Best Schools in South East

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

Among 344 towns, the share of schools in the top two inspection bands ranged from 100.0% in Bembridge down to 0.0% in Sutton Courtenay and Milton. The median was 100.0%.

🥇 Top of the list

Dartford

% Top-Two School Inspection Bands: 100.0%

🥈 Second place

Guildford

% Top-Two School Inspection Bands: 100.0%

🥉 Third place

Rochester

% 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)	Dartford	25	20	20	100.0%
2 (top 3)	Guildford	21	19	19	100.0%
3 (top 3)	Rochester	26	18	18	100.0%
4	Bracknell	21	18	18	100.0%
5	Wokingham	21	17	17	100.0%
6	Woking	21	16	16	100.0%
7	Folkestone	19	16	16	100.0%
8	Banbury	18	15	15	100.0%
9	Ashford (Ashford)	23	15	15	100.0%
10	Witney	12	11	11	100.0%
11	Margate	14	11	11	100.0%
12	Newbury	15	11	11	100.0%
13	West Molesey	12	11	11	100.0%
14	West Byfleet, Sheerwater and New Haw	13	11	11	100.0%
15	Waterlooville	13	11	11	100.0%
16	Bognor Regis	14	11	11	100.0%
17	Northfleet	12	10	10	100.0%
18	Redhill (Reigate and Banstead)	10	10	10	100.0%
19	Eastleigh	13	10	10	100.0%
20	Bicester	13	9	9	100.0%
21	Abingdon-on-Thames	12	9	9	100.0%
22	Camberley	11	9	9	100.0%
23	Winchester	13	9	9	100.0%
24	Bletchley	15	8	8	100.0%
25	Amersham	9	8	8	100.0%
26	Didcot	13	8	8	100.0%
27	Sevenoaks	9	8	8	100.0%
28	Fleet	11	8	8	100.0%
29	Chandler's Ford	12	8	8	100.0%
30	Hedge End	8	8	8	100.0%
31	Locks Heath	10	8	8	100.0%
32	Chichester	9	8	8	100.0%
33	Horley (Reigate and Banstead)	9	7	7	100.0%
34	Totton	9	7	7	100.0%
35	Horndean	8	7	7	100.0%
36	Marlow	8	6	6	100.0%
37	Broadstairs	10	6	6	100.0%
38	Whitstable	8	6	6	100.0%
39	Epsom	10	6	6	100.0%
40	Caterham	6	6	6	100.0%
41	Aldershot	9	6	6	100.0%
42	East Grinstead	9	6	6	100.0%
43	Bexhill-on-Sea	10	6	6	100.0%
44	Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	8	6	6	100.0%
45	Newport Pagnell	5	5	5	100.0%
46	Buckingham	7	5	5	100.0%
47	Kidlington	5	5	5	100.0%
48	Caversham	10	5	5	100.0%
49	Chertsey	6	5	5	100.0%
50	Crowthorne	6	5	5	100.0%
51	Ewell	7	5	5	100.0%
52	Great Bookham and Fetcham	8	5	5	100.0%
53	Deal	7	5	5	100.0%
54	Reigate	6	5	5	100.0%
55	Dorking	7	5	5	100.0%
56	Alton (East Hampshire)	8	5	5	100.0%
57	Crowborough	5	5	5	100.0%
58	Haywards Heath	9	5	5	100.0%
59	Romsey	7	5	5	100.0%
60	Lewes	5	5	5	100.0%
61	Barnham (Arun)	5	5	5	100.0%
62	Seaford	5	5	5	100.0%
63	Lymington	5	5	5	100.0%
64	Chesham	8	4	4	100.0%
65	Beaconsfield	5	4	4	100.0%
66	Chalfont St Peter	5	4	4	100.0%
67	Wallingford	4	4	4	100.0%
68	Henley-on-Thames	5	4	4	100.0%
69	Ascot and Sunningdale	6	4	4	100.0%
70	Weybridge	5	4	4	100.0%
71	Esher	4	4	4	100.0%
72	Addlestone	4	4	4	100.0%
73	Sandhurst (Bracknell Forest)	6	4	4	100.0%
74	Yateley	7	4	4	100.0%
75	Ashtead	6	4	4	100.0%
76	South Merstham	4	4	4	100.0%
77	Farncombe	4	4	4	100.0%
78	Haslemere	5	4	4	100.0%
79	Uckfield	5	4	4	100.0%
80	Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	4	4	4	100.0%
81	Lancing and Sompting	5	4	4	100.0%
82	Holbury	4	4	4	100.0%
83	South Hayling	5	4	4	100.0%
84	Chipping Norton	3	3	3	100.0%
85	Haddenham (Buckinghamshire)	3	3	3	100.0%
86	Thame	4	3	3	100.0%
87	Princes Risborough	3	3	3	100.0%
88	Cookham	3	3	3	100.0%
89	Twyford (Wokingham)	4	3	3	100.0%
90	Walton-on-Thames	4	3	3	100.0%
91	Hersham	4	3	3	100.0%
92	Tadley	5	3	3	100.0%
93	Snodland	4	3	3	100.0%
94	Banstead	3	3	3	100.0%
95	Bearsted	3	3	3	100.0%
96	Kings Hill	3	3	3	100.0%
97	Oxted	4	3	3	100.0%
98	Weybourne (Waverley)	5	3	3	100.0%
99	Farnham	5	3	3	100.0%
100	Wrecclesham	3	3	3	100.0%
101	Milford and Witley	4	3	3	100.0%
102	New Alresford	3	3	3	100.0%
103	Liphook	3	3	3	100.0%
104	Southwater	3	3	3	100.0%
105	Southbourne	3	3	3	100.0%
106	Shoreham-by-Sea	6	3	3	100.0%
107	Ringwood	5	3	3	100.0%
108	Wick (Arun)	3	3	3	100.0%
109	Cowes	4	3	3	100.0%
110	Olney	2	2	2	100.0%
111	Bodicote	2	2	2	100.0%
112	Eynsham	2	2	2	100.0%
113	Wendover	4	2	2	100.0%
114	Prestwood and Great Missenden	4	2	2	100.0%
115	Little Chalfont	3	2	2	100.0%
116	Chalfont St Giles	2	2	2	100.0%
117	Benson	2	2	2	100.0%
118	Shrivenham and Watchfield	2	2	2	100.0%
119	Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green	4	2	2	100.0%
120	Wantage	5	2	2	100.0%
121	Bourne End	2	2	2	100.0%
122	Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	3	2	2	100.0%
123	Iver Heath	2	2	2	100.0%
124	Sonning Common	2	2	2	100.0%
125	Sheerness	5	2	2	100.0%
126	Stanwell	2	2	2	100.0%
127	Minster (Swale)	4	2	2	100.0%
128	Hoo St Werburgh	2	2	2	100.0%
129	Winnersh	3	2	2	100.0%
130	Staines-upon-Thames	4	2	2	100.0%
131	Binfield	2	2	2	100.0%
132	Shinfield	3	2	2	100.0%
133	Shepperton	2	2	2	100.0%
134	Meopham	2	2	2	100.0%
135	Cuxton	2	2	2	100.0%
136	Greenhill	2	2	2	100.0%
137	Burghfield Common	3	2	2	100.0%
138	Herne	2	2	2	100.0%
139	Bagshot	2	2	2	100.0%
140	Byfleet	3	2	2	100.0%
141	Lightwater	2	2	2	100.0%
142	West End and Chobham	3	2	2	100.0%
143	Cobham (Elmbridge)	3	2	2	100.0%
144	Blackwater (Hart)	2	2	2	100.0%
145	Otford and Kemsing	2	2	2	100.0%
146	Warlingham	3	2	2	100.0%
147	West Malling	2	2	2	100.0%
148	Hartley Wintney	2	2	2	100.0%
149	Old Basing	2	2	2	100.0%
150	Aylesham	2	2	2	100.0%
151	Oakley (Basingstoke and Deane)	2	2	2	100.0%
152	Odiham	3	2	2	100.0%
153	Whitchurch (Basingstoke and Deane)	2	2	2	100.0%
154	Paddock Wood	2	2	2	100.0%
155	Cranbrook (Tunbridge Wells)	2	2	2	100.0%
156	Hythe	4	2	2	100.0%
157	Tenterden	4	2	2	100.0%
158	Cuckfield	2	2	2	100.0%
159	Petersfield	3	2	2	100.0%
160	Heathfield (Wealden)	2	2	2	100.0%
161	Rye	2	2	2	100.0%
162	North Baddesley	2	2	2	100.0%
163	Bishop's Waltham	2	2	2	100.0%
164	Rownhams	2	2	2	100.0%
165	Swanmore	2	2	2	100.0%
166	West End (Eastleigh)	2	2	2	100.0%
167	Storrington	2	2	2	100.0%
168	Marchwood	2	2	2	100.0%
169	Bursledon	2	2	2	100.0%
170	Whiteley	2	2	2	100.0%
171	Netley	2	2	2	100.0%
172	Arundel	2	2	2	100.0%
173	Emsworth	2	2	2	100.0%
174	Southwick (Adur)	3	2	2	100.0%
175	Lower Willingdon	2	2	2	100.0%
176	Littlehampton	2	2	2	100.0%
177	Newhaven	5	2	2	100.0%
178	Peacehaven	3	2	2	100.0%
179	Sandown	2	2	2	100.0%
180	Shanklin	2	2	2	100.0%
181	Ventnor	2	2	2	100.0%
182	Woburn Sands	1	1	1	100.0%
183	Bloxham	2	1	1	100.0%
184	Adderbury and Twyford	1	1	1	100.0%
185	Winslow	2	1	1	100.0%
186	Woodstock	2	1	1	100.0%
187	Long Hanborough	1	1	1	100.0%
188	Yarnton	1	1	1	100.0%
189	Aston Clinton	1	1	1	100.0%
190	Wheatley	2	1	1	100.0%
191	Kennington	1	1	1	100.0%
192	Chinnor	2	1	1	100.0%
193	Kingston Bagpuize	1	1	1	100.0%
194	Walter's Ash and Naphill	1	1	1	100.0%
195	Faringdon	3	1	1	100.0%
196	Drayton (Vale of White Horse)	1	1	1	100.0%
197	Lane End	1	1	1	100.0%
198	Grove (Vale of White Horse)	3	1	1	100.0%
199	Harwell	1	1	1	100.0%
200	Cholsey	1	1	1	100.0%
201	Stoke Poges	2	1	1	100.0%
202	Goring	1	1	1	100.0%
203	Datchet	2	1	1	100.0%
204	Pangbourne	1	1	1	100.0%
205	Old Windsor and Wraysbury	2	1	1	100.0%
206	Halfway Houses	1	1	1	100.0%
207	Joyden's Wood	2	1	1	100.0%
208	Theale (West Berkshire)	2	1	1	100.0%
209	Queenborough	1	1	1	100.0%
210	Hextable	1	1	1	100.0%
211	Ashford Common	1	1	1	100.0%
212	Istead Rise	1	1	1	100.0%
213	North Ascot	1	1	1	100.0%
214	Hungerford	2	1	1	100.0%
215	Shepperton Green	2	1	1	100.0%
216	Virginia Water	2	1	1	100.0%
217	Herne Bay	4	1	1	100.0%
218	Iwade	1	1	1	100.0%
219	Spencers Wood	2	1	1	100.0%
220	Minster (Thanet)	1	1	1	100.0%
221	Windlesham	1	1	1	100.0%
222	West Kingsdown	1	1	1	100.0%
223	Bisley (Surrey Heath)	1	1	1	100.0%
224	Whyteleafe	1	1	1	100.0%
225	Chipstead and Woodmansterne	1	1	1	100.0%
226	Borough Green	2	1	1	100.0%
227	Dunton Green	1	1	1	100.0%
228	Pirbright	1	1	1	100.0%
229	Leatherhead	2	1	1	100.0%
230	Elvetham Heath	1	1	1	100.0%
231	Chartham	1	1	1	100.0%
232	Hook (Hart)	2	1	1	100.0%
233	East Horsley	1	1	1	100.0%
234	Coxheath	1	1	1	100.0%
235	Hilden Park	1	1	1	100.0%
236	Edenbridge	1	1	1	100.0%
237	Marden (Maidstone)	1	1	1	100.0%
238	Lingfield	1	1	1	100.0%
239	Godalming	2	1	1	100.0%
240	Staplehurst	1	1	1	100.0%
241	Copthorne	2	1	1	100.0%
242	Crawley Down	1	1	1	100.0%
243	Headley Down and Headley	1	1	1	100.0%
244	Four Marks	1	1	1	100.0%
245	Forest Row	1	1	1	100.0%
246	Kings Worthy	1	1	1	100.0%
247	Wadhurst	2	1	1	100.0%
248	Hawkhurst	1	1	1	100.0%
249	Liss	2	1	1	100.0%
250	New Romney	2	1	1	100.0%
251	Littlestone-on-Sea	1	1	1	100.0%
252	Colden Common	1	1	1	100.0%
253	Midhurst	2	1	1	100.0%
254	Lydd	1	1	1	100.0%
255	Pulborough	1	1	1	100.0%
256	West Chiltington	1	1	1	100.0%
257	Battle	2	1	1	100.0%
258	Henfield	1	1	1	100.0%
259	Fordingbridge	3	1	1	100.0%
260	Botley	1	1	1	100.0%
261	Ringmer	2	1	1	100.0%
262	Denmead	2	1	1	100.0%
263	Hamble-le-Rice	1	1	1	100.0%
264	Polegate	1	1	1	100.0%
265	Stone Cross	1	1	1	100.0%
266	Yapton	1	1	1	100.0%
267	Blackfield and Langley	1	1	1	100.0%
268	Brockenhurst	1	1	1	100.0%
269	Bransgore	1	1	1	100.0%
270	East Wittering	1	1	1	100.0%
271	Ashley (New Forest)	2	1	1	100.0%
272	Selsey	3	1	1	100.0%
273	Bembridge	1	1	1	100.0%
274	Slough	44	33	32	97.0%
275	Milton Keynes	72	59	57	96.6%
276	Maidstone	37	28	27	96.4%
277	Gillingham (Medway)	33	27	26	96.3%
278	Crawley (Crawley)	33	27	26	96.3%
279	Portsmouth	62	49	47	95.9%
280	Reading	61	47	45	95.7%
281	Oxford	42	35	33	94.3%
282	Basingstoke	40	35	33	94.3%
283	Horsham	17	16	15	93.8%
284	Royal Tunbridge Wells	17	15	14	93.3%
285	Canterbury	16	13	12	92.3%
286	Dover	17	13	12	92.3%
287	Windsor	14	12	11	91.7%
288	Gravesend	15	12	11	91.7%
289	Chatham	27	23	21	91.3%
290	Brighton and Hove	58	45	41	91.1%
291	Tonbridge	14	10	9	90.0%
292	Sunbury-on-Thames	9	9	8	88.9%
293	Larkfield	10	9	8	88.9%
294	Southampton	66	50	44	88.0%
295	Hazlemere	11	8	7	87.5%
296	Ramsgate	12	8	7	87.5%
297	Rustington	9	8	7	87.5%
298	Farnborough	24	15	13	86.7%
299	Woodley	10	7	6	85.7%
300	Thatcham	7	7	6	85.7%
301	Aylesbury	26	20	17	85.0%
302	Gosport	26	18	15	83.3%
303	Eastbourne	24	18	15	83.3%
304	Carterton	6	6	5	83.3%
305	Ashford (Spelthorne)	6	6	5	83.3%
306	Swanley	6	6	5	83.3%
307	Faversham	7	6	5	83.3%
308	Frimley	6	6	5	83.3%
309	Tadworth and Epsom Downs	7	6	5	83.3%
310	Ash and Ash Vale	8	6	5	83.3%
311	Worthing	27	23	19	82.6%
312	Sittingbourne	20	17	14	82.4%
313	Hastings	20	17	14	82.4%
314	Fareham	14	11	9	81.8%
315	High Wycombe	22	16	13	81.2%
316	Maidenhead	22	16	13	81.2%
317	Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	5	5	4	80.0%
318	Lee-on-the-Solent	7	5	4	80.0%
319	Havant	17	13	10	76.9%
320	Andover	17	12	9	75.0%
321	Sandwich	4	4	3	75.0%
322	Bordon	4	4	3	75.0%
323	Burgess Hill	9	7	5	71.4%
324	Ryde	7	6	4	66.7%
325	Swanscombe	4	3	2	66.7%
326	Cranleigh	4	3	2	66.7%
327	Hailsham	5	3	2	66.7%
328	New Milton	3	3	2	66.7%
329	Newport (Isle of Wight)	10	8	5	62.5%
330	Egham	7	5	3	60.0%
331	Iver	2	2	1	50.0%
332	Worcester Park and Stoneleigh	5	2	1	50.0%
333	Hadlow	2	2	1	50.0%
334	Whitfield (Dover)	2	2	1	50.0%
335	Southborough	2	2	1	50.0%
336	Rusthall and Langton Green	2	2	1	50.0%
337	Hindhead	2	2	1	50.0%
338	Steyning	2	2	1	50.0%
339	Freshwater and Totland	2	2	1	50.0%
340	Sutton Courtenay and Milton	1	1	0	0.0%
341	Eastchurch	1	1	0	0.0%
342	Whitehill (East Hampshire)	1	1	0	0.0%
343	Billingshurst	2	1	0	0.0%
344	East Cowes	2	1	0	0.0%