SchoolNottingham · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 431 students
- 8188Bishop Stopford SchoolKettering · Academy Secondary58.7 Attainment 8 · 1,454 students
- 8288Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyHinckley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 190 students
- 8388Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary SchoolLincoln · Local authority Primary– · 64 students
- 8488Jesse Gray Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 8588All Saints CofE Junior SchoolMatlock · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 218 students
- 8688Carre's Grammar SchoolSleaford · Academy Secondary58.0 Attainment 8 · 810 students
- 8788James Peacock Infant and Nursery SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary– · 300 students
- 8888Lawn Primary SchoolDerby · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
- 8988Bramcote Hills Primary SchoolNottingham · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 416 students
- 9087Marsh Lane Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 147 students
- 9187The Bliss Charity SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 177 students
- 9287Whipman Woods Flying High AcademyWorksop · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 148 students
- 9387Launde Primary SchoolLeicestershire · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 600 students
- 9487The Hall SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary– · 490 students
- 9587The Queen Elizabeth's High School, GainsboroughGainsborough · Local authority Secondary62.5 Attainment 8 · 1,139 students
- 9687Kneesall CofE Primary AcademySelect · Academy Primary– · 104 students
- 9787Doveridge Primary SchoolAshbourne · Local authority Primary– · 84 students
- 9887Spalding Grammar SchoolSpalding · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,023 students
- 9986Weston Favell CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 10086Brookside Primary SchoolLeicester · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 431 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 | The King's School, Grantham Grantham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 72.7 Attainment 8 | 1,221 |
| 12 | Redhill Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 215 |
| 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 | Bourne Grammar School Bourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.6 Attainment 8 | 1,718 |
| 17 | Caistor Grammar School Market Rasen · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 69.8 Attainment 8 | 690 |
| 18 | Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School Grantham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 68.8 Attainment 8 | 1,238 |
| 19 | Abbey Gates Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 94.1 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 20 | Denton CofE School Grantham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 94.0 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 63 |
| 21 | The West Bridgford School Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.8 Top 5% | 62.9 Attainment 8 | 1,809 |
| 22 | Chetwynd Spencer Academy Nottingham · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 23 | Elizabeth Woodville Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.7 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 208 |
| 24 | Holywell Primary School Loughborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 25 | Kirk Langley CofE Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.4 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 91 |
| 26 | Holbrook Church of England Primary School Belper · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 134 |
| 27 | Morley Primary School Ilkeston · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 80 |
| 28 | Ernehale Infant School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 29 | St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 274 |
| 30 | Northampton School Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 10.5% Free school meals | 650 |
| 31 | Hackleton CofE Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 183 |
| 32 | Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.8 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 148 |
| 33 | Griffe Field Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.6 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 459 |
| 34 | Preston Hedges Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.6 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 35 | Buckton Fields Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 289 |
| 36 | Trinity Church of England Primary School Kettering · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.5 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 160 |
| 37 | Bringhurst Primary School Market Harborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 157 |
| 38 | Brocks Hill Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 39 | Bunny CofE Primary and Nursery School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 40 | Lady Bay Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 381 |
| 41 | Woodland Grange Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 490 |
| 42 | 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 |
| 43 | Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle Horncastle · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 91.9 Top 10% | 66.2 Attainment 8 | 788 |
| 44 | William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School Belper · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 45 | Pineham Barns Primary School Pineham Village · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 46 | Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School Peterborough · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 91.6 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 47 | The Market Bosworth School Nuneaton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 91.4 Top 10% | 59.5 Attainment 8 | 842 |
| 48 | Taddington and Priestcliffe School Buxton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 91.3 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 64 |
| 49 | Church Langton Church of England Primary School Market Harborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 207 |
| 50 | The Nettleham Infant and Nursery School Lincoln · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | – | 198 |
| 51 | Grendon Church of England Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 91.0 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 114 |
| 52 | Manor High School Leicester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 91.0 Top 10% | 58.9 Attainment 8 | 941 |
| 53 | Kesteven and Sleaford High School Selective Academy Sleaford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.9 Top 10% | 61.8 Attainment 8 | 747 |
| 54 | Yardley Hastings Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 90.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 55 | Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.6 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 189 |
| 56 | Parklands Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 57 | Toton Banks Road Infant and Nursery School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 90.4 Top 10% | – | 153 |
| 58 | Blakesley Church of England Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.3 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 59 | Gretton Primary Academy Corby · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 145 |
| 60 | The Minster School Southwell · Secondary · Ages 7–18 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 55.9 Attainment 8 | 1,616 |
| 61 | Waynflete Infants' School Brackley · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 90.0 Top 10% | – | 140 |
| 62 | Northampton School for Boys Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 1,756 |
| 63 | The Ecclesbourne School Belper · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 1,604 |
| 64 | Pierrepont Gamston Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.6 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 302 |
| 65 | Blisworth Community Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.5 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 173 |
| 66 | Mugginton CofE Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 89.4 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 68 |
| 67 | Ranskill Primary School Retford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 147 |
| 68 | Rushcliffe Spencer Academy Nottingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.1 Attainment 8 | 2,039 |
| 69 | Spalding High School Spalding · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 89.2 Top 10% | 63.0 Attainment 8 | 970 |
| 70 | Dronfield Infant School Dronfield · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 199 |
| 71 | 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 |
| 72 | Hucknall Flying High Academy Nottingham · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 73 | Brookside Primary School Loughborough · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 319 |
| 74 | Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Sutton-in-Ashfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 340 |
| 75 | Overdale Infant School Leicester · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | – | 352 |
| 76 | Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Loughborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 203 |
| 77 | Aston-on-Trent Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 88.5 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 188 |
| 78 | Ketton Church of England Primary School Stamford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.5 Top 10% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 185 |
| 79 | Halam Church of England Primary School Newark · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.4 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 61 |
| 80 | Abbey Road Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 431 |
| 81 | Bishop Stopford School Kettering · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | 58.7 Attainment 8 | 1,454 |
| 82 | 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 |
| 83 | Newton-on-Trent CofE Primary School Lincoln · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 88.0 Top 10% | – | 64 |
| 84 | Jesse Gray Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.9 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 85 | All Saints CofE Junior School Matlock · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 87.7 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 218 |
| 86 | Carre's Grammar School Sleaford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.7 Top 10% | 58.0 Attainment 8 | 810 |
| 87 | James Peacock Infant and Nursery School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 87.6 Top 10% | – | 300 |
| 88 | Lawn Primary School Derby · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87.6 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 89 | Bramcote Hills Primary School Nottingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.5 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 416 |
| 90 | Marsh Lane Primary School Sheffield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.4 Top 10% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 147 |
| 91 | The Bliss Charity School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 87.2 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 177 |
| 92 | Whipman Woods Flying High Academy Worksop · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 148 |
| 93 | Launde Primary School Leicestershire · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87.1 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 600 |
| 94 | The Hall School Leicester · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87.0 Top 10% | – | 490 |
| 95 | The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough Gainsborough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 87.0 Top 10% | 62.5 Attainment 8 | 1,139 |
| 96 | Kneesall CofE Primary Academy Select · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.8 Top 10% | – | 104 |
| 97 | Doveridge Primary School Ashbourne · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 86.6 Top 10% | – | 84 |
| 98 | Spalding Grammar School Spalding · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.6 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,023 |
| 99 | Weston Favell CofE Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 86.4 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 100 | Brookside Primary School Leicester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 86.3 Top 10% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 431 |
Woodthorpe Infant School in Nottingham leads the 2025 list of state schools in East Midlands with a Success Index (England) of 99.4. Of the 100 schools shown, 66 are academy, 34 are local authority.
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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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