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England Ofsted Ratings by Local Authority
87% of England's state-funded schools with an Ofsted grade on record are Good or Outstanding — a Gera School Quality Index of 66/100, across 9775 graded schools (real Ofsted data, 31 May 2026).
What percentage of schools in England are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted?
As of 31 May 2026, 87% of England's state-funded schools with an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade on record are rated Good or Outstanding, across 9775 graded schools — a Gera School Quality Index of 66/100. Source: Ofsted management information (OGL v3.0). GeraLearn re-dates this monthly by local authority.
Gera School Quality Index
England's all-school index, computed from 9775 graded schools' real Ofsted overall-effectiveness grades.
How this is calculatedCheck the Gera School Quality Index for your area
Pick a local authority and school type. We show the real Ofsted Good-or-Outstanding share and the Gera School Quality Index, computed live from published Ofsted data — and how it compares to England.
In Barking and Dagenham, 95% of all schools schools with an Ofsted grade on record are Good or Outstanding (21 graded schools) — a Gera School Quality Index of 76 / 100.
That is 10 points above the England all-school index of 66 (87% Good or Outstanding nationally).
Grades: 7 Outstanding · 13 Good · 1 Requires improvement · 0 Inadequate.
England — Ofsted grade breakdown
| Ofsted grade | Schools | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | 1127 | 12% |
| Good | 7394 | 76% |
| Requires improvement | 1058 | 11% |
| Inadequate | 196 | 2% |
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Primary schools
Gera School Quality Index per local authority for primary schools.
Secondary schools
Gera School Quality Index per local authority for secondary schools.
Special schools
Gera School Quality Index per local authority for special schools.
Highest Gera School Quality Index — top local authorities
| # | Local authority | Good or Outstanding | Gera School Quality Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camden | 100% | 84 |
| 2 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 100% | 81 |
| 3 | Haringey | 97% | 81 |
| 4 | Newham | 100% | 81 |
| 5 | Richmond upon Thames | 100% | 80 |
| 6 | Kingston upon Thames | 100% | 79 |
| 7 | Merton | 100% | 79 |
| 8 | Westminster | 100% | 79 |
| 9 | Bromley | 98% | 78 |
| 10 | Hackney | 100% | 78 |
| 11 | Southwark | 98% | 77 |
| 12 | Barking and Dagenham | 95% | 76 |
| 13 | Ealing | 92% | 76 |
| 14 | Harrow | 97% | 76 |
| 15 | Sutton | 96% | 76 |
Lowest Gera School Quality Index — local authorities with the most room to improve
- Blackpool58% · index 47
- Telford and Wrekin69% · index 57
- Somerset72% · index 57
- Bury74% · index 57
- North Lincolnshire75% · index 58
- Isle of Wight70% · index 58
- Stockport74% · index 59
- North Tyneside78% · index 59
- Cornwall79% · index 59
- Tameside80% · index 60
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Ofsted ratings — FAQ
- What percentage of schools in England are Good or Outstanding?
- 87% of England's state-funded schools with an Ofsted grade on record are rated Good or Outstanding as of 31 May 2026: 1127 Outstanding and 7394 Good out of 9775 graded schools, with 1058 Requires improvement and 196 Inadequate.
- What is the Gera School Quality Index?
- The Gera School Quality Index is GeraLearn's reproducible 0–100 quality measure for a local authority or region. It maps each school's Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade (Outstanding=4, Good=3, Requires improvement=2, Inadequate=1) to a mean grade, then rescales as (mean − 1) ÷ 3 × 100. England scores 66/100. The methodology is public so anyone can reproduce it from the underlying Ofsted figures.
- How fresh is this data and where does it come from?
- Figures come from Ofsted's monthly management information on state-funded school inspections and outcomes (as at 31 May 2026), published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. GeraLearn re-computes the index each month when Ofsted refreshes the file. No figure is modelled or estimated.
Gera School Quality Index — methodology
The Gera School Quality Index is a transparent, reproducible 0–100 quality measure for a local authority, region or school type, computed entirely from real Ofsted figures.
- Each school's most recent Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade is coded: Outstanding = 4, Good = 3, Requires improvement = 2, Inadequate = 1.
- For a cell (e.g. a local authority), take the mean grade across all graded schools.
- Rescale to 0–100:
(mean − 1) ÷ 3 × 100. A score of 100 means every graded school is Outstanding; 0 means every graded school is Inadequate. - Cells with fewer than 5 graded schools do not publish an index (honesty gate); only the underlying counts are shown.
England scores 66/100 on this measure. Schools last inspected since 1 September 2024 no longer receive an overall-effectiveness grade and are excluded. The source data is Ofsted's monthly management information, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0; GeraLearn re-computes the index each month. No figure is modelled, interpolated or invented.
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Source: Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information, latest inspections as at 31 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Gera School Quality Index is computed by GeraLearn from these figures; no figure is modelled or interpolated.