East of England 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.
- 1100Eversholt Lower SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy Primary– · 68 students
- 299Crabtree Infants' SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary– · 178 students
- 399Ingatestone Infant SchoolIngatestone · Academy Primary– · 127 students
- 499The Perse SchoolCambridge · Independent All-through82.9 Attainment 8 · 1,774 students
- 599Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBrentwood · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 699Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary– · 176 students
- 799St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolHARPENDEN · Academy Primary– · 232 students
- 899The Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary– · 243 students
- 999Bournes Green Infant SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Primary– · 193 students
- 1099St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolBillericay · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 419 students
- 1199St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South WealdBrentwood · Local authority Primary98% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 1298Aspley Guise Village SchoolAspley Guise · Academy Primary– · 136 students
- 1398Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 141 students
- 1498West Leigh Infant SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · Local authority Primary– · 360 students
- 1598Perryfields Infant SchoolChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 180 students
- 1698Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 310 students
- 1798Jenyns First School and NurseryWare · Local authority Primary– · 66 students
- 1898Manland Primary SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 1998Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 2097Kingshill Infant SchoolWare · Local authority Primary– · 206 students
- 2197Malvern Way Infant and Nursery SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary– · 240 students
- 2297Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 198 students
- 2397St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West HanningfieldChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 100 students
- 2497The Russell SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 237 students
- 2597Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary– · 205 students
- 2697Linslade Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 181 students
- 2797Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
- 2897Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolSutton · Local authority Primary– · 98 students
- 2997Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 3096Harvey Road Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 3196Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
- 3296Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 259 students
- 3396Crabtree Junior SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 256 students
- 3496Quilters Infant SchoolBillericay · Local authority Primary– · 181 students
- 3596Abbot's Hill SchoolHemel Hempstead · Independent All-through68.8 Attainment 8 · 380 students
- 3696Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 103 students
- 3796Hockliffe Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 67 students
- 3896St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterColchester · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 3996Arden Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary– · 173 students
- 4096Ipswich SchoolIpswich · Independent All-through68.1 Attainment 8 · 966 students
- 4196Campton AcademyShefford · Academy Primary– · 128 students
- 4296Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary– · 304 students
- 4396Kingston Primary SchoolThundersley · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 4496Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 201 students
- 4596St Mary's School for GirlsColchester · Independent All-through66.5 Attainment 8 · 424 students
- 4695Russell Lower SchoolAmpthill · Local authority Primary– · 437 students
- 4795Crosshall Infant SchoolSt Neots · Academy Primary– · 287 students
- 4895Recreation Road Infant SchoolNorwich · Local authority Primary– · 328 students
- 4995Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolStamford · Local authority Primary95% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 180 students
- 5095Prae Wood Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 5195St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron WaldenSaffron Walden · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 5295Swing Gate Infant School and NurseryBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 144 students
- 5395The Firs Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 350 students
- 5495The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
- 5595New Hall SchoolChelmsford · Independent All-through70.5 Attainment 8 · 1,364 students
- 5695St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 5795Sundon Lower SchoolLuton · Academy Primary– · 63 students
- 5895Maple Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 5994Lift AshingdonRochford · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 6094Lift WesteringsHockley · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 6194Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolColchester · Local authority Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
- 6294Spixworth Infant SchoolNorwich · Local authority Primary– · 109 students
- 6394Quilters Junior SchoolBillericay · Local authority Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 262 students
- 6494Stanbridge Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 120 students
- 6594Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 142 students
- 6694Dovery AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 191 students
- 6794Histon and Impington Brook Primary SchoolCambridge · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 408 students
- 6894Perryfields Junior SchoolChelmsford · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 301 students
- 6994Heathwood Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 195 students
- 7093Ditton Lodge Primary SchoolNewmarket · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 7193Wood End SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 457 students
- 7293Goldfield Infants' and Nursery SchoolTring · Local authority Primary– · 222 students
- 7393West Leigh Junior SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 526 students
- 7493Nascot Wood Junior SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 7593Mill Mead Primary AcademyHertford · Academy Primary– · 216 students
- 7693St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolCambridge · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 7793Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West BergholtColchester · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 411 students
- 7893Bushey Heath Primary SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 242 students
- 7993The Wickford Church of England SchoolWickford · Academy Primary– · 135 students
- 8093Haynes Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 136 students
- 8193Studlands Rise First SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 170 students
- 8292Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
- 8392Thorley Hill Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 228 students
- 8492OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade CampusBiggleswade · Independent All-through59.1 Attainment 8 · 161 students
- 8592Royal Masonic School for GirlsRickmansworth · Independent All-through66.2 Attainment 8 · 880 students
- 8692Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGreenfield · Academy Primary– · 145 students
- 8792Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 8892The King's SchoolHarpenden · Independent All-through59.3 Attainment 8 · 169 students
- 8992Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 9092Cranfield Church of England AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 511 students
- 9192Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary SchoolEly · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 114 students
- 9291Bromet Primary SchoolWatford · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 270 students
- 9391Lift HockleyHockley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 331 students
- 9491Chorleywood Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 9591Hereward Primary SchoolLoughton · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 445 students
- 9691Buttsbury Primary SchoolBillericay · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 863 students
- 9791Fawbert and Barnard Infants' SchoolSawbridgeworth · Local authority Primary– · 211 students
- 9891John Clare Primary SchoolPeterborough · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 130 students
- 9991Harpenden AcademyHarpenden · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 10091Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary– · 279 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 | Crabtree Infants' School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 178 |
| 3 | Ingatestone Infant School Ingatestone · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 127 |
| 4 | The Perse School Cambridge · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 99.4 Top 5% | 82.9 Attainment 8 | 1,774 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Bushey · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 99.0 Top 5% | – | 176 |
| 7 | St Dominic Catholic Primary School HARPENDEN · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 232 |
| 8 | The Grove Infant and Nursery School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 243 |
| 9 | Bournes Green Infant School Southend-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 98.6 Top 5% | – | 193 |
| 10 | St Peter's Catholic Primary School Billericay · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.5 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 419 |
| 11 | St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald Brentwood · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 98.5 Top 5% | 98% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 12 | Aspley Guise Village School Aspley Guise · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 13 | Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Berkhamsted · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 98.2 Top 5% | – | 141 |
| 14 | West Leigh Infant School Leigh-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 98.2 Top 5% | – | 360 |
| 15 | Perryfields Infant School Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 180 |
| 16 | Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | – | 310 |
| 17 | Jenyns First School and Nursery Ware · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | – | 66 |
| 18 | Manland Primary School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 19 | Skyswood Primary & Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 20 | Kingshill Infant School Ware · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 206 |
| 21 | Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 240 |
| 22 | Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Hitchin · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 198 |
| 23 | St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.9 Top 5% | – | 100 |
| 24 | The Russell School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 96.9 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 237 |
| 25 | Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School Norwich · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 205 |
| 26 | Linslade Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 181 |
| 27 | Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 202 |
| 28 | Sutton CofE VA Primary School Sutton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 98 |
| 29 | Wheatfields Junior Mixed School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 30 | Harvey Road Primary School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 96.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 31 | Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 202 |
| 32 | Pulford CofE VA Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 259 |
| 33 | Crabtree Junior School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 256 |
| 34 | Quilters Infant School Billericay · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 96.1 Top 5% | – | 181 |
| 35 | Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead · All-through · Ages 0–16 | Independent | 96.0 Top 5% | 68.8 Attainment 8 | 380 |
| 36 | Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Huntingdon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.9 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 103 |
| 37 | Hockliffe Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 67 |
| 38 | St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 39 | Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Norwich · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | – | 173 |
| 40 | Ipswich School Ipswich · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 95.7 Top 5% | 68.1 Attainment 8 | 966 |
| 41 | Campton Academy Shefford · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 128 |
| 42 | Fleetville Infant and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 304 |
| 43 | Kingston Primary School Thundersley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 44 | Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 95.5 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 45 | St Mary's School for Girls Colchester · All-through · Ages 2–17 | Independent | 95.5 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 424 |
| 46 | Russell Lower School Ampthill · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 95.4 Top 5% | – | 437 |
| 47 | Crosshall Infant School St Neots · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 287 |
| 48 | Recreation Road Infant School Norwich · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 328 |
| 49 | Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Stamford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | 95% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 180 |
| 50 | Prae Wood Primary School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 51 | 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 |
| 52 | Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Berkhamsted · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 144 |
| 53 | The Firs Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 350 |
| 54 | The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans St Albans · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.0 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 189 |
| 55 | New Hall School Chelmsford · All-through · Ages 1–19 | Independent | 94.9 Top 5% | 70.5 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 56 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Hoddesdon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 57 | Sundon Lower School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | – | 63 |
| 58 | Maple Primary School St Albans · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 94.5 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 59 | Lift Ashingdon Rochford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 60 | Lift Westerings Hockley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 61 | Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Colchester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 94.2 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 62 | Spixworth Infant School Norwich · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 94.2 Top 5% | – | 109 |
| 63 | Quilters Junior School Billericay · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 94.0 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 262 |
| 64 | Stanbridge Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 120 |
| 65 | Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Norwich · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.7 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 142 |
| 66 | Dovery Academy Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | – | 191 |
| 67 | Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Cambridge · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 408 |
| 68 | Perryfields Junior School Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 301 |
| 69 | Heathwood Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 93.5 Top 5% | – | 195 |
| 70 | Ditton Lodge Primary School Newmarket · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 71 | Wood End School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.3 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 457 |
| 72 | Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School Tring · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 93.2 Top 5% | – | 222 |
| 73 | West Leigh Junior School Leigh-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 526 |
| 74 | Nascot Wood Junior School Watford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 93.1 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 75 | Mill Mead Primary Academy Hertford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.0 Top 5% | – | 216 |
| 76 | St Alban's Catholic Primary School Cambridge · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.9 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 77 | Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West Bergholt Colchester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 92.8 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 411 |
| 78 | Bushey Heath Primary School Bushey · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.7 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 242 |
| 79 | The Wickford Church of England School Wickford · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 92.7 Top 5% | – | 135 |
| 80 | Haynes Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 81 | Studlands Rise First School Royston · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 170 |
| 82 | Cunningham Hill Junior School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 83 | Thorley Hill Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 228 |
| 84 | OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus Biggleswade · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 92.3 Top 5% | 59.1 Attainment 8 | 161 |
| 85 | Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 92.3 Top 10% | 66.2 Attainment 8 | 880 |
| 86 | Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Greenfield · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 92.2 Top 5% | – | 145 |
| 87 | Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.1 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 88 | The King's School Harpenden · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Independent | 92.1 Top 10% | 59.3 Attainment 8 | 169 |
| 89 | Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.0 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 90 | Cranfield Church of England Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | – | 511 |
| 91 | Mepal and Witcham Church of England Primary School Ely · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 91.5 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 114 |
| 92 | Bromet Primary School Watford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 91.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 270 |
| 93 | Lift Hockley Hockley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.3 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 331 |
| 94 | Chorleywood Primary School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 91.2 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 95 | Hereward Primary School Loughton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.2 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 445 |
| 96 | Buttsbury Primary School Billericay · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.1 Top 5% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 863 |
| 97 | Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Sawbridgeworth · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 91.1 Top 5% | – | 211 |
| 98 | John Clare Primary School Peterborough · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.9 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 130 |
| 99 | Harpenden Academy Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.8 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 100 | Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 90.7 Top 5% | – | 279 |
Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes leads the 2025 list of primary schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 46 are academy, 46 are local authority, 8 are independent.
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Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes ranks first among primary 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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