Residential Research

Hot 100 2018 - Top boroughs for education provision

London is renowned for its first-class education system. It is home to 2,311 primary schools, of which 29% have been given an Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’.

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When looking at individual boroughs, Barnet leads the way with an impressive 38 schools rated at the highest level. However, when looking at the proportion of ‘outstanding’ to total schools, Kensington and Chelsea takes the top spot with 58% of schools. Redbridge and Southwark have the highest number of secondary schools given the top ranking. London also has 300,660 full time students, the largest student population in the UK, and 65 university campuses across the capital. For the second year running, Camden has the highest student population with 23,330 students living in the borough.

Table 1: Highest number of Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rated primary schools

Rank	Borough	Total
1	Barnet	38
2	Lambeth	33
3	Southwark	31
4	Newham	30
5	Wandsworth	27
5=	Tower Hamlets	27
5=	Croydon	27
5=	Bromley	27
9	Richmond upon Thames	25
9=	Lewisham	25

Table 2: Highest proportion of Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rated primary schools

Rank	Borough	%
1	Kensington and Chelsea	58
2	Richmond upon Thames	45
3	Lambeth	42
3=	Harrow	42
5	Hammersmith and Fulham	39
6	Wandsworth	38
7	Westminster	36
8	Camden	35
9	Southwark	34.5
10	Newham	34.5

Table 3: Total students living in borough

Rank	Borough	Number
1	Camden	23,330
2	Tower Hamlets	20,540
3	Southwark	19,200
4	Islington	17,410
5	Westminster	14,590
6	Newham	13,210
7	Hillingdon	10,930
8	Wandsworth	10,850
9	Brent	10,710
10	Lambeth	10,590

Table 4: Highest number of Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rated secondary schools

Rank	Borough	Total
1	Redbridge	10
1=	Southwark	10
3	Barnet	9
3=	Houslow	9
5	Westminster	8
5=	Newham	8
5=	Bromley	8
9=	Lambeth	7
9=	Croydon	7
9=	Harrow	7
9=	Tower Hamlets	7

Table 5: Highest proportion of Ofsted ‘outstanding’ rated secondary schools

Rank	Borough	%
1	Kensington and Chelsea	83
2	Westminster	67
3	Kingston upon Thames	55
4	Harrow	54
5	Southwark	53
6	Redbridge	53
7	Merton	50
7=	Haringey	50
9	Hounslow	47
10	Bromley	44