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Outstanding & Good schools by local authority

821 top-rated state-funded schools across 113 UK local authorities, from official Ofsted data. Choose an area to see the named schools located there.

Which UK local authorities have the most Outstanding and Good schools?

GeraLearn lists top-rated state-funded schools by local authority across 113 UK areas — 821 Outstanding and Good schools in total (Ofsted, as of 31 May 2026). Pick a local authority to see the named schools located there. Source: Ofsted management information, OGL v3.0.

Source:Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information·As of 31 May 2026 · updated monthly · last refreshed

East Midlands

East of England

London

North East

North West

South East

South West

West Midlands

Yorkshire and the Humber

Top-rated schools by area — FAQ

How does GeraLearn decide which schools to list for a local authority?
Each local-authority page lists every state-funded school in that area that Ofsted currently grades Outstanding (1) or Good (2), taken from Ofsted management information (31 May 2026, OGL v3.0). Local authorities with at least 3 such schools get a page; the rest are covered in the England-wide school directory.
Which local authority has the most top-rated schools here?
Kent leads this directory with 25 Outstanding and Good schools listed (18 Outstanding and 7 Good). See the full list on the Kent page.
Are these school rankings or league tables?
No. These pages list schools by their official Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade — they are not a GeraLearn ranking and do not use exam results. Ofsted grades every school against the same national framework.

Source: Ofsted — State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information, as at 31 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Local authorities with at least 3 Outstanding or Good schools are listed; the rest are covered in the England-wide school directory. No figure is modelled by GeraLearn.