Top 100 academies & free schools in London (2025)
State-funded schools run by academy trusts. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 1100Upminster Infant SchoolUpminster · Academy Primary– · 265 students
- 2100Chatsworth Infant SchoolSidcup · Academy Primary– · 210 students
- 3100Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet · Academy Secondary85.6 Attainment 8 · 1,321 students
- 499The Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary87.3 Attainment 8 · 812 students
- 599Wilson's SchoolWallington · Academy Secondary86.9 Attainment 8 · 1,327 students
- 699Crofton Infant SchoolOrpington · Academy Primary– · 590 students
- 799Sutton Grammar SchoolSutton · Academy Secondary80.3 Attainment 8 · 1,061 students
- 899The Tiffin Girls' SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy Secondary85.3 Attainment 8 · 1,267 students
- 999Tiffin SchoolKingston upon Thames · Academy Secondary79.1 Attainment 8 · 1,478 students
- 1099Highfield Infants' SchoolBromley · Academy Primary– · 245 students
- 1199St James' Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOrpington · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 1299Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling · Academy Secondary74.7 Attainment 8 · 1,504 students
- 1398Wallington County Grammar SchoolWallington · Academy Secondary77.7 Attainment 8 · 1,119 students
- 1498Deer Park SchoolTwickenham · Academy Primary97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
- 1598Newstead Wood SchoolOrpington · Academy Secondary82.8 Attainment 8 · 1,347 students
- 1698Nonsuch High School for GirlsSutton · Academy Secondary80.5 Attainment 8 · 1,494 students
- 1798Crofton Junior SchoolOrpington · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 717 students
- 1898Alexandra Infant SchoolBeckenham · Academy Primary– · 197 students
- 1997Eden PrimaryLondon · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 204 students
- 2097Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup · Academy Secondary75.6 Attainment 8 · 1,561 students
- 2197St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 2297Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 450 students
- 2397Wallington High School for GirlsWallington · Academy Secondary80.5 Attainment 8 · 1,548 students
- 2497St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolRichmond-upon-Thames · Academy Primary– · 212 students
- 2596Upminster Junior SchoolUPMINSTER · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 364 students
- 2696Highfield Junior SchoolBromley · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 357 students
- 2796St Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolSutton · Academy Primary– · 465 students
- 2896Judith Kerr Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 409 students
- 2996Cheam Common Junior AcademyWorcester Park · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 512 students
- 3096Perry Hall Primary SchoolOrpington · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 432 students
- 3196Townley Grammar SchoolBexleyheath · Academy Secondary75.0 Attainment 8 · 1,669 students
- 3296Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolEdgware · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 456 students
- 3395Haberdashers' Hatcham Free SchoolLondon · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 410 students
- 3495Walker Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 3595Cheam Common Infants' AcademyWorcester Park · Academy Primary– · 410 students
- 3694Merryhills Primary SchoolEnfield · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 618 students
- 3794Cheam Fields Primary AcademySutton · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 471 students
- 3894Waldegrave SchoolTwickenham · Academy Secondary67.3 Attainment 8 · 1,470 students
- 3994Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolNew Malden · Academy Primary– · 405 students
- 4094Hasmonean High School for GirlsLondon · Academy Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 570 students
- 4194Leigh Stationers' Primary AcademyWelling · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 235 students
- 4294La Fontaine AcademyBromley · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 492 students
- 4394Hacton Primary SchoolHornchurch · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 640 students
- 4494St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 592 students
- 4594Thomson House SchoolLondon · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 366 students
- 4693East Lane Primary SchoolWembley · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 631 students
- 4793The London Oratory SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary62.3 Attainment 8 · 1,392 students
- 4893Avanti Court Primary SchoolBarkingside · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 598 students
- 4993Deansfield Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 461 students
- 5093Nishkam School West LondonOsterley · Academy All-through62.4 Attainment 8 · 1,491 students
- 5193Ardleigh Green Infant SchoolHornchurch · Academy Primary– · 269 students
- 5293St Osmund's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary– · 167 students
- 5393St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 225 students
- 5493Orleans Park SchoolTwickenham · Academy Secondary64.4 Attainment 8 · 1,403 students
- 5592North West London Jewish Day SchoolLondon · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 192 students
- 5692Westbourne Primary SchoolSutton · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 656 students
- 5792Canary Wharf Primary, GlenworthLondon · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 308 students
- 5892Ashmole Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 423 students
- 5992Beths Grammar SchoolBexley · Academy Secondary71.6 Attainment 8 · 1,701 students
- 6092Avanti House SchoolStanmore · Academy Secondary64.0 Attainment 8 · 1,206 students
- 6191Grey Court SchoolRichmond · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,650 students
- 6291St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolPinner · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 628 students
- 6391St Saviour's Church of England Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 356 students
- 6491Cheam Park Farm Primary AcademySutton · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 916 students
- 6591St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 447 students
- 6691Twyford Church of England High SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary67.1 Attainment 8 · 1,682 students
- 6791Hasmonean High School for BoysLondon · Academy Secondary56.5 Attainment 8 · 788 students
- 6891Lady Margaret SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary66.3 Attainment 8 · 817 students
- 6991The Coopers' Company and Coborn SchoolUpminster · Academy Secondary58.2 Attainment 8 · 1,568 students
- 7090The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary67.2 Attainment 8 · 1,034 students
- 7190Selwyn Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 721 students
- 7290Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolCroydon · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 212 students
- 7390St Nicholas Church of England PrimaryChislehurst · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 215 students
- 7490Yardley Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 551 students
- 7590Ark Franklin Primary AcademyLondon · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 663 students
- 7690Atam AcademyRomford · Academy All-through57.2 Attainment 8 · 1,083 students
- 7790St Mark's Catholic SchoolHounslow · Academy Secondary62.5 Attainment 8 · 1,214 students
- 7890Dulwich Hamlet Junior SchoolLondon · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 374 students
- 7990Wren Academy EnfieldEnfield · Academy Secondary58.3 Attainment 8 · 1,024 students
- 8090The Kingston AcademyKingston upon Thames · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,213 students
- 8190Glenthorne High SchoolSutton · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 1,754 students
- 8289Harris Primary Academy BeckenhamBeckenham · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
- 8389Independent Jewish Day SchoolLONDON · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 8489St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolHarrow · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 447 students
- 8589St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary60.6 Attainment 8 · 637 students
- 8689St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolBeckenham · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 8789Alexandra Park SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary61.2 Attainment 8 · 1,888 students
- 8889St Aidan's Catholic Primary SchoolCoulsdon · Academy Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 215 students
- 8989Ealing Fields Church of England High SchoolLondon · Academy Secondary66.1 Attainment 8 · 803 students
- 9089Manor Park Primary AcademySutton · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 710 students
- 9189The Charter School North DulwichLondon · Academy Secondary65.0 Attainment 8 · 1,393 students
- 9289Wembley High Technology CollegeNorth Wembley · Academy Secondary63.5 Attainment 8 · 1,555 students
- 9389St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolBexleyheath · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 421 students
- 9489St Gregory's Catholic Science CollegeHarrow · Academy Secondary60.6 Attainment 8 · 1,175 students
- 9588Mossbourne Riverside AcademyLondon · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 602 students
- 9688Pickhurst Infant AcademyWest Wickham · Academy Primary– · 336 students
- 9788Wolfson Hillel Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 452 students
- 9888Richard Challoner SchoolNew Malden · Academy Secondary59.4 Attainment 8 · 1,079 students
- 9988Abacus Belsize Primary SchoolLondon · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 168 students
- 10088All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary SchoolCarshalton · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 432 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upminster Infant School Upminster · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 99.8 Top 5% | – | 265 |
| 2 | Chatsworth Infant School Sidcup · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 99.7 Top 5% | – | 210 |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet Barnet · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.6 Top 5% | 85.6 Attainment 8 | 1,321 |
| 4 | The Henrietta Barnett School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | 87.3 Attainment 8 | 812 |
| 5 | Wilson's School Wallington · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.3 Top 5% | 86.9 Attainment 8 | 1,327 |
| 6 | Crofton Infant School Orpington · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 99.2 Top 5% | – | 590 |
| 7 | Sutton Grammar School Sutton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.1 Top 5% | 80.3 Attainment 8 | 1,061 |
| 8 | The Tiffin Girls' School Kingston upon Thames · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.0 Top 5% | 85.3 Attainment 8 | 1,267 |
| 9 | Tiffin School Kingston upon Thames · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.0 Top 5% | 79.1 Attainment 8 | 1,478 |
| 10 | Highfield Infants' School Bromley · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 98.9 Top 5% | – | 245 |
| 11 | St James' Roman Catholic Primary School Orpington · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 98.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 12 | Bexley Grammar School Welling · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.6 Top 5% | 74.7 Attainment 8 | 1,504 |
| 13 | Wallington County Grammar School Wallington · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | 77.7 Attainment 8 | 1,119 |
| 14 | Deer Park School Twickenham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.2 Top 5% | 97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 15 | Newstead Wood School Orpington · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | 82.8 Attainment 8 | 1,347 |
| 16 | Nonsuch High School for Girls Sutton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.8 Top 5% | 80.5 Attainment 8 | 1,494 |
| 17 | Crofton Junior School Orpington · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 97.6 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 717 |
| 18 | Alexandra Infant School Beckenham · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | – | 197 |
| 19 | Eden Primary London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 97.3 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 20 | Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School Sidcup · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.1 Top 5% | 75.6 Attainment 8 | 1,561 |
| 21 | St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 97.1 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 22 | Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 96.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 450 |
| 23 | Wallington High School for Girls Wallington · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | 80.5 Attainment 8 | 1,548 |
| 24 | St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School Richmond-upon-Thames · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 96.5 Top 5% | – | 212 |
| 25 | Upminster Junior School UPMINSTER · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.4 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 364 |
| 26 | Highfield Junior School Bromley · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 96.3 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 357 |
| 27 | St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School Sutton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | – | 465 |
| 28 | Judith Kerr Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 96.0 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 409 |
| 29 | Cheam Common Junior Academy Worcester Park · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 512 |
| 30 | Perry Hall Primary School Orpington · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 432 |
| 31 | Townley Grammar School Bexleyheath · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | 75.0 Attainment 8 | 1,669 |
| 32 | Krishna Avanti Primary School Edgware · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 95.5 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 456 |
| 33 | Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 410 |
| 34 | Walker Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 94.8 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 35 | Cheam Common Infants' Academy Worcester Park · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 94.5 Top 5% | – | 410 |
| 36 | Merryhills Primary School Enfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 94.4 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 618 |
| 37 | Cheam Fields Primary Academy Sutton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 471 |
| 38 | Waldegrave School Twickenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.1 Top 5% | 67.3 Attainment 8 | 1,470 |
| 39 | Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School New Malden · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 405 |
| 40 | Hasmonean High School for Girls London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.0 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 570 |
| 41 | Leigh Stationers' Primary Academy Welling · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 235 |
| 42 | La Fontaine Academy Bromley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.8 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 492 |
| 43 | Hacton Primary School Hornchurch · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 640 |
| 44 | St Mary's CofE Primary School London · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 592 |
| 45 | Thomson House School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 366 |
| 46 | East Lane Primary School Wembley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.4 Top 5% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 631 |
| 47 | The London Oratory School London · Secondary · Ages 7–18 | Academy | 93.4 Top 5% | 62.3 Attainment 8 | 1,392 |
| 48 | Avanti Court Primary School Barkingside · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 598 |
| 49 | Deansfield Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 461 |
| 50 | Nishkam School West London Osterley · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 93.3 Top 5% | 62.4 Attainment 8 | 1,491 |
| 51 | Ardleigh Green Infant School Hornchurch · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 93.2 Top 5% | – | 269 |
| 52 | St Osmund's Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 93.0 Top 5% | – | 167 |
| 53 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.9 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 54 | Orleans Park School Twickenham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 92.8 Top 5% | 64.4 Attainment 8 | 1,403 |
| 55 | North West London Jewish Day School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 192 |
| 56 | Westbourne Primary School Sutton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 92.4 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 656 |
| 57 | Canary Wharf Primary, Glenworth London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 92.3 Top 5% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 308 |
| 58 | Ashmole Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.7 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 423 |
| 59 | Beths Grammar School Bexley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 91.7 Top 10% | 71.6 Attainment 8 | 1,701 |
| 60 | Avanti House School Stanmore · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 91.6 Top 10% | 64.0 Attainment 8 | 1,206 |
| 61 | Grey Court School Richmond · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 91.3 Top 10% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,650 |
| 62 | St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Pinner · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.2 Top 5% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 628 |
| 63 | St Saviour's Church of England Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.2 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 356 |
| 64 | Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy Sutton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 91.0 Top 5% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 916 |
| 65 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 91.0 Top 5% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 447 |
| 66 | Twyford Church of England High School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.9 Top 10% | 67.1 Attainment 8 | 1,682 |
| 67 | Hasmonean High School for Boys London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 56.5 Attainment 8 | 788 |
| 68 | Lady Margaret School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 66.3 Attainment 8 | 817 |
| 69 | The Coopers' Company and Coborn School Upminster · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 1,568 |
| 70 | The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.4 Top 10% | 67.2 Attainment 8 | 1,034 |
| 71 | Selwyn Primary School London · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 90.3 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 721 |
| 72 | Krishna Avanti Primary School Croydon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 212 |
| 73 | St Nicholas Church of England Primary Chislehurst · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 215 |
| 74 | Yardley Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90.2 Top 10% | 97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 551 |
| 75 | Ark Franklin Primary Academy London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 663 |
| 76 | Atam Academy Romford · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 57.2 Attainment 8 | 1,083 |
| 77 | St Mark's Catholic School Hounslow · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 62.5 Attainment 8 | 1,214 |
| 78 | Dulwich Hamlet Junior School London · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 89.8 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 374 |
| 79 | Wren Academy Enfield Enfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.8 Top 10% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 1,024 |
| 80 | The Kingston Academy Kingston upon Thames · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 89.6 Top 10% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,213 |
| 81 | Glenthorne High School Sutton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.5 Top 10% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 1,754 |
| 82 | Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Beckenham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 83 | Independent Jewish Day School LONDON · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 84 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Harrow · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 447 |
| 85 | St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School London · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 89.4 Top 10% | 60.6 Attainment 8 | 637 |
| 86 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School Beckenham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.3 Top 10% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 87 | Alexandra Park School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 1,888 |
| 88 | St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Coulsdon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 89.1 Top 10% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 215 |
| 89 | Ealing Fields Church of England High School London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 66.1 Attainment 8 | 803 |
| 90 | Manor Park Primary Academy Sutton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 710 |
| 91 | The Charter School North Dulwich London · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 65.0 Attainment 8 | 1,393 |
| 92 | Wembley High Technology College North Wembley · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 63.5 Attainment 8 | 1,555 |
| 93 | St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Bexleyheath · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.6 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 421 |
| 94 | St Gregory's Catholic Science College Harrow · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.5 Top 10% | 60.6 Attainment 8 | 1,175 |
| 95 | Mossbourne Riverside Academy London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 602 |
| 96 | Pickhurst Infant Academy West Wickham · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | – | 336 |
| 97 | Wolfson Hillel Primary School London · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 452 |
| 98 | Richard Challoner School New Malden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.2 Top 10% | 59.4 Attainment 8 | 1,079 |
| 99 | Abacus Belsize Primary School London · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 88.1 Top 10% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 168 |
| 100 | All Saints Carshalton Church of England Primary School Carshalton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88.0 Top 10% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 432 |
Upminster Infant School in Upminster leads the 2025 list of academies & free schools in London with a Success Index (England) of 99.8. Of the 100 schools shown, 100 are academy.
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Upminster Infant School in Upminster ranks first among academies & free schools in London with a Success Index (England) of 99.8 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 265).
How are academies & free schools in London ranked?
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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