South East state schools league table 2025: top 100
Academies, free schools and local-authority maintained schools. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 1100Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolReading · Academy Primary– · 148 students
- 2100South Farnham SchoolFarnham · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 845 students
- 3100Puttenham CofE Infant SchoolGuildford · Academy Primary– · 82 students
- 4100St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School, FrenshamFarnham · Local authority Primary– · 85 students
- 5100St Nicolas' Church of England Infant SchoolGuildford · Academy Primary– · 81 students
- 6100The Raleigh SchoolLeatherhead · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
- 7100Hiltingbury Infant SchoolEastleigh · Local authority Primary– · 268 students
- 8100Riverhead Infants' SchoolRiverhead · Local authority Primary– · 264 students
- 999Busbridge Infant SchoolGodalming · Academy Primary– · 172 students
- 1099Prior Heath Infant SchoolCamberley · Local authority Primary– · 178 students
- 1199Holmesdale Community Infant SchoolReigate · Academy Primary– · 264 students
- 1299Reading SchoolReading · Academy Secondary83.0 Attainment 8 · 1,138 students
- 1399Thames Ditton Infant SchoolThames Ditton · Local authority Primary– · 190 students
- 1499Tonbridge Grammar SchoolTonbridge · Academy Secondary77.2 Attainment 8 · 1,150 students
- 1599Lowbrook AcademyMaidenhead · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 327 students
- 1699All Saints CofE Aided Infant SchoolFarnham · Local authority Primary– · 84 students
- 1799Cuddington Croft Primary School and NurserySutton · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 472 students
- 1899Ightham Primary SchoolSevenoaks · Academy Primary– · 206 students
- 1999RAF Benson Community Primary SchoolWallingford · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 123 students
- 2099The Judd SchoolTonbridge · Local authority Secondary78.4 Attainment 8 · 1,541 students
- 2199Dr Challoner's High SchoolAmersham · Academy Secondary79.1 Attainment 8 · 1,391 students
- 2299Ickford SchoolAylesbury · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 138 students
- 2399The Hawthorns Primary SchoolWokingham · Academy Primary– · 423 students
- 2499Witley CofE Controlled Infant SchoolGodalming · Local authority Primary– · 76 students
- 2599Haversham Village SchoolMilton Keynes · Local authority Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 154 students
- 2699The Royal First SchoolWindsor · Local authority Primary– · 110 students
- 2799Oaklands Infant SchoolCrowthorne · Academy Primary– · 176 students
- 2898Barnett Wood Infant SchoolAshtead · Local authority Primary– · 139 students
- 2998St Francis Catholic Primary School, South AscotAscot · Academy Primary97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 3098St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, CobhamCobham · Local authority Primary– · 68 students
- 3198Danesfield SchoolMarlow · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
- 3298St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and NurseryMaidenhead · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 485 students
- 3398St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary SchoolWoking · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 3498Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolHaslemere · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
- 3598Beaconsfield High SchoolBeaconsfield · Academy Secondary75.9 Attainment 8 · 1,283 students
- 3698Dartford Grammar SchoolDartford · Academy Secondary79.9 Attainment 8 · 1,576 students
- 3798Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolAmersham · Academy Secondary73.9 Attainment 8 · 1,384 students
- 3898Fulmer Infant SchoolSlough · Local authority Primary– · 62 students
- 3998The Mead Infant and Nursery SchoolEpsom · Academy Primary– · 292 students
- 4098Chesham Grammar SchoolChesham · Academy Secondary74.0 Attainment 8 · 1,331 students
- 4198Kirtlington Church of England Primary SchoolOxford · Local authority Primary– · 102 students
- 4298Langley Grammar SchoolLangley · Academy Secondary77.6 Attainment 8 · 1,284 students
- 4398Haddenham St Mary's Church of England SchoolAylesbury · Local authority Primary– · 178 students
- 4498Littleton CofE Infant SchoolShepperton · Local authority Primary– · 122 students
- 4598The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeHigh Wycombe · Academy Secondary73.9 Attainment 8 · 1,451 students
- 4698East Preston Infant SchoolLittlehampton · Local authority Primary– · 223 students
- 4798Old Basing Infant SchoolBasingstoke · Local authority Primary– · 249 students
- 4898St Andrew's Catholic SchoolLeatherhead · Academy Secondary6.4% Free school meals · 1,594 students
- 4997Royal Latin SchoolBuckingham · Academy Secondary73.5 Attainment 8 · 1,326 students
- 5097Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolMarlow · Academy Secondary72.4 Attainment 8 · 1,222 students
- 5197Sonning Church of England Primary SchoolReading · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 5297Valley End CofE Infant SchoolWoking · Academy Primary– · 163 students
- 5397Kendrick SchoolReading · Academy Secondary84.0 Attainment 8 · 939 students
- 5497Valley Road SchoolHenley-on-Thames · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 165 students
- 5597Aylesbury High SchoolAylesbury · Academy Secondary74.3 Attainment 8 · 1,368 students
- 5697Chestnut Lane SchoolAmersham · Local authority Primary– · 206 students
- 5797St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolArundel · Academy Primary– · 209 students
- 5897Middleton Primary SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 629 students
- 5997Upton Court Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy Secondary79.9 Attainment 8 · 1,155 students
- 6097West Dean CofE Primary SchoolChichester · Academy Primary– · 102 students
- 6197Willow Bank Infant SchoolReading · Academy Primary– · 152 students
- 6297Fleet Infant SchoolFleet · Local authority Primary– · 251 students
- 6397St Martin's Church of England Infant SchoolEpsom · Academy Primary– · 247 students
- 6497Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolTunbridge Wells · Local authority Secondary73.4 Attainment 8 · 1,123 students
- 6597Alder Grove Church of England Primary SchoolShinfield · Academy Primary– · 404 students
- 6697Herschel Grammar SchoolSlough · Academy Secondary75.8 Attainment 8 · 1,062 students
- 6797Sires Hill Primary AcademyDidcot · Academy Primary– · 117 students
- 6897John Hampden Grammar SchoolHigh Wycombe · Academy Secondary72.3 Attainment 8 · 1,281 students
- 6997Our Lady of the Rosary Primary SchoolStaines · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
- 7097St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolSlough · Local authority Secondary77.3 Attainment 8 · 1,178 students
- 7197Braywood CofE First SchoolWindsor · Local authority Primary– · 120 students
- 7297St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary SchoolWoodley · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 420 students
- 7396Long Ditton Infant and Nursery SchoolSurbiton · Local authority Primary– · 208 students
- 7496Southwater Infant AcademyHorsham · Academy Primary– · 230 students
- 7596Wallace Fields Infant School and NurseryEpsom · Academy Primary– · 237 students
- 7696Shiplake Church of England SchoolHenley-on-Thames · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 154 students
- 7796The Skinners' SchoolTunbridge Wells · Academy Secondary70.8 Attainment 8 · 1,149 students
- 7896Aylesbury Grammar SchoolAylesbury · Academy Secondary74.5 Attainment 8 · 1,346 students
- 7996Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolAylesbury · Academy Secondary73.2 Attainment 8 · 1,353 students
- 8096Brabourne Church of England Primary SchoolAshford · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
- 8196Foxhills Infant SchoolSouthampton · Local authority Primary– · 178 students
- 8296Heather Ridge Infant SchoolCamberley · Local authority Primary– · 184 students
- 8396Invicta Grammar SchoolMaidstone · Academy Secondary70.8 Attainment 8 · 1,670 students
- 8496Seer Green Church of England SchoolBeaconsfield · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 8596St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East GrinsteadEast Grinstead · Academy Primary– · 199 students
- 8696Wycombe High SchoolHigh Wycombe · Academy Secondary73.9 Attainment 8 · 1,371 students
- 8796Warren Mead Infant SchoolBanstead · Academy Primary– · 200 students
- 8896Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGillingham · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 140 students
- 8996Burchetts Green CofE Infants' SchoolMaidenhead · Academy Primary– · 64 students
- 9096Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary SchoolCheckendon · Local authority Primary– · 86 students
- 9196Combe CofE Primary SchoolWitney · Local authority Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 115 students
- 9296The Horsell Village SchoolWoking · Academy Primary– · 258 students
- 9396Weald of Kent Grammar SchoolTonbridge · Academy Secondary70.0 Attainment 8 · 1,913 students
- 9495Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary SchoolHersham · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 412 students
- 9595Kingham Primary SchoolKingham · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
- 9695Sparsholt Church of England Primary SchoolWinchester · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 110 students
- 9795Oatlands SchoolWeybridge · Local authority Primary– · 268 students
- 9895St Clement's Catholic Primary SchoolEpsom · Academy Primary– · 205 students
- 9995St Michael's Church of England Primary School, SandhurstSandhurst · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 199 students
- 10095The Rochester Grammar SchoolRochester · Academy Secondary68.4 Attainment 8 · 1,206 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery School Reading · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 99.8 Top 5% | – | 148 |
| 2 | South Farnham School Farnham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 99.7 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 845 |
| 3 | Puttenham CofE Infant School Guildford · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 99.6 Top 5% | – | 82 |
| 4 | St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School, Frensham Farnham · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 99.6 Top 5% | – | 85 |
| 5 | St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School Guildford · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 99.6 Top 5% | – | 81 |
| 6 | The Raleigh School Leatherhead · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 99.6 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 7 | Hiltingbury Infant School Eastleigh · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 99.5 Top 5% | – | 268 |
| 8 | Riverhead Infants' School Riverhead · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 99.5 Top 5% | – | 264 |
| 9 | Busbridge Infant School Godalming · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 172 |
| 10 | Prior Heath Infant School Camberley · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 99.4 Top 5% | – | 178 |
| 11 | Holmesdale Community Infant School Reigate · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 99.2 Top 5% | – | 264 |
| 12 | Reading School Reading · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.2 Top 5% | 83.0 Attainment 8 | 1,138 |
| 13 | Thames Ditton Infant School Thames Ditton · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 99.1 Top 5% | – | 190 |
| 14 | Tonbridge Grammar School Tonbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.1 Top 5% | 77.2 Attainment 8 | 1,150 |
| 15 | Lowbrook Academy Maidenhead · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 99.0 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 327 |
| 16 | All Saints CofE Aided Infant School Farnham · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 98.9 Top 5% | – | 84 |
| 17 | Cuddington Croft Primary School and Nursery Sutton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 98.9 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 472 |
| 18 | Ightham Primary School Sevenoaks · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.9 Top 5% | – | 206 |
| 19 | RAF Benson Community Primary School Wallingford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 98.8 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 123 |
| 20 | The Judd School Tonbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 98.8 Top 5% | 78.4 Attainment 8 | 1,541 |
| 21 | Dr Challoner's High School Amersham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | 79.1 Attainment 8 | 1,391 |
| 22 | Ickford School Aylesbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | 100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 138 |
| 23 | The Hawthorns Primary School Wokingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 423 |
| 24 | Witley CofE Controlled Infant School Godalming · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 98.7 Top 5% | – | 76 |
| 25 | Haversham Village School Milton Keynes · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 98.6 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 154 |
| 26 | The Royal First School Windsor · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 98.6 Top 5% | – | 110 |
| 27 | Oaklands Infant School Crowthorne · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 98.5 Top 5% | – | 176 |
| 28 | Barnett Wood Infant School Ashtead · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 98.4 Top 5% | – | 139 |
| 29 | St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot Ascot · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 98.4 Top 5% | 97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 30 | St Matthew's CofE Aided Infant School, Cobham Cobham · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 98.4 Top 5% | – | 68 |
| 31 | Danesfield School Marlow · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 98.3 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 32 | St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery Maidenhead · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 485 |
| 33 | St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School Woking · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 34 | Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School Haslemere · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 98.2 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 35 | Beaconsfield High School Beaconsfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | 75.9 Attainment 8 | 1,283 |
| 36 | Dartford Grammar School Dartford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | 79.9 Attainment 8 | 1,576 |
| 37 | Dr Challoner's Grammar School Amersham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | 73.9 Attainment 8 | 1,384 |
| 38 | Fulmer Infant School Slough · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 98.1 Top 5% | – | 62 |
| 39 | The Mead Infant and Nursery School Epsom · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 98.1 Top 5% | – | 292 |
| 40 | Chesham Grammar School Chesham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | 74.0 Attainment 8 | 1,331 |
| 41 | Kirtlington Church of England Primary School Oxford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 97.9 Top 5% | – | 102 |
| 42 | Langley Grammar School Langley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.9 Top 5% | 77.6 Attainment 8 | 1,284 |
| 43 | Haddenham St Mary's Church of England School Aylesbury · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 97.8 Top 5% | – | 178 |
| 44 | Littleton CofE Infant School Shepperton · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Local authority | 97.7 Top 5% | – | 122 |
| 45 | The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe High Wycombe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.6 Top 5% | 73.9 Attainment 8 | 1,451 |
| 46 | East Preston Infant School Littlehampton · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 97.5 Top 5% | – | 223 |
| 47 | Old Basing Infant School Basingstoke · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 97.5 Top 5% | – | 249 |
| 48 | St Andrew's Catholic School Leatherhead · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 6.4% Free school meals | 1,594 |
| 49 | Royal Latin School Buckingham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 73.5 Attainment 8 | 1,326 |
| 50 | Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Marlow · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.4 Attainment 8 | 1,222 |
| 51 | Sonning Church of England Primary School Reading · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 52 | Valley End CofE Infant School Woking · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | – | 163 |
| 53 | Kendrick School Reading · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.3 Top 5% | 84.0 Attainment 8 | 939 |
| 54 | Valley Road School Henley-on-Thames · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 97.3 Top 5% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 165 |
| 55 | Aylesbury High School Aylesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.2 Top 5% | 74.3 Attainment 8 | 1,368 |
| 56 | Chestnut Lane School Amersham · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 97.2 Top 5% | – | 206 |
| 57 | St Philip's Catholic Primary School Arundel · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 97.2 Top 5% | – | 209 |
| 58 | Middleton Primary School Milton Keynes · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 97.1 Top 5% | 92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 629 |
| 59 | Upton Court Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.0 Top 5% | 79.9 Attainment 8 | 1,155 |
| 60 | West Dean CofE Primary School Chichester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 97.0 Top 5% | – | 102 |
| 61 | Willow Bank Infant School Reading · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 97.0 Top 5% | – | 152 |
| 62 | Fleet Infant School Fleet · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 96.9 Top 5% | – | 251 |
| 63 | St Martin's Church of England Infant School Epsom · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 96.9 Top 5% | – | 247 |
| 64 | Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School Tunbridge Wells · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 96.9 Top 5% | 73.4 Attainment 8 | 1,123 |
| 65 | Alder Grove Church of England Primary School Shinfield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 404 |
| 66 | Herschel Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | 75.8 Attainment 8 | 1,062 |
| 67 | Sires Hill Primary Academy Didcot · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 117 |
| 68 | John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.6 Top 5% | 72.3 Attainment 8 | 1,281 |
| 69 | Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School Staines · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 96.6 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 70 | St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Slough · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 96.6 Top 5% | 77.3 Attainment 8 | 1,178 |
| 71 | Braywood CofE First School Windsor · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 96.5 Top 5% | – | 120 |
| 72 | St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School Woodley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 96.5 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 73 | Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School Surbiton · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 208 |
| 74 | Southwater Infant Academy Horsham · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Academy | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 230 |
| 75 | Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery Epsom · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 237 |
| 76 | Shiplake Church of England School Henley-on-Thames · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 96.2 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 154 |
| 77 | The Skinners' School Tunbridge Wells · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.2 Top 5% | 70.8 Attainment 8 | 1,149 |
| 78 | Aylesbury Grammar School Aylesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 74.5 Attainment 8 | 1,346 |
| 79 | Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Aylesbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.1 Top 5% | 73.2 Attainment 8 | 1,353 |
| 80 | Brabourne Church of England Primary School Ashford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 95.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 104 |
| 81 | Foxhills Infant School Southampton · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Local authority | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 178 |
| 82 | Heather Ridge Infant School Camberley · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Local authority | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 184 |
| 83 | Invicta Grammar School Maidstone · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 70.8 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 84 | Seer Green Church of England School Beaconsfield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 85 | St Mary's Church of England Primary School, East Grinstead East Grinstead · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 199 |
| 86 | Wycombe High School High Wycombe · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 73.9 Attainment 8 | 1,371 |
| 87 | Warren Mead Infant School Banstead · Primary · Ages 2–7 | Academy | 95.8 Top 5% | – | 200 |
| 88 | Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Gillingham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.7 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 140 |
| 89 | Burchetts Green CofE Infants' School Maidenhead · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 64 |
| 90 | Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School Checkendon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 86 |
| 91 | Combe CofE Primary School Witney · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.6 Top 5% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 115 |
| 92 | The Horsell Village School Woking · Primary · Ages 4–7 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 258 |
| 93 | Weald of Kent Grammar School Tonbridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.5 Top 5% | 70.0 Attainment 8 | 1,913 |
| 94 | Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School Hersham · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.4 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 95 | Kingham Primary School Kingham · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 95.4 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 96 | Sparsholt Church of England Primary School Winchester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 95.4 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 110 |
| 97 | Oatlands School Weybridge · Primary · Ages 5–7 | Local authority | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 268 |
| 98 | St Clement's Catholic Primary School Epsom · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | – | 205 |
| 99 | St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst Sandhurst · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 95.3 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 199 |
| 100 | The Rochester Grammar School Rochester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.2 Top 5% | 68.4 Attainment 8 | 1,206 |
Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery School in Reading leads the 2025 list of state schools in South East with a Success Index (England) of 99.8. Of the 100 schools shown, 61 are academy, 39 are local authority.
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Polehampton Church of England Infant and Nursery School in Reading ranks first among state schools in South East with a Success Index (England) of 99.8 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 148).
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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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