Explore School Rankings
League tables tell you who scored highest. They don't tell you who's improving, who's serving disadvantaged intakes brilliantly, or who's quietly running out of money. These are the rankings we built from the data underneath.
Featured rankings
Schools Beating the Postcode
482 state primaries serving high-disadvantage intakes (FSM ≥ 30%) that still clear 75% KS2 RWM and hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted. The proof that postcode doesn't dictate outcomes.
FeaturedMost Improving Schools
Top 100 schools by Trajectory score — the SchoolsNearMe metric combining Ofsted journey, attendance trend, and big rating jumps. Where momentum lives.
NewSchools Heading Into Financial Trouble
2,021 state primaries and secondaries with material financial stress — deficits, negative reserves, falling per-pupil spend, or empty seats. The early-warning index.
Classic rankings
Top schools by SNM Score
The combined SchoolsNearMe score for every school: Ofsted, exam results, attendance, and class size in one number. Sortable, filterable, with region and phase filters.
Hidden Gems
Schools with consistently strong results that don't have the postcode premium, the famous catchment or the marketing budget. The ones parents miss.
Value-Add Rankings
Schools ranked by Progress 8 / KS2 Progress — how far they move pupils from their starting point. The truest measure of teaching quality.
Independent Schools
Fee-paying schools across England with ISI ratings, fee data, and academic performance. Filter by region and price band.
University Destinations
Where do leavers go? Rankings by destinations — Russell Group, Oxbridge, apprenticeships, and beyond — for every secondary in England.
The metrics behind the rankings
These five SchoolsNearMe scores are computed weekly across every school in England. Each is also surfaced on individual school pages as the Signals & Indicators card.
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Workforce stability, cohort stability and genuine-inclusion rankings will move into this catalogue as standalone ranking pages over the next month. Subscribe to the blog for updates.