Key Facts

London is home to 8,226 schools, with 93.9% of primary schools rated Good or Outstanding, and 94.6% of secondary schools rated Good or Outstanding.
Primary schools in London have 68.4% of pupils meeting the expected standard at KS2, 7.4 percentage points higher than the national average of 61.0%.
London's secondary schools outperform the national average at KS4, with a Progress 8 score of 0.36, an Attainment 8 score of 52.90, and 58.2% of pupils achieving grade 5+ in English and maths.
In London's schools, the pupil-teacher ratio is 21.08 in primary schools and 17.15 in secondary schools, with spending per pupil at £9,293 and £8,991 respectively.

Top Nurseries in London

5,103 nurseries in London

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1P

11 Plus London

London, SW1E 5HJ

Nursery

1H

123-SHINE HOLIDAY CAMP

Croydon, CR0 7NJ

Nursery

1E

197 Early Years Nursery

Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6DY

Nursery

1N

1a Nursery

London, EC1R 4SR

Nursery

1C

1st Choice Day Nursery

London, SE15 5EG

Nursery

1P

1st Place at the Elephant

LONDON, SE17 3AN

Nursery

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Top Primary Schools in London

2,613 primary schools in London

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Abingdon House School

London, NW1 6LG

Independent · Primary · Ages 5–19

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils107

P/T Ratio–

ACS Hillingdon International School

Uxbridge, UB10 0BE

Independent · Primary · Ages 3–19

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils494

P/T Ratio–

AT

Allenby Tutorial Trust

London, SE23 1AT

Primary · Ages 11–17

Alleyn's Oakfield

SE21 8HP

Independent · Primary · Ages 2–11

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils215

P/T Ratio–

Alleyn's School

London, SE22 8SU

Independent · Primary · Ages 4–18

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils1,453

P/T Ratio–

Alpha Preparatory School

Harrow, HA1 1SH

Independent · Primary · Ages 3–11

KS2 Expected–

Absence–

Pupils110

P/T Ratio–

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Top Secondary Schools in London

501 secondary schools in London

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Lift Beacon High

London, N7 0JG

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8–

Attainment 8–

Eng+Maths–

Pupils414

Plashet, City of London Academy

London, E6 1DG

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16 · Girls

Progress 8–

Attainment 8–

Eng+Maths–

Pupils1,469

St Aloysius' College

London, N6 5LY

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–19

Progress 8–

Attainment 8–

Eng+Maths–

Pupils341

St Mary's and St John's CofE School

London, NW4 4QR

Academy · All-through · Ages 3–18

Progress 8–

Attainment 8–

KS2 Expected–

Pupils1,651

Ark Greenwich Free School

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, SE18 4LH

Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+1.43

Attainment 863.6

Eng+Maths94%

Pupils615

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E9 7HD

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+1.54

Attainment 865.2

Eng+Maths93%

Pupils838

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Top Sixth Form Colleges in London

47 sixth form colleges in London

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CL

City Lit

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, WC2B 4BA

Sixth Form · Ages 16–99

SD

St Dominic's Sixth Form College

Ofsted

Outstanding

Middlesex, HA1 3HX

Sixth Form · Ages 16–18

AAB+22%

To Uni77%

Pupils–

Absence–

Waltham Forest College

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E17 4JB

Sixth Form · Ages 16–99

AAB+–

To Uni11%

Pupils–

Absence–

Big Creative Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E17 6HL

Sixth Form · Ages 16–19

AAB+–

To Uni39%

Pupils0

Absence–

East London Arts & Music

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E3 3TA

Sixth Form · Ages 16–19

AAB+0%

To Uni39%

Pupils292

Absence–

London Academy of Excellence

Ofsted

Outstanding

London, E15 1AJ

Sixth Form · Ages 16–19

AAB+58%

To Uni79%

Pupils522

Absence–

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Top Special Schools in London

145 special schools in London

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BeyondAutism Post-19

London, W6 8HJ

Special · Primary · Ages 19–25

BF

Brighter Futures Specialist College Ltd

London, SE2 9FL

Special · Primary · Ages 18–25

BM

Bromley Mencap

Bromley, BR1 3LP

Special · Primary · Ages 18–25

Onelab College

London, E3 3YD

Special · Primary · Ages 16–25

West London Performing Arts Academy (WLPA Academy)

London, W5 4UB

Special · Primary · Ages 16–25

Orchard Hill College

Ofsted

Outstanding

Sutton, SM1 1DA

Special · Primary · Ages 16–99

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