East of England academies & free schools league table 2025: top 100
State-funded schools run by academy trusts. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 1100Eversholt Lower SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy Primary– · 68 students
- 2100King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford · Academy Secondary83.3 Attainment 8 · 1,153 students
- 399Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester · Academy Secondary82.1 Attainment 8 · 1,073 students
- 499Crabtree Infants' SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary– · 178 students
- 599Ingatestone Infant SchoolIngatestone · Academy Primary– · 127 students
- 699Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBrentwood · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 799Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford · Academy Secondary80.7 Attainment 8 · 1,275 students
- 899Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester · Academy Secondary80.6 Attainment 8 · 1,198 students
- 999St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolHARPENDEN · Academy Primary– · 232 students
- 1099Bournes Green Infant SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Primary– · 193 students
- 1199St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolBillericay · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 419 students
- 1298Aspley Guise Village SchoolAspley Guise · Academy Primary– · 136 students
- 1398Perryfields Infant SchoolChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 180 students
- 1498Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 1598Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary77.6 Attainment 8 · 1,309 students
- 1697Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Secondary72.9 Attainment 8 · 1,467 students
- 1797St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West HanningfieldChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 100 students
- 1897Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary– · 205 students
- 1997Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 2096Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Secondary75.0 Attainment 8 · 1,312 students
- 2196Crabtree Junior SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 256 students
- 2296Hockliffe Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 67 students
- 2396St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterColchester · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 2496Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary75.6 Attainment 8 · 1,354 students
- 2596Arden Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary– · 173 students
- 2696Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Secondary73.8 Attainment 8 · 1,332 students
- 2796Campton AcademyShefford · Academy Primary– · 128 students
- 2896Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary– · 304 students
- 2996Kingston Primary SchoolThundersley · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 3095Crosshall Infant SchoolSt Neots · Academy Primary– · 287 students
- 3195St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,585 students
- 3295St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron WaldenSaffron Walden · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 3395The Firs Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 350 students
- 3495St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 3595Sundon Lower SchoolLuton · Academy Primary– · 63 students
- 3695St George's SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 1,351 students
- 3794Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,777 students
- 3894Lift AshingdonRochford · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 3994Lift WesteringsHockley · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 4094Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford · Academy Secondary68.9 Attainment 8 · 1,590 students
- 4194Parmiter's SchoolWatford · Academy Secondary66.5 Attainment 8 · 1,496 students
- 4294Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary61.7 Attainment 8 · 903 students
- 4394Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolBishops Stortford · Academy Secondary10% Free school meals · 660 students
- 4494Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford · Academy Secondary68.2 Attainment 8 · 1,427 students
- 4594Dovery AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 191 students
- 4694Histon and Impington Brook Primary SchoolCambridge · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 408 students
- 4794Perryfields Junior SchoolChelmsford · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 301 students
- 4894Yavneh CollegeBorehamwood · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 1,085 students
- 4994The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary63.6 Attainment 8 · 1,508 students
- 5093Ditton Lodge Primary SchoolNewmarket · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 5193West Leigh Junior SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 526 students
- 5293Beaumont SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary62.6 Attainment 8 · 1,722 students
- 5393Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,373 students
- 5493Mill Mead Primary AcademyHertford · Academy Primary– · 216 students
- 5593St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolCambridge · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 5693The Wickford Church of England SchoolWickford · Academy Primary– · 135 students
- 5792Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGreenfield · Academy Primary– · 145 students
- 5892Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 5992Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 6092Cranfield Church of England AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 511 students
- 6192Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary SchoolEly · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 114 students
- 6291Bromet Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 270 students
- 6391Lift HockleyHockley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 331 students
- 6491Hereward Primary SchoolLoughton · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 445 students
- 6591Buttsbury Primary SchoolBillericay · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 863 students
- 6691John Clare Primary SchoolPeterborough · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 130 students
- 6791Harpenden AcademyHarpenden · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 6891Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyThetford · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
- 6991Roundwood Park SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary59.5 Attainment 8 · 1,421 students
- 7091Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary61.2 Attainment 8 · 1,575 students
- 7190Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBillericay · Academy Primary– · 173 students
- 7290Simon Balle All-Through SchoolHertford · Academy All-through55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,617 students
- 7390Bovingdon Primary AcademyHemel Hempstead · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 428 students
- 7490Nightingale Infant & Nursery SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary– · 169 students
- 7590Chesterton Community CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary68.0 Attainment 8 · 1,126 students
- 7690Lee Chapel Primary SchoolBasildon · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 1,062 students
- 7790Oaklands Infant SchoolChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 168 students
- 7890Hethersett AcademyNorwich · Academy Secondary59.0 Attainment 8 · 1,250 students
- 7990Saffron Walden County High SchoolSaffron Walden · Academy Secondary59.7 Attainment 8 · 2,157 students
- 8090Parkside Community CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary63.5 Attainment 8 · 667 students
- 8190R A Butler Junior SchoolSaffron Walden · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 384 students
- 8290St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolCambridge · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 943 students
- 8389East Hanningfield Church of England Primary AcademyChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 109 students
- 8489Northgate Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
- 8589Hertsmere Jewish Primary SchoolRadlett · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
- 8689Hitchin Girls' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.8 Attainment 8 · 1,357 students
- 8789St Albans Girls' SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,423 students
- 8889Fleetville Junior SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 8989Bournes Green Junior SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 264 students
- 9089Round Diamond Primary SchoolStevenage · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 436 students
- 9189Impington Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary58.6 Attainment 8 · 1,446 students
- 9289Queens' SchoolBushey · Academy Secondary57.5 Attainment 8 · 1,697 students
- 9389Somerleyton Primary SchoolLowestoft · Academy Primary– · 67 students
- 9489Watling Lower SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 190 students
- 9589Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolSt. Albans · Academy Primary– · 243 students
- 9689Presdales SchoolWare · Academy Secondary58.9 Attainment 8 · 1,167 students
- 9789Chapel Hill Primary School & NurseryBasildon · Academy Primary– · 356 students
- 9888St Leonards CE AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 117 students
- 9988Surlingham Primary SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 65 students
- 10088The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolPeterborough · Academy All-through63.2 Attainment 8 · 1,256 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eversholt Lower School Milton Keynes · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 99.5 Top 5% | – | 68 |
| 2 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.5 Top 5% | 83.3 Attainment 8 | 1,153 |
| 3 | Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | 82.1 Attainment 8 | 1,073 |
| 4 | Crabtree Infants' School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 178 |
| 5 | Ingatestone Infant School Ingatestone · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 127 |
| 6 | Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School Brentwood · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 99.2 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 7 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.7 Attainment 8 | 1,275 |
| 8 | Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.6 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 9 | St Dominic Catholic Primary School HARPENDEN · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 232 |
| 10 | Bournes Green Infant School Southend-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 98.6 Top 5% | – | 193 |
| 11 | St Peter's Catholic Primary School Billericay · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.5 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 419 |
| 12 | Aspley Guise Village School Aspley Guise · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 13 | Perryfields Infant School Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 180 |
| 14 | Skyswood Primary & Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 15 | Westcliff High School for Boys Academy Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 77.6 Attainment 8 | 1,309 |
| 16 | Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.9 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 17 | St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.9 Top 5% | – | 100 |
| 18 | Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School Norwich · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 205 |
| 19 | Wheatfields Junior Mixed School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 20 | Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.2 Top 5% | 75.0 Attainment 8 | 1,312 |
| 21 | Crabtree Junior School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 256 |
| 22 | Hockliffe Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 67 |
| 23 | St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 24 | Westcliff High School for Girls Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 75.6 Attainment 8 | 1,354 |
| 25 | Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Norwich · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | – | 173 |
| 26 | Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.7 Top 5% | 73.8 Attainment 8 | 1,332 |
| 27 | Campton Academy Shefford · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 128 |
| 28 | Fleetville Infant and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 304 |
| 29 | Kingston Primary School Thundersley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 30 | Crosshall Infant School St Neots · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 287 |
| 31 | St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,585 |
| 32 | St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden Saffron Walden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 33 | The Firs Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 350 |
| 34 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Hoddesdon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 35 | Sundon Lower School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | – | 63 |
| 36 | St George's School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.6 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 1,351 |
| 37 | Sandringham School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.4 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,777 |
| 38 | Lift Ashingdon Rochford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 39 | Lift Westerings Hockley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 40 | Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.9 Attainment 8 | 1,590 |
| 41 | Parmiter's School Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 1,496 |
| 42 | Hockerill Anglo-European College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.1 Top 5% | 61.7 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 43 | Avanti Grange Secondary School Bishops Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 10% Free school meals | 660 |
| 44 | Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 68.2 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 45 | Dovery Academy Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | – | 191 |
| 46 | Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Cambridge · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 408 |
| 47 | Perryfields Junior School Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 301 |
| 48 | Yavneh College Borehamwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 49 | The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 63.6 Attainment 8 | 1,508 |
| 50 | Ditton Lodge Primary School Newmarket · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 51 | West Leigh Junior School Leigh-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 526 |
| 52 | Beaumont School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.6 Attainment 8 | 1,722 |
| 53 | Sir John Lawes School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,373 |
| 54 | Mill Mead Primary Academy Hertford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.0 Top 5% | – | 216 |
| 55 | St Alban's Catholic Primary School Cambridge · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.9 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 56 | The Wickford Church of England School Wickford · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 92.7 Top 5% | – | 135 |
| 57 | Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Greenfield · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 92.2 Top 5% | – | 145 |
| 58 | Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.1 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 59 | Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.0 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 60 | Cranfield Church of England Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | – | 511 |
| 61 | Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School Ely · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 91.5 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 114 |
| 62 | Bromet Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 91.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 270 |
| 63 | Lift Hockley Hockley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.3 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 331 |
| 64 | Hereward Primary School Loughton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.2 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 445 |
| 65 | Buttsbury Primary School Billericay · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 863 |
| 66 | John Clare Primary School Peterborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.9 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 130 |
| 67 | Harpenden Academy Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.8 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 68 | Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Thetford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 90.7 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 69 | Roundwood Park School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.6 Top 10% | 59.5 Attainment 8 | 1,421 |
| 70 | Rickmansworth School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 1,575 |
| 71 | Downham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Billericay · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | – | 173 |
| 72 | Simon Balle All-Through School Hertford · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 90.3 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,617 |
| 73 | Bovingdon Primary Academy Hemel Hempstead · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 428 |
| 74 | Nightingale Infant & Nursery School Norwich · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | – | 169 |
| 75 | Chesterton Community College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.1 Top 10% | 68.0 Attainment 8 | 1,126 |
| 76 | Lee Chapel Primary School Basildon · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 90.1 Top 10% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 1,062 |
| 77 | Oaklands Infant School Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 90.0 Top 10% | – | 168 |
| 78 | Hethersett Academy Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 59.0 Attainment 8 | 1,250 |
| 79 | Saffron Walden County High School Saffron Walden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.8 Top 10% | 59.7 Attainment 8 | 2,157 |
| 80 | Parkside Community College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 63.5 Attainment 8 | 667 |
| 81 | R A Butler Junior School Saffron Walden · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 384 |
| 82 | St Bede's Inter-Church School Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 89.6 Top 10% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 943 |
| 83 | East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | – | 109 |
| 84 | Northgate Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.3 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 85 | Hertsmere Jewish Primary School Radlett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 86 | Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 57.8 Attainment 8 | 1,357 |
| 87 | St Albans Girls' School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,423 |
| 88 | Fleetville Junior School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 89.1 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 89 | Bournes Green Junior School Southend-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 89.0 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 264 |
| 90 | Round Diamond Primary School Stevenage · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.0 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 436 |
| 91 | Impington Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | 58.6 Attainment 8 | 1,446 |
| 92 | Queens' School Bushey · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | 57.5 Attainment 8 | 1,697 |
| 93 | Somerleyton Primary School Lowestoft · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 67 |
| 94 | Watling Lower School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 190 |
| 95 | Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School St. Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 243 |
| 96 | Presdales School Ware · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 58.9 Attainment 8 | 1,167 |
| 97 | Chapel Hill Primary School & Nursery Basildon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | – | 356 |
| 98 | St Leonards CE Academy Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | – | 117 |
| 99 | Surlingham Primary School Norwich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.2 Top 10% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 65 |
| 100 | The King's (The Cathedral) School Peterborough · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Academy | 88.2 Top 10% | 63.2 Attainment 8 | 1,256 |
Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes leads the 2025 list of academies & free schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are academy.
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Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes ranks first among academies & free schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.5 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 68).
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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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