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Yorkshire and the Humber 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.

  1. 1
    100
    Oatlands Infant SchoolHarrogate · Academy Primary– · 269 students
  2. 2
    99
    Cumberworth CofE First SchoolHuddersfield · Academy Primary– · 107 students
  3. 3
    99
    Shelley First SchoolHuddersfield · Academy Primary– · 159 students
  4. 4
    98
    Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy Primary97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 203 students
  5. 5
    98
    Sprotbrough Orchard Infant SchoolDoncaster · Local authority Primary– · 208 students
  6. 6
    98
    Outwood Primary Academy AlneYork · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 105 students
  7. 7
    98
    Dobcroft Nursery Infant SchoolSheffield · Academy Primary– · 303 students
  8. 8
    98
    Tranmere Park Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 343 students
  9. 9
    97
    Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary SchoolRichmond · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 113 students
  10. 10
    97
    Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary SchoolRichmond · Academy Primary– · 68 students
  11. 11
    97
    Ecclesall Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy Primary– · 619 students
  12. 12
    97
    West End Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 274 students
  13. 13
    97
    Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateWakefield · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 438 students
  14. 14
    96
    Totley Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 424 students
  15. 15
    96
    St John's Primary School In RishworthSowerby Bridge · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 152 students
  16. 16
    96
    Jerry Clay AcademyWakefield · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 211 students
  17. 17
    96
    Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyLeeds · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 375 students
  18. 18
    96
    Newbald Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 102 students
  19. 19
    96
    Kingswood Parks Primary SchoolHull · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 688 students
  20. 20
    96
    Roecliffe CofE Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 78 students
  21. 21
    95
    St Alban's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolRotherham · Academy Primary97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 246 students
  22. 22
    95
    Baildon Church of England Primary SchoolShipley · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 428 students
  23. 23
    95
    Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 160 students
  24. 24
    95
    Scawby AcademyBrigg · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
  25. 25
    95
    All Saints Church of England SchoolHarrogate · Academy Primary– · 96 students
  26. 26
    95
    Bishopthorpe Infant SchoolYork · Academy Primary– · 97 students
  27. 27
    95
    Barlow Church of England Primary SchoolSelby · Academy Primary– · 82 students
  28. 28
    94
    Bethany SchoolSheffield · Independent All-through62.0 Attainment 8 · 90 students
  29. 29
    94
    St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston SpaWetherby · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 197 students
  30. 30
    94
    Thurgoland Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
  31. 31
    94
    Lindley Church of England Infant SchoolHuddersfield · Academy Primary– · 359 students
  32. 32
    94
    Southfield PrimaryDoncaster · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 248 students
  33. 33
    94
    Meanwood Church of England Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 213 students
  34. 34
    94
    Croft Church of England Primary SchoolDarlington · Academy Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 117 students
  35. 35
    94
    Fairburn Community Primary SchoolKnottingley · Academy Primary– · 87 students
  36. 36
    94
    East Garforth Primary AcademyLeeds · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 208 students
  37. 37
    94
    St Aidan's Church of England AcademyHuddersfield · Academy Primary– · 137 students
  38. 38
    93
    Sinnington Community Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 110 students
  39. 39
    93
    Wigton Moor Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 416 students
  40. 40
    93
    Birstwith Church of England Primary SchoolHarrogate · Local authority Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 61 students
  41. 41
    93
    St Francis Catholic Primary School, MorleyLeeds · Local authority Primary91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 252 students
  42. 42
    93
    Crossley Street Primary SchoolWetherby · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 242 students
  43. 43
    93
    Westbourne SchoolSheffield · Independent All-through62.3 Attainment 8 · 276 students
  44. 44
    93
    Harden Primary SchoolBingley · Academy Primary89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 212 students
  45. 45
    93
    Woodsetts Primary SchoolWorksop · Academy Primary100% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 235 students
  46. 46
    92
    Huddersfield Grammar SchoolHuddersfield · Independent All-through60.8 Attainment 8 · 493 students
  47. 47
    92
    Knavesmire Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 484 students
  48. 48
    92
    Ralph Butterfield Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 311 students
  49. 49
    92
    Bricknell Primary SchoolHull · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 678 students
  50. 50
    92
    Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant SchoolRotherham · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 241 students
  51. 51
    92
    Signhills Infant AcademyCleethorpes · Academy Primary– · 201 students
  52. 52
    92
    Stubbings Infant SchoolHebden Bridge · Local authority Primary– · 71 students
  53. 53
    92
    Hoylandswaine Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 94 students
  54. 54
    92
    Highfield Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 419 students
  55. 55
    91
    Adel Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 239 students
  56. 56
    91
    Shire Oak VC Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
  57. 57
    91
    South Ossett Infant AcademyOssett · Academy Primary– · 71 students
  58. 58
    91
    Gawber Primary SchoolBarnsley · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 211 students
  59. 59
    91
    Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
  60. 60
    91
    Bardsey Primary AcademyLeeds · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 208 students
  61. 61
    91
    Green Lane Primary AcademyLeeds · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 445 students
  62. 62
    91
    Loxley Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 207 students
  63. 63
    91
    Thorner Church of England Primary SchoolLeeds · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 182 students
  64. 64
    91
    Askwith Primary SchoolOtley · Academy Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 105 students
  65. 65
    91
    Highburton CofE First AcademyHuddersfield · Academy Primary– · 161 students
  66. 66
    91
    Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyWakefield · Academy Primary93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 125 students
  67. 67
    91
    Bradfield Dungworth Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 120 students
  68. 68
    90
    Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary SchoolSelby · Academy Primary– · 77 students
  69. 69
    90
    Silkstone Common Junior and Infant SchoolBarnsley · Local authority Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 135 students
  70. 70
    90
    Glasshoughton Infant AcademyCastleford · Academy Primary– · 222 students
  71. 71
    90
    Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 87 students
  72. 72
    90
    All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolIlkley · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 330 students
  73. 73
    90
    Cononley Primary SchoolKeighley · Academy Primary– · 127 students
  74. 74
    90
    Shepley First SchoolHuddersfield · Local authority Primary– · 168 students
  75. 75
    90
    Outwood Primary Academy KirkhamgateWakefield · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
  76. 76
    90
    St Philip's Catholic Primary SchoolLeeds · Local authority Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 227 students
  77. 77
    90
    Bramhope Primary SchoolLeeds · Academy Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 431 students
  78. 78
    90
    Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolOssett · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 336 students
  79. 79
    90
    Roundhay St John's Church of England Primary SchoolLeeds · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 241 students
  80. 80
    89
    Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolWetherby · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 211 students
  81. 81
    89
    Dunnington Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 170 students
  82. 82
    89
    Wigginton Primary SchoolYork · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 247 students
  83. 83
    89
    Burley and Woodhead CofE Primary SchoolIlkley · Local authority Primary79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
  84. 84
    89
    Burley Oaks Primary SchoolIlkley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 393 students
  85. 85
    89
    Dore Primary SchoolSheffield · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 484 students
  86. 86
    89
    Cundall Manor SchoolYork · Independent All-through60.6 Attainment 8 · 295 students
  87. 87
    89
    Escrick Church of England Primary SchoolYork · Academy Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 180 students
  88. 88
    89
    Lowtown Primary SchoolPudsey · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 208 students
  89. 89
    89
    Talbot Primary SchoolLeeds · Academy Primary– · 479 students
  90. 90
    89
    Hill Top Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 223 students
  91. 91
    89
    Spring Cottage Primary SchoolHull · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 492 students
  92. 92
    89
    Outwood Primary Academy Bell LanePontefract · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 320 students
  93. 93
    89
    Middlestown Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 217 students
  94. 94
    89
    Bolton-On-Swale St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolRichmond · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 105 students
  95. 95
    89
    The Greetland AcademyHalifax · Academy Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 385 students
  96. 96
    89
    Holme Valley Primary SchoolScunthorpe · Local authority Primary90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
  97. 97
    89
    Wybers Wood AcademyGrimsby · Academy Primary85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 380 students
  98. 98
    88
    Oughtibridge Primary SchoolSheffield · Academy Primary84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 411 students
  99. 99
    88
    Churwell Primary AcademyLeeds · Academy Primary– · 467 students
  100. 100
    88
    St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyShipley · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 225 students

Oatlands Infant School in Harrogate leads the 2025 list of primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a Success Index (England) of 99.8. Of the 100 schools shown, 65 are academy, 31 are local authority, 4 are independent.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a primary school and a secondary school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best primary school in Yorkshire and the Humber?

Oatlands Infant School in Harrogate ranks first among primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a Success Index (England) of 99.8 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 269).

How are primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber 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.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.