| # | Local authority | How it ranks vs England |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tower Hamlets | schools closer than 78% of England |
| 2 | Hackney | schools closer than 76% of England |
| 3 | Hammersmith and Fulham | schools closer than 76% of England |
| 4 | Southwark | schools closer than 75% of England |
| 5 | Islington | schools closer than 74% of England |
| 6 | Newham | schools closer than 73% of England |
| 7 | Lambeth | schools closer than 71% of England |
| 8 | Haringey | schools closer than 70% of England |
| 9 | Kensington and Chelsea | schools closer than 69% of England |
| 10 | Waltham Forest | schools closer than 69% of England |
| 11 | Camden | schools closer than 68% of England |
| 12 | Lewisham | schools closer than 67% of England |
| 13 | Wandsworth | schools closer than 65% of England |
| 14 | Barking and Dagenham | schools closer than 65% of England |
| 15 | Greenwich | schools closer than 63% of England |
| 16 | Brent | schools closer than 63% of England |
| 17 | Enfield | schools closer than 63% of England |
| 18 | Redbridge | schools closer than 62% of England |
| 19 | Westminster | schools closer than 62% of England |
| 20 | Merton | schools closer than 61% of England |
| 21 | Portsmouth | schools closer than 61% of England |
| 22 | Birmingham | schools closer than 60% of England |
| 23 | Sutton | schools closer than 60% of England |
| 24 | Kingston upon Thames | schools closer than 60% of England |
| 25 | Hounslow | schools closer than 59% of England |
| 26 | Harlow | schools closer than 59% of England |
| 27 | Oldham | schools closer than 59% of England |
| 28 | Plymouth | schools closer than 58% of England |
| 29 | Sandwell | schools closer than 58% of England |
| 30 | Ealing | schools closer than 58% of England |
| 31 | Barnet | schools closer than 58% of England |
| 32 | Croydon | schools closer than 58% of England |
| 33 | Richmond upon Thames | schools closer than 58% of England |
| 34 | Liverpool | schools closer than 57% of England |
| 35 | Wolverhampton | schools closer than 57% of England |
| 36 | Reading | schools closer than 57% of England |
| 37 | Bexley | schools closer than 57% of England |
| 38 | Salford | schools closer than 57% of England |
| 39 | Slough | schools closer than 57% of England |
| 40 | Leicester | schools closer than 56% of England |
| 41 | Southampton | schools closer than 56% of England |
| 42 | Harrow | schools closer than 56% of England |
| 43 | Bristol, City of | schools closer than 56% of England |
| 44 | Tameside | schools closer than 56% of England |
| 45 | Broxbourne | schools closer than 55% of England |
| 46 | Bolton | schools closer than 55% of England |
| 47 | Derby | schools closer than 55% of England |
| 48 | Manchester | schools closer than 55% of England |
| 49 | Trafford | schools closer than 55% of England |
| 50 | Bury | schools closer than 55% of England |
| 51 | North Tyneside | schools closer than 54% of England |
| 52 | Norwich | schools closer than 54% of England |
| 53 | Gloucester | schools closer than 54% of England |
| 54 | Coventry | schools closer than 54% of England |
| 55 | Walsall | schools closer than 53% of England |
| 56 | Dudley | schools closer than 53% of England |
| 57 | Watford | schools closer than 53% of England |
| 58 | Dartford | schools closer than 53% of England |
| 59 | Hillingdon | schools closer than 52% of England |
| 60 | Havering | schools closer than 52% of England |
| 61 | South Tyneside | schools closer than 52% of England |
| 62 | Nottingham | schools closer than 52% of England |
| 63 | Rochdale | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 64 | Newcastle upon Tyne | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 65 | Stevenage | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 66 | Cambridge | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 67 | Gravesham | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 68 | Ipswich | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 69 | Lincoln | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 70 | Basildon | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 71 | Sunderland | schools closer than 51% of England |
| 72 | Bradford | schools closer than 50% of England |
| 73 | Sheffield | schools closer than 50% of England |
| 74 | Castle Point | schools closer than 50% of England |
| 75 | Preston | schools closer than 50% of England |
| 76 | St Albans | schools closer than 50% of England |
| 77 | Stockport | schools closer than 50% of England |
| 78 | Knowsley | schools closer than 50% of England |
| 79 | Stoke-on-Trent | schools closer than 49% of England |
| 80 | Wigan | schools closer than 49% of England |
| 81 | Halton | schools closer than 49% of England |
| 82 | Leeds | schools closer than 48% of England |
| 83 | Rotherham | schools closer than 48% of England |
| 84 | Wirral | schools closer than 48% of England |
| 85 | Dacorum | schools closer than 48% of England |
| 86 | Cheltenham | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 87 | Solihull | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 88 | Bromley | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 89 | Sefton | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 90 | Gateshead | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 91 | Kirklees | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 92 | Peterborough | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 93 | Spelthorne | schools closer than 47% of England |
| 94 | Thurrock | schools closer than 46% of England |
| 95 | Southend-on-Sea | schools closer than 46% of England |
| 96 | Hertsmere | schools closer than 46% of England |
| 97 | St. Helens | schools closer than 46% of England |
| 98 | Milton Keynes | schools closer than 46% of England |
| 99 | Brighton and Hove | schools closer than 46% of England |
| 100 | Exeter | schools closer than 46% of England |
| 101 | Epsom and Ewell | schools closer than 45% of England |
| 102 | Wakefield | schools closer than 45% of England |
| 103 | East Hertfordshire | schools closer than 45% of England |
| 104 | Oxford | schools closer than 45% of England |
| 105 | Calderdale | schools closer than 44% of England |
| 106 | Medway | schools closer than 44% of England |
| 107 | Woking | schools closer than 44% of England |
| 108 | Bracknell Forest | schools closer than 44% of England |
| 109 | Windsor and Maidenhead | schools closer than 44% of England |
| 110 | Colchester | schools closer than 43% of England |
| 111 | York | schools closer than 43% of England |
| 112 | Doncaster | schools closer than 43% of England |
| 113 | Thanet | schools closer than 43% of England |
| 114 | City of London | schools closer than 43% of England |
| 115 | Welwyn Hatfield | schools closer than 42% of England |
| 116 | Chelmsford | schools closer than 42% of England |
| 117 | Bath and North East Somerset | schools closer than 41% of England |
| 118 | Wokingham | schools closer than 41% of England |
| 119 | Barnsley | schools closer than 41% of England |
| 120 | Erewash | schools closer than 41% of England |
| 121 | North Hertfordshire | schools closer than 41% of England |
| 122 | Tonbridge and Malling | schools closer than 40% of England |
| 123 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | schools closer than 40% of England |
| 124 | Reigate and Banstead | schools closer than 40% of England |
| 125 | Rochford | schools closer than 40% of England |
| 126 | Runnymede | schools closer than 39% of England |
| 127 | Broxtowe | schools closer than 39% of England |
| 128 | Three Rivers | schools closer than 39% of England |
| 129 | Brentwood | schools closer than 38% of England |
| 130 | Swale | schools closer than 38% of England |
| 131 | Dover | schools closer than 38% of England |
| 132 | Elmbridge | schools closer than 37% of England |
| 133 | Folkestone and Hythe | schools closer than 36% of England |
| 134 | Cheshire West and Chester | schools closer than 36% of England |
| 135 | Maidstone | schools closer than 36% of England |
| 136 | Canterbury | schools closer than 36% of England |
| 137 | Rushcliffe | schools closer than 35% of England |
| 138 | Guildford | schools closer than 35% of England |
| 139 | Epping Forest | schools closer than 35% of England |
| 140 | South Derbyshire | schools closer than 34% of England |
| 141 | Tunbridge Wells | schools closer than 34% of England |
| 142 | West Berkshire | schools closer than 34% of England |
| 143 | Surrey Heath | schools closer than 34% of England |
| 144 | Braintree | schools closer than 34% of England |
| 145 | Tendring | schools closer than 33% of England |
| 146 | Huntingdonshire | schools closer than 33% of England |
| 147 | Ashford | schools closer than 33% of England |
| 148 | Mole Valley | schools closer than 33% of England |
| 149 | Cheshire East | schools closer than 31% of England |
| 150 | Waverley | schools closer than 31% of England |
| 151 | Cornwall | schools closer than 30% of England |
| 152 | Rutland | schools closer than 29% of England |
| 153 | Maldon | schools closer than 29% of England |
| 154 | Sevenoaks | schools closer than 28% of England |
| 155 | Tandridge | schools closer than 27% of England |
| 156 | Uttlesford | schools closer than 27% of England |
Ranked from the borough-wide average percentile in each official dataset (MHCLG / VOA, Ofcom, DEFRA, Ordnance Survey), measured against every covered UK postcode. Percentiles describe a position against England, not a value judgement — read each alongside the borough's full report. No estimates dressed as fact, no opaque scoring.
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