Best Schools in London

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

Among 33 boroughs, the share of schools in the top two inspection bands ranged from 100.0% in City and County of the City of London down to 90.8% in Croydon. The median was 98.1%.

🥇 Top of the list

Newham

% Top-Two School Inspection Bands: 100.0%

🥈 Second place

Enfield

% Top-Two School Inspection Bands: 100.0%

🥉 Third place

Hackney

% 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)	Newham	89	77	77	100.0%
2 (top 3)	Enfield	89	71	71	100.0%
3 (top 3)	Hackney	66	56	56	100.0%
4	Hounslow	70	52	52	100.0%
5	Camden	48	45	45	100.0%
6	Richmond upon Thames	56	45	45	100.0%
7	Merton	52	41	41	100.0%
8	Hammersmith and Fulham	48	40	40	100.0%
9	Kingston upon Thames	45	38	38	100.0%
10	City of Westminster	43	36	36	100.0%
11	City and County of the City of London	1	1	1	100.0%
12	Bromley	93	81	80	98.8%
13	Southwark	88	76	75	98.7%
14	Lewisham	77	64	63	98.4%
15	Haringey	73	62	61	98.4%
16	Havering	77	62	61	98.4%
17	Redbridge	71	53	52	98.1%
18	Barnet	117	102	100	98.0%
19	Sutton (Sutton)	57	48	47	97.9%
20	Harrow	53	46	45	97.8%
21	Barking and Dagenham	56	45	44	97.8%
22	Islington	49	42	41	97.6%
23	Tower Hamlets	83	71	69	97.2%
24	Ealing	82	71	69	97.2%
25	Brent	79	68	66	97.1%
26	Wandsworth	70	62	60	96.8%
27	Waltham Forest	68	60	58	96.7%
28	Greenwich	78	70	67	95.7%
29	Hillingdon	89	69	66	95.7%
30	Kensington and Chelsea	32	28	26	92.9%
31	Bexley	76	66	60	90.9%
32	Lambeth	70	55	50	90.9%
33	Croydon	112	87	79	90.8%