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UK school ratings by area

Ofsted overall-effectiveness grades for state-funded schools in all 153 English local authorities, taken verbatim from Ofsted’s management information as at 31 May 2026. Across England, 87.2% of 9,775 graded schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Pick an area to see its real grade counts and how it ranks.

England overall (31 May 2026)

Outstanding
1,127
Good
7,394
Requires improvement
1,058
Inadequate
196

Good-or-Outstanding rate by region

RegionGraded schoolsGood or Outstanding
London1,12095.2%
North East49789.5%
South East1,33888.4%
Yorkshire and the Humber1,07288.2%
East of England1,16587.1%
East Midlands94887.0%
West Midlands1,08185.1%
North West1,38883.3%
South West1,16682.8%

Highest Good-or-Outstanding rate

English local authorities with at least 20 graded schools.

  1. 1. Newham100.0%
  2. 2. Enfield100.0%
  3. 3. Hackney100.0%
  4. 4. Warrington100.0%
  5. 5. Hounslow100.0%
  6. 6. Hammersmith and Fulham100.0%
  7. 7. Camden100.0%
  8. 8. Richmond upon Thames100.0%
  9. 9. Westminster100.0%
  10. 10. Kingston upon Thames100.0%
  11. 11. Southwark97.9%
  12. 12. Bromley97.6%
  13. 13. Haringey97.2%
  14. 14. Lewisham97.1%
  15. 15. Gateshead96.9%

Lowest Good-or-Outstanding rate

Among the 145 authorities with at least 20 graded schools.

  1. 145. Telford and Wrekin68.6%
  2. 144. Isle of Wight69.6%
  3. 143. Somerset71.9%
  4. 142. Stockport74.1%
  5. 141. Bury74.4%
  6. 140. North Lincolnshire75.0%
  7. 139. Rochdale75.6%
  8. 138. St Helens75.9%
  9. 137. Manchester76.0%
  10. 136. Oldham77.1%
  11. 135. North Tyneside77.8%
  12. 134. Wirral77.8%
  13. 133. Rotherham77.8%
  14. 132. Coventry78.0%
  15. 131. Liverpool78.4%

All English local authorities (A–Z)

153 local authorities. England-wide Good-or-Outstanding rate 87.2%.

Reference period: latest inspections as at 31 May 2026 (Ofsted management information, published 2026-06-18). The Good-or-Outstanding rate is derived from Ofsted’s real grade counts, not an Ofsted-published figure. Source: Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Ofsted. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.