Top 100 state schools in East of England (2025)
Academies, free schools and local-authority maintained schools. 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
- 799Bushey and Oxhey Infant SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary– · 176 students
- 899Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford · Academy Secondary80.7 Attainment 8 · 1,275 students
- 999Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester · Academy Secondary80.6 Attainment 8 · 1,198 students
- 1099St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolHARPENDEN · Academy Primary– · 232 students
- 1199The Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary– · 243 students
- 1299Bournes Green Infant SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Primary– · 193 students
- 1399St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolBillericay · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 419 students
- 1499St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South WealdBrentwood · Local authority Primary98% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 454 students
- 1598Aspley Guise Village SchoolAspley Guise · Academy Primary– · 136 students
- 1698Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 141 students
- 1798West Leigh Infant SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · Local authority Primary– · 360 students
- 1898Perryfields Infant SchoolChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 180 students
- 1998Cassiobury Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 310 students
- 2098Jenyns First School and NurseryWare · Local authority Primary– · 66 students
- 2198Manland Primary SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 2298Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
- 2398Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary77.6 Attainment 8 · 1,309 students
- 2497Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Secondary72.9 Attainment 8 · 1,467 students
- 2597Kingshill Infant SchoolWare · Local authority Primary– · 206 students
- 2697Malvern Way Infant and Nursery SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary– · 240 students
- 2797Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 198 students
- 2897St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West HanningfieldChelmsford · Academy Primary– · 100 students
- 2997The Russell SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 237 students
- 3097Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary– · 205 students
- 3197Linslade Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 181 students
- 3297Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
- 3397Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolSutton · Local authority Primary– · 98 students
- 3497Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 358 students
- 3596Harvey Road Primary SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 3696Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary– · 202 students
- 3796Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 259 students
- 3896Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Secondary75.0 Attainment 8 · 1,312 students
- 3996Crabtree Junior SchoolHarpenden · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 256 students
- 4096Quilters Infant SchoolBillericay · Local authority Primary– · 181 students
- 4196Abbots Ripton CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 103 students
- 4296Hockliffe Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 67 students
- 4396St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, ColchesterColchester · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 4496Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary75.6 Attainment 8 · 1,354 students
- 4596Arden Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich · Academy Primary– · 173 students
- 4696Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Secondary73.8 Attainment 8 · 1,332 students
- 4796Campton AcademyShefford · Academy Primary– · 128 students
- 4896Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolSt Albans · Academy Primary– · 304 students
- 4996Kingston Primary SchoolThundersley · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 5096Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolRickmansworth · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 201 students
- 5195Russell Lower SchoolAmpthill · Local authority Primary– · 437 students
- 5295Crosshall Infant SchoolSt Neots · Academy Primary– · 287 students
- 5395Recreation Road Infant SchoolNorwich · Local authority Primary– · 328 students
- 5495Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolStamford · Local authority Primary95% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 180 students
- 5595Prae Wood Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 5695St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,585 students
- 5795St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron WaldenSaffron Walden · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 5895Swing Gate Infant School and NurseryBerkhamsted · Local authority Primary– · 144 students
- 5995The Firs Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 350 students
- 6095The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 189 students
- 6195St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolHoddesdon · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 6295Sundon Lower SchoolLuton · Academy Primary– · 63 students
- 6395St George's SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 1,351 students
- 6495Maple Primary SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 6594Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,777 students
- 6694Lift AshingdonRochford · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
- 6794Lift WesteringsHockley · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 6894Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford · Academy Secondary68.9 Attainment 8 · 1,590 students
- 6994Copford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolColchester · Local authority Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
- 7094Parmiter's SchoolWatford · Academy Secondary66.5 Attainment 8 · 1,496 students
- 7194Spixworth Infant SchoolNorwich · Local authority Primary– · 109 students
- 7294Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary61.7 Attainment 8 · 903 students
- 7394Quilters Junior SchoolBillericay · Local authority Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 262 students
- 7494Stanbridge Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 120 students
- 7594Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolBishops Stortford · Academy Secondary10% Free school meals · 660 students
- 7694Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford · Academy Secondary68.2 Attainment 8 · 1,427 students
- 7794Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 142 students
- 7894Dovery AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 191 students
- 7994Histon and Impington Brook Primary SchoolCambridge · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 408 students
- 8094Perryfields Junior SchoolChelmsford · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 301 students
- 8194Yavneh CollegeBorehamwood · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 1,085 students
- 8294Heathwood Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 195 students
- 8394The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary63.6 Attainment 8 · 1,508 students
- 8493Ditton Lodge Primary SchoolNewmarket · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 8593Wood End SchoolHarpenden · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 457 students
- 8693Goldfield Infants' and Nursery SchoolTring · Local authority Primary– · 222 students
- 8793West Leigh Junior SchoolLeigh-on-Sea · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 526 students
- 8893Beaumont SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary62.6 Attainment 8 · 1,722 students
- 8993Nascot Wood Junior SchoolWatford · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 240 students
- 9093Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,373 students
- 9193Mill Mead Primary AcademyHertford · Academy Primary– · 216 students
- 9293St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolCambridge · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
- 9393Heathlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, West BergholtColchester · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 411 students
- 9493Bushey Heath Primary SchoolBushey · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 242 students
- 9593The Wickford Church of England SchoolWickford · Academy Primary– · 135 students
- 9693Haynes Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 136 students
- 9793Studlands Rise First SchoolRoyston · Local authority Primary– · 170 students
- 9892Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolSt Albans · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
- 9992Thorley Hill Primary SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 228 students
- 10092Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGreenfield · Academy Primary– · 145 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 | Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Bushey · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 99.0 Top 5% | – | 176 |
| 8 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.7 Attainment 8 | 1,275 |
| 9 | Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.6 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 10 | St Dominic Catholic Primary School HARPENDEN · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 232 |
| 11 | The Grove Infant and Nursery School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 243 |
| 12 | Bournes Green Infant School Southend-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 98.6 Top 5% | – | 193 |
| 13 | St Peter's Catholic Primary School Billericay · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.5 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 419 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | Aspley Guise Village School Aspley Guise · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 16 | Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Berkhamsted · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 98.2 Top 5% | – | 141 |
| 17 | West Leigh Infant School Leigh-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 98.2 Top 5% | – | 360 |
| 18 | Perryfields Infant School Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 180 |
| 19 | Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | – | 310 |
| 20 | Jenyns First School and Nursery Ware · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | – | 66 |
| 21 | Manland Primary School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 22 | Skyswood Primary & Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 23 | Westcliff High School for Boys Academy Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 77.6 Attainment 8 | 1,309 |
| 24 | Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.9 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 25 | Kingshill Infant School Ware · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 206 |
| 26 | Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 240 |
| 27 | Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Hitchin · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 198 |
| 28 | St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.9 Top 5% | – | 100 |
| 29 | The Russell School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 96.9 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 237 |
| 30 | Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School Norwich · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 205 |
| 31 | Linslade Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 181 |
| 32 | Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 202 |
| 33 | Sutton CofE VA Primary School Sutton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 98 |
| 34 | Wheatfields Junior Mixed School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 358 |
| 35 | Harvey Road Primary School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 96.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 36 | Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Watford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 202 |
| 37 | Pulford CofE VA Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 259 |
| 38 | Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.2 Top 5% | 75.0 Attainment 8 | 1,312 |
| 39 | Crabtree Junior School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 256 |
| 40 | Quilters Infant School Billericay · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 96.1 Top 5% | – | 181 |
| 41 | Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Huntingdon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.9 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 103 |
| 42 | Hockliffe Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 67 |
| 43 | St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester Colchester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 44 | Westcliff High School for Girls Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 75.6 Attainment 8 | 1,354 |
| 45 | Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Norwich · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | – | 173 |
| 46 | Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.7 Top 5% | 73.8 Attainment 8 | 1,332 |
| 47 | Campton Academy Shefford · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 128 |
| 48 | Fleetville Infant and Nursery School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 304 |
| 49 | Kingston Primary School Thundersley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 50 | Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Rickmansworth · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 95.5 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 201 |
| 51 | Russell Lower School Ampthill · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 95.4 Top 5% | – | 437 |
| 52 | Crosshall Infant School St Neots · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 287 |
| 53 | Recreation Road Infant School Norwich · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 328 |
| 54 | Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School Stamford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | 95% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 180 |
| 55 | Prae Wood Primary School St Albans · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 56 | St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,585 |
| 57 | 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 |
| 58 | Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery Berkhamsted · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 144 |
| 59 | The Firs Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 350 |
| 60 | 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 |
| 61 | St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Hoddesdon · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 62 | Sundon Lower School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | – | 63 |
| 63 | St George's School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.6 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 1,351 |
| 64 | Maple Primary School St Albans · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 94.5 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 65 | Sandringham School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.4 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,777 |
| 66 | Lift Ashingdon Rochford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 67 | Lift Westerings Hockley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 68 | Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.9 Attainment 8 | 1,590 |
| 69 | 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 |
| 70 | Parmiter's School Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 1,496 |
| 71 | Spixworth Infant School Norwich · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 94.2 Top 5% | – | 109 |
| 72 | Hockerill Anglo-European College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.1 Top 5% | 61.7 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 73 | Quilters Junior School Billericay · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 94.0 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 262 |
| 74 | Stanbridge Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 120 |
| 75 | Avanti Grange Secondary School Bishops Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 10% Free school meals | 660 |
| 76 | Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 68.2 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 77 | 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 |
| 78 | Dovery Academy Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | – | 191 |
| 79 | Histon and Impington Brook Primary School Cambridge · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 408 |
| 80 | Perryfields Junior School Chelmsford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 301 |
| 81 | Yavneh College Borehamwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 82 | Heathwood Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 93.5 Top 5% | – | 195 |
| 83 | 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 |
| 84 | Ditton Lodge Primary School Newmarket · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 85 | Wood End School Harpenden · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 93.3 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 457 |
| 86 | Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School Tring · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 93.2 Top 5% | – | 222 |
| 87 | West Leigh Junior School Leigh-on-Sea · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 526 |
| 88 | Beaumont School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.6 Attainment 8 | 1,722 |
| 89 | Nascot Wood Junior School Watford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 93.1 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 240 |
| 90 | Sir John Lawes School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,373 |
| 91 | Mill Mead Primary Academy Hertford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.0 Top 5% | – | 216 |
| 92 | St Alban's Catholic Primary School Cambridge · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.9 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 93 | 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 |
| 94 | Bushey Heath Primary School Bushey · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.7 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 242 |
| 95 | The Wickford Church of England School Wickford · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 92.7 Top 5% | – | 135 |
| 96 | Haynes Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 97 | Studlands Rise First School Royston · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 170 |
| 98 | Cunningham Hill Junior School St Albans · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 99 | Thorley Hill Primary School Bishop's Stortford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 92.4 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 228 |
| 100 | Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Greenfield · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 92.2 Top 5% | – | 145 |
Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes leads the 2025 list of state schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 57 are academy, 43 are local authority.
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Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes ranks first among state 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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