Best Schools in East Midlands

Ranked list of towns in East Midlands by % top-two school inspection bands. Data is sourced from official public datasets and updated regularly.

Among 211 towns, the share of schools in the top two inspection bands ranged from 100.0% in Roade down to 0.0% in Woodville. The median was 100.0%.

🥇 Top of the list

Northampton

% Top-Two School Inspection Bands: 100.0%

🥈 Second place

Chesterfield

% Top-Two School Inspection Bands: 100.0%

🥉 Third place

Kettering

% Top-Two School Inspection Bands: 100.0%

The percentage uses schools with a recorded inspection outcome (rated). “All schools” matches the area page total. When scores tie, more rated schools rank higher than a lone 100%.


1 (top 3)	Northampton	69	56	56	100.0%
2 (top 3)	Chesterfield	29	24	24	100.0%
3 (top 3)	Kettering	21	19	19	100.0%
4	Loughborough	18	16	16	100.0%
5	Beeston (Broxtowe)	17	14	14	100.0%
6	Arnold	16	13	13	100.0%
7	Hinckley	14	11	11	100.0%
8	West Bridgford	12	10	10	100.0%
9	Hadfield	10	9	9	100.0%
10	Heanor	13	9	9	100.0%
11	Ilkeston	16	9	9	100.0%
12	Spalding	10	8	8	100.0%
13	Glossop	7	6	6	100.0%
14	Louth	6	6	6	100.0%
15	Dronfield	10	6	6	100.0%
16	Staveley (Chesterfield)	9	6	6	100.0%
17	Buxton (High Peak)	9	6	6	100.0%
18	Mansfield Woodhouse	7	6	6	100.0%
19	Kirkby-in-Ashfield	8	6	6	100.0%
20	Alfreton	6	6	6	100.0%
21	Ripley (Amber Valley)	7	6	6	100.0%
22	Eastwood	6	6	6	100.0%
23	Stapleford	7	6	6	100.0%
24	Clifton (Nottingham)	7	6	6	100.0%
25	Ashby-de-la-Zouch	7	6	6	100.0%
26	Rushden	8	6	6	100.0%
27	Sleaford	7	5	5	100.0%
28	New Mills	6	4	4	100.0%
29	Bolsover	4	4	4	100.0%
30	Coningsby and Tattershall	4	4	4	100.0%
31	Nuthall and Watnall	4	4	4	100.0%
32	Keyworth	4	4	4	100.0%
33	Bourne	5	4	4	100.0%
34	Whitwick	4	4	4	100.0%
35	Birstall	4	4	4	100.0%
36	Oakham	5	4	4	100.0%
37	Stamford	6	4	4	100.0%
38	Market Harborough	9	4	4	100.0%
39	Lutterworth	4	4	4	100.0%
40	Harworth and Bircotes	3	3	3	100.0%
41	Alford (East Lindsey)	3	3	3	100.0%
42	Clowne	3	3	3	100.0%
43	Brimington	4	3	3	100.0%
44	Horncastle	3	3	3	100.0%
45	Market Warsop	4	3	3	100.0%
46	Matlock	6	3	3	100.0%
47	Pinxton	3	3	3	100.0%
48	Somercotes and Swanwick	6	3	3	100.0%
49	Ashbourne	3	3	3	100.0%
50	Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse	3	3	3	100.0%
51	Kimberley	3	3	3	100.0%
52	Bingham	5	3	3	100.0%
53	Radcliffe on Trent	3	3	3	100.0%
54	Wilford	3	3	3	100.0%
55	Castle Donington	4	3	3	100.0%
56	Syston	3	3	3	100.0%
57	Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	4	3	3	100.0%
58	Uppingham	3	3	3	100.0%
59	Desborough	3	3	3	100.0%
60	Towcester	4	3	3	100.0%
61	Holton le Clay	2	2	2	100.0%
62	Gamesley	2	2	2	100.0%
63	Market Rasen	2	2	2	100.0%
64	Carlton in Lindrick	2	2	2	100.0%
65	Whaley Bridge	2	2	2	100.0%
66	Welton (West Lindsey)	2	2	2	100.0%
67	Nettleham	2	2	2	100.0%
68	Creswell	2	2	2	100.0%
69	Cherry Willingham	2	2	2	100.0%
70	Ingoldmells and Chapel St Leonards	2	2	2	100.0%
71	Skellingthorpe	2	2	2	100.0%
72	Washingborough and Heighington	2	2	2	100.0%
73	Branston	3	2	2	100.0%
74	Edwinstowe	2	2	2	100.0%
75	North Hykeham	6	2	2	100.0%
76	North Wingfield and Holmewood	2	2	2	100.0%
77	Old Tupton	2	2	2	100.0%
78	Clay Cross	2	2	2	100.0%
79	Darley Dale	2	2	2	100.0%
80	Tibshelf	2	2	2	100.0%
81	Shirland and Stonebroom	2	2	2	100.0%
82	Newton and Blackwell	2	2	2	100.0%
83	South Normanton	4	2	2	100.0%
84	Ravenshead	2	2	2	100.0%
85	Annesley Woodhouse	2	2	2	100.0%
86	Wirksworth	3	2	2	100.0%
87	Balderton	3	2	2	100.0%
88	Ruskington	2	2	2	100.0%
89	Brinsley and Underwood	3	2	2	100.0%
90	Calverton	4	2	2	100.0%
91	Duffield	3	2	2	100.0%
92	Bottesford	2	2	2	100.0%
93	Sandiacre	3	2	2	100.0%
94	Edwalton	2	2	2	100.0%
95	Borrowash	3	2	2	100.0%
96	Ruddington	2	2	2	100.0%
97	Etwall	2	2	2	100.0%
98	Hilton (South Derbyshire)	2	2	2	100.0%
99	East Leake	3	2	2	100.0%
100	Melbourne (South Derbyshire)	2	2	2	100.0%
101	Holbeach	3	2	2	100.0%
102	Shepshed	5	2	2	100.0%
103	Sileby	2	2	2	100.0%
104	Mountsorrel	2	2	2	100.0%
105	Market Deeping	2	2	2	100.0%
106	Deeping St James	3	2	2	100.0%
107	Anstey	3	2	2	100.0%
108	Groby	4	2	2	100.0%
109	Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt	2	2	2	100.0%
110	Oundle	2	2	2	100.0%
111	Burton Latimer	2	2	2	100.0%
112	Finedon	2	2	2	100.0%
113	Irthlingborough	3	2	2	100.0%
114	Long Buckby	2	2	2	100.0%
115	Moulton (West Northamptonshire)	4	2	2	100.0%
116	Wollaston	2	2	2	100.0%
117	Middleton Cheney	2	2	2	100.0%
118	Mablethorpe	1	1	1	100.0%
119	Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe	1	1	1	100.0%
120	Killamarsh	3	1	1	100.0%
121	Chapel-en-le-Frith	2	1	1	100.0%
122	Whitwell (Bolsover)	1	1	1	100.0%
123	Saxilby	1	1	1	100.0%
124	Grassmoor	1	1	1	100.0%
125	Bracebridge Heath	1	1	1	100.0%
126	Spilsby	2	1	1	100.0%
127	Waddington (North Kesteven)	2	1	1	100.0%
128	Woodhall Spa	1	1	1	100.0%
129	Witham St Hughs	1	1	1	100.0%
130	Metheringham	1	1	1	100.0%
131	Stanton Hill and Skegby	2	1	1	100.0%
132	Bilsthorpe	1	1	1	100.0%
133	Rainworth	4	1	1	100.0%
134	Navenby and Wellingore	1	1	1	100.0%
135	Farnsfield	1	1	1	100.0%
136	Selston	3	1	1	100.0%
137	Fernwood	1	1	1	100.0%
138	Heckington	1	1	1	100.0%
139	Cotgrave	2	1	1	100.0%
140	Kegworth	1	1	1	100.0%
141	Pinchbeck	1	1	1	100.0%
142	Sutton Bridge	1	1	1	100.0%
143	Quorndon	2	1	1	100.0%
144	Overseal and Castle Gresley	1	1	1	100.0%
145	Hugglescote	1	1	1	100.0%
146	Queniborough	1	1	1	100.0%
147	Measham	2	1	1	100.0%
148	Markfield	1	1	1	100.0%
149	Crowland	1	1	1	100.0%
150	Ratby	1	1	1	100.0%
151	Newbold Verdon	1	1	1	100.0%
152	Desford	2	1	1	100.0%
153	Great Glen	1	1	1	100.0%
154	Barwell	2	1	1	100.0%
155	Countesthorpe	2	1	1	100.0%
156	Cosby	1	1	1	100.0%
157	Sapcote	1	1	1	100.0%
158	Fleckney	1	1	1	100.0%
159	Weldon	1	1	1	100.0%
160	Thrapston	1	1	1	100.0%
161	Brixworth	1	1	1	100.0%
162	Irchester	1	1	1	100.0%
163	Earls Barton	1	1	1	100.0%
164	Bugbrooke	2	1	1	100.0%
165	Woodford Halse	1	1	1	100.0%
166	Roade	2	1	1	100.0%
167	Corby	23	18	17	94.4%
168	Grantham	19	16	15	93.8%
169	Wellingborough	17	15	14	93.3%
170	Derby	93	83	76	91.6%
171	Hucknall	12	11	10	90.9%
172	Boston	14	11	10	90.9%
173	Leicester	111	87	79	90.8%
174	Nottingham	84	65	59	90.8%
175	Swadlincote	14	10	9	90.0%
176	Mansfield (Mansfield)	20	18	16	88.9%
177	Retford	9	9	8	88.9%
178	Forest Town	8	8	7	87.5%
179	Worksop	15	7	6	85.7%
180	Newark-on-Trent	9	7	6	85.7%
181	Melton Mowbray	8	7	6	85.7%
182	Daventry	9	7	6	85.7%
183	Lincoln	30	20	17	85.0%
184	Carlton (Gedling)	20	18	15	83.3%
185	Long Eaton	12	12	10	83.3%
186	Coalville	7	6	5	83.3%
187	Wigston	12	11	9	81.8%
188	Sutton in Ashfield	12	10	8	80.0%
189	Enderby and Narborough	5	5	4	80.0%
190	Brackley	5	5	4	80.0%
191	Gainsborough	11	9	7	77.8%
192	New Ollerton and Ollerton	5	4	3	75.0%
193	Belper	6	4	3	75.0%
194	Oadby	8	6	4	66.7%
195	Bakewell	3	3	2	66.7%
196	Southwell (Newark and Sherwood)	4	3	2	66.7%
197	Earl Shilton	5	3	2	66.7%
198	Blaby and Whetstone	4	3	2	66.7%
199	Broughton Astley	4	3	2	66.7%
200	Raunds	4	3	2	66.7%
201	Skegness	7	5	3	60.0%
202	Eckington (North East Derbyshire)	4	4	2	50.0%
203	Shirebrook	6	4	2	50.0%
204	Thurmaston	5	4	2	50.0%
205	Higham Ferrers	4	4	2	50.0%
206	Wingerworth	2	2	1	50.0%
207	Breaston and Draycott	2	2	1	50.0%
208	Woodville	3	2	0	0.0%
209	West Hallam	2	1	0	0.0%
210	Long Sutton (South Holland)	2	1	0	0.0%
211	Rothwell (North Northamptonshire)	3	1	0	0.0%