State primary schools whose latest inspection found nothing below the standard, every council ranked
Of the state primary schools Ofsted has inspected, those whose latest inspection found nothing below the standard, on a report card or under the old grades alike. Figures for latest inspections as at 30 September 2026, published for 294 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Lowest: Hyndburn, 64.7%. The council in the middle: Lambeth, 89.3%. Joint highest: 9 councils, 100%.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HyndburnNorth West | 64.7% |
| 2 | ExeterSouth West | 66.7% |
| 3 joint | PrestonNorth West | 72.2% |
| 3 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 72.2% |
| 3 joint | South HollandEast Midlands | 72.2% |
| 6 | TorridgeSouth West | 72.4% |
| 7 | Forest of DeanSouth West | 72.7% |
| 8 | ErewashEast Midlands | 73% |
| 9 | BlackpoolNorth West | 73.3% |
| 10 | LancasterNorth West | 75% |
| 11 joint | BristolSouth West | 75.5% |
| 11 joint | SomersetSouth West | 75.5% |
| 13 | SalfordNorth West | 75.7% |
| 14 joint | DorsetSouth West | 75.9% |
| 14 joint | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 75.9% |
| 14 joint | West LancashireNorth West | 75.9% |
| 17 | GosportSouth East | 76% |
| 18 | East DevonSouth West | 76.4% |
| 19 | RugbyWest Midlands | 77.1% |
| 20 | OldhamNorth West | 77.6% |
| 21 | St. HelensNorth West | 77.8% |
| 22 | TeignbridgeSouth West | 78.3% |
| 23 | AshfieldEast Midlands | 78.4% |
| 24 | ChichesterSouth East | 78.7% |
| 25 | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 79% |
| 26 | StevenageEast of England | 79.2% |
| 27 | North NorfolkEast of England | 79.5% |
| 28 joint | BroxbourneEast of England | 80% |
| 28 joint | TamworthWest Midlands | 80% |
| 28 joint | WalsallWest Midlands | 80% |
| 31 | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 80.2% |
| 32 | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 80.7% |
| 33 | WirralNorth West | 81.1% |
| 34 | CoventryWest Midlands | 81.2% |
| 35 | BrecklandEast of England | 81.5% |
| 36 | KnowsleyNorth West | 81.6% |
| 37 | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 81.7% |
| 38 joint | DudleyWest Midlands | 81.8% |
| 38 joint | North TynesideNorth East | 81.8% |
| 38 joint | TewkesburySouth West | 81.8% |
| 41 joint | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 82.1% |
| 41 joint | LiverpoolNorth West | 82.1% |
| 43 | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 82.3% |
| 44 | GloucesterSouth West | 82.4% |
| 45 joint | LincolnEast Midlands | 82.6% |
| 45 joint | RunnymedeSouth East | 82.6% |
| 45 joint | Test ValleySouth East | 82.6% |
| 45 joint | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 82.6% |
| 49 | BurnleyNorth West | 82.8% |
| 50 joint | Mid DevonSouth West | 82.9% |
| 50 joint | WyreNorth West | 82.9% |
| 52 joint | BostonEast Midlands | 83.3% |
| 52 joint | HastingsSouth East | 83.3% |
| 52 joint | Isle of WightSouth East | 83.3% |
| 52 joint | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 83.3% |
| 52 joint | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 83.3% |
| 57 joint | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 83.7% |
| 57 joint | HorshamSouth East | 83.7% |
| 57 joint | ShropshireWest Midlands | 83.7% |
| 60 | PendleNorth West | 83.8% |
| 61 joint | BolsoverEast Midlands | 83.9% |
| 61 joint | RossendaleNorth West | 83.9% |
| 63 joint | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 84% |
| 63 joint | CrawleySouth East | 84% |
| 63 joint | TamesideNorth West | 84% |
| 66 | North SomersetSouth West | 84.1% |
| 67 joint | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 84.2% |
| 67 joint | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 84.2% |
| 67 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | 84.2% |
| 70 | WiltshireSouth West | 84.3% |
| 71 joint | South RibbleNorth West | 84.6% |
| 71 joint | TendringEast of England | 84.6% |
| 71 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | 84.6% |
| 74 joint | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 84.8% |
| 74 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | 84.8% |
| 74 joint | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 84.8% |
| 77 joint | SouthamptonSouth East | 84.9% |
| 77 joint | StockportNorth West | 84.9% |
| 77 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 84.9% |
| 80 joint | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 85.1% |
| 80 joint | West BerkshireSouth East | 85.1% |
| 80 joint | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 85.1% |
| 83 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | 85.2% |
| 83 joint | CambridgeEast of England | 85.2% |
| 83 joint | ManchesterNorth West | 85.2% |
| 86 joint | DoverSouth East | 85.4% |
| 86 joint | LeicesterEast Midlands | 85.4% |
| 86 joint | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 85.4% |
| 89 joint | East SuffolkEast of England | 85.5% |
| 89 joint | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 85.5% |
| 91 joint | ArunSouth East | 85.7% |
| 91 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 85.7% |
| 91 joint | Epping ForestEast of England | 85.7% |
| 91 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 85.7% |
| 91 joint | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 85.7% |
| 91 joint | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 85.7% |
| 91 joint | WorthingSouth East | 85.7% |
| 98 joint | BuryNorth West | 85.9% |
| 98 joint | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 85.9% |
| 98 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 85.9% |
| 101 joint | CornwallSouth West | 86% |
| 101 joint | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | 86% |
| 103 | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 86.1% |
| 104 | CumberlandNorth West | 86.2% |
| 105 | SeftonNorth West | 86.3% |
| 106 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 86.5% |
| 106 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 86.5% |
| 108 | WatfordEast of England | 86.7% |
| 109 | South OxfordshireSouth East | 86.8% |
| 110 joint | FenlandEast of England | 87.1% |
| 110 joint | SandwellWest Midlands | 87.1% |
| 112 | South HamsSouth West | 87.2% |
| 113 joint | HaltonNorth West | 87.5% |
| 113 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 87.5% |
| 113 joint | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 87.5% |
| 113 joint | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 87.5% |
| 113 joint | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 87.5% |
| 118 | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 87.6% |
| 119 joint | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 87.8% |
| 119 joint | Mid SussexSouth East | 87.8% |
| 121 joint | FyldeNorth West | 88% |
| 121 joint | WealdenSouth East | 88% |
| 123 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 88.1% |
| 123 joint | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 88.1% |
| 123 joint | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 88.1% |
| 123 joint | SolihullWest Midlands | 88.1% |
| 127 joint | County DurhamNorth East | 88.2% |
| 127 joint | EastbourneSouth East | 88.2% |
| 127 joint | NorthumberlandNorth East | 88.2% |
| 127 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | 88.2% |
| 131 | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 88.3% |
| 132 | RochdaleNorth West | 88.4% |
| 133 | East HertfordshireEast of England | 88.5% |
| 134 joint | GedlingEast Midlands | 88.6% |
| 134 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | 88.6% |
| 134 joint | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 88.6% |
| 134 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 88.6% |
| 134 joint | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 88.6% |
| 139 joint | DacorumEast of England | 88.7% |
| 139 joint | North HertfordshireEast of England | 88.7% |
| 141 joint | GraveshamSouth East | 88.9% |
| 141 joint | MaldonEast of England | 88.9% |
| 141 joint | PortsmouthSouth East | 88.9% |
| 141 joint | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 88.9% |
| 145 joint | ChelmsfordEast of England | 89.1% |
| 145 joint | North DevonSouth West | 89.1% |
| 147 | LambethLondon | 89.3% |
| 148 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | 89.4% |
| 148 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 89.4% |
| 150 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 89.5% |
| 150 joint | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 89.5% |
| 150 joint | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 89.5% |
| 150 joint | StroudSouth West | 89.5% |
| 154 | SwaleSouth East | 89.6% |
| 155 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | 89.7% |
| 155 joint | DartfordSouth East | 89.7% |
| 155 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 89.7% |
| 155 joint | West DevonSouth West | 89.7% |
| 159 | MaidstoneSouth East | 89.8% |
| 160 | PlymouthSouth West | 89.9% |
| 161 joint | Great YarmouthEast of England | 90% |
| 161 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | 90% |
| 161 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 90% |
| 164 | ReadingSouth East | 90.2% |
| 165 joint | IpswichEast of England | 90.3% |
| 165 joint | ThanetSouth East | 90.3% |
| 167 joint | CherwellSouth East | 90.4% |
| 167 joint | West SuffolkEast of England | 90.4% |
| 169 joint | ColchesterEast of England | 90.5% |
| 169 joint | CotswoldSouth West | 90.5% |
| 169 joint | LichfieldWest Midlands | 90.5% |
| 169 joint | WinchesterSouth East | 90.5% |
| 173 joint | BedfordEast of England | 90.6% |
| 173 joint | BirminghamWest Midlands | 90.6% |
| 173 joint | LewishamLondon | 90.6% |
| 173 joint | RotherSouth East | 90.6% |
| 177 | CroydonLondon | 90.7% |
| 178 joint | RochfordEast of England | 90.9% |
| 178 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | 90.9% |
| 180 joint | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 91.1% |
| 180 joint | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 91.1% |
| 182 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 91.2% |
| 183 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 91.3% |
| 183 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 91.3% |
| 183 joint | TandridgeSouth East | 91.3% |
| 186 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 91.4% |
| 186 joint | CanterburySouth East | 91.4% |
| 186 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 91.4% |
| 189 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 91.5% |
| 190 joint | AdurSouth East | 91.7% |
| 190 joint | BoltonNorth West | 91.7% |
| 190 joint | BrentLondon | 91.7% |
| 193 joint | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 91.8% |
| 193 joint | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 91.8% |
| 193 joint | NottinghamEast Midlands | 91.8% |
| 193 joint | South NorfolkEast of England | 91.8% |
| 197 joint | MedwaySouth East | 92% |
| 197 joint | Milton KeynesSouth East | 92% |
| 197 joint | Surrey HeathSouth East | 92% |
| 197 joint | WokingSouth East | 92% |
| 201 | TraffordNorth West | 92.1% |
| 202 | HillingdonLondon | 92.2% |
| 203 | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 92.4% |
| 204 | RedbridgeLondon | 92.5% |
| 205 | SevenoaksSouth East | 92.7% |
| 206 joint | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 92.9% |
| 206 joint | CheltenhamSouth West | 92.9% |
| 206 joint | East HampshireSouth East | 92.9% |
| 206 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 92.9% |
| 206 joint | SloughSouth East | 92.9% |
| 206 joint | WiganNorth West | 92.9% |
| 206 joint | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 92.9% |
| 213 joint | AshfordSouth East | 93% |
| 213 joint | BasildonEast of England | 93% |
| 213 joint | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 93% |
| 216 joint | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 93.1% |
| 216 joint | RushmoorSouth East | 93.1% |
| 216 joint | WandsworthLondon | 93.1% |
| 219 joint | HarlowEast of England | 93.3% |
| 219 joint | South TynesideNorth East | 93.3% |
| 219 joint | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 93.3% |
| 222 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 93.5% |
| 222 joint | Cheshire EastNorth West | 93.5% |
| 222 joint | HavantSouth East | 93.5% |
| 222 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 93.5% |
| 222 joint | LutonEast of England | 93.5% |
| 222 joint | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 93.5% |
| 228 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 93.7% |
| 229 joint | SunderlandNorth East | 93.8% |
| 229 joint | SwindonSouth West | 93.8% |
| 229 joint | WestminsterLondon | 93.8% |
| 232 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | 93.9% |
| 233 joint | EastleighSouth East | 94.1% |
| 233 joint | NorwichEast of England | 94.1% |
| 235 | BraintreeEast of England | 94.2% |
| 236 joint | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 94.3% |
| 236 joint | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 94.3% |
| 236 joint | GuildfordSouth East | 94.3% |
| 236 joint | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 94.3% |
| 240 joint | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 94.4% |
| 240 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 94.4% |
| 242 joint | BexleyLondon | 95% |
| 242 joint | HarrowLondon | 95% |
| 242 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 95% |
| 245 | GreenwichLondon | 95.1% |
| 246 joint | Mole ValleySouth East | 95.2% |
| 246 joint | SpelthorneSouth East | 95.2% |
| 248 joint | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 95.3% |
| 248 joint | High PeakEast Midlands | 95.3% |
| 250 | EalingLondon | 95.4% |
| 251 joint | EnfieldLondon | 95.6% |
| 251 joint | WarringtonNorth West | 95.6% |
| 251 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | 95.6% |
| 254 | HounslowLondon | 95.8% |
| 255 joint | BroadlandEast of England | 95.9% |
| 255 joint | West OxfordshireSouth East | 95.9% |
| 257 joint | ChorleyNorth West | 96% |
| 257 joint | LewesSouth East | 96% |
| 259 | BromleyLondon | 96.1% |
| 260 joint | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 96.2% |
| 260 joint | New ForestSouth East | 96.2% |
| 260 joint | WokinghamSouth East | 96.2% |
| 263 | HartSouth East | 96.4% |
| 264 | HaveringLondon | 96.6% |
| 265 | FarehamSouth East | 96.7% |
| 266 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 96.8% |
| 266 joint | TorbaySouth West | 96.8% |
| 268 joint | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 97% |
| 268 joint | OxfordSouth East | 97% |
| 268 joint | SouthwarkLondon | 97% |
| 271 | UttlesfordEast of England | 97.3% |
| 272 joint | IslingtonLondon | 97.4% |
| 272 joint | ThurrockEast of England | 97.4% |
| 272 joint | WaverleySouth East | 97.4% |
| 275 | SuttonLondon | 97.6% |
| 276 joint | MertonLondon | 97.7% |
| 276 joint | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 97.7% |
| 278 joint | HackneyLondon | 98% |
| 278 joint | St AlbansEast of England | 98% |
| 278 joint | Waltham ForestLondon | 98% |
| 281 | HaringeyLondon | 98.3% |
| 282 joint | GatesheadNorth East | 98.5% |
| 282 joint | NewhamLondon | 98.5% |
| 282 joint | Tower HamletsLondon | 98.5% |
| 285 | BarnetLondon | 98.9% |
| 286 joint | BaberghEast of England | 100% |
| 286 joint | BrentwoodEast of England | 100% |
| 286 joint | CamdenLondon | 100% |
| 286 joint | ElmbridgeSouth East | 100% |
| 286 joint | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 100% |
| 286 joint | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 100% |
| 286 joint | RutlandEast Midlands | 100% |
| 286 joint | Three RiversEast of England | 100% |
| 286 joint | WarwickWest Midlands | 100% |
Not in this list
- City of London and Isles of Scilly. Too few state primary schools in them have been inspected for a share.
- Northern Ireland. Ofsted inspects schools in England only. Northern Ireland has its own inspectorate, which reports on schools differently.
- Scotland. Ofsted inspects schools in England only. Scotland has its own inspectorate, which reports on schools differently.
- Wales. Ofsted inspects schools in England only. Wales has its own inspectorate, which reports on schools differently.
Ofsted, state funded schools, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026 · latest inspections as at 30 September 2026 · fetched 16 October 2026 · How this is measured
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