Key stage 2 average scaled scores by council, England

Provisional until the DfE's revised release each December

Pupils' average scaled score in the key stage 2 reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling tests in each of England's 153 councils with education duties, with the regions and England, from the DfE.

England

106

2025/26 · Reading: average scaled score

Verified against source, 31 October 2026, 11:21 UTC

Key stage 2 average scaled scores by council, England

Source: Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In order

Ranked by the hub 2025/26

Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.

Reading: average scaled score

1Richmond upon Thames109
=2Barnet108
=2Bromley108
=2Camden108
=2Hammersmith and Fulham108
=2Kensington and Chelsea108
=2Kingston upon Thames108
=2Merton108
=2Newham108
=2Sutton108
=2Trafford108
=2Waltham Forest108
=2Wokingham108
=14Bath and North East Somerset107
=14Bexley107
=14Brighton and Hove107
=14Buckinghamshire107
=14Croydon107
=14Ealing107
=14Enfield107
=14Greenwich107
=14Hackney107
=14Haringey107
=14Harrow107
=14Hertfordshire107
=14Hounslow107
=14Islington107
=14Lambeth107
=14Lewisham107
=14Redbridge107
=14Slough107
=14Solihull107
=14Southwark107
=14Stockport107
=14Surrey107
=14Tower Hamlets107
=14Wandsworth107
=14Warrington107
=14Westminster107
=14Windsor and Maidenhead107
=41Barking and Dagenham106
=41Birmingham106
=41Bolton106
=41Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole106
=41Brent106
=41Bristol, City of106
=41Calderdale106
=41Cambridgeshire106
=41Cheshire East106
=41Cheshire West and Chester106
=41Devon106
=41Essex106
=41Gateshead106
=41Gloucestershire106
=41Hampshire106
=41Havering106
=41Hillingdon106
=41Kent106
=41Leicestershire106
=41Luton106
=41Milton Keynes106
=41Newcastle upon Tyne106
=41North Somerset106
=41North Tyneside106
=41Oxfordshire106
=41Reading106
=41Redcar and Cleveland106
=41Rutland106
=41South Gloucestershire106
=41Stockton-on-Tees106
=41Sunderland106
=41Telford and Wrekin106
=41Thurrock106
=41Torbay106
=41Warwickshire106
=41West Berkshire106
=41West Northamptonshire106
=41Wigan106
=41Wolverhampton106
=41York106
=81Barnsley105
=81Bedford105
=81Blackburn with Darwen105
=81Blackpool105
=81Bracknell Forest105
=81Bradford105
=81Bury105
=81Central Bedfordshire105
=81Cornwall105
=81County Durham105
=81Coventry105
=81Darlington105
=81Derbyshire105
=81Doncaster105
=81Dorset105
=81Dudley105
=81East Riding of Yorkshire105
=81East Sussex105
=81Halton105
=81Hartlepool105
=81Herefordshire, County of105
=81Kingston upon Hull, City of105
=81Kirklees105
=81Knowsley105
=81Lancashire105
=81Leeds105
=81Leicester105
=81Lincolnshire105
=81Liverpool105
=81Manchester105
=81Medway105
=81Middlesbrough105
=81Norfolk105
=81North East Lincolnshire105
=81North Lincolnshire105
=81North Northamptonshire105
=81North Yorkshire105
=81Northumberland105
=81Nottingham105
=81Nottinghamshire105
=81Oldham105
=81Plymouth105
=81Rotherham105
=81Salford105
=81Sandwell105
=81Sefton105
=81Sheffield105
=81Shropshire105
=81Somerset105
=81South Tyneside105
=81Southampton105
=81Southend-on-Sea105
=81St. Helens105
=81Staffordshire105
=81Suffolk105
=81Swindon105
=81Tameside105
=81Wakefield105
=81Walsall105
=81West Sussex105
=81Westmorland and Furness105
=81Wiltshire105
=81Wirral105
=81Worcestershire105
=145Cumberland104
=145Derby104
=145Isle of Wight104
=145Peterborough104
=145Portsmouth104
=145Rochdale104
=145Stoke-on-Trent104

No figure published for City of London, Isles of Scilly.

Maths: average scaled score

1Richmond upon Thames109
=2Camden108
=2Hammersmith and Fulham108
=2Kensington and Chelsea108
=2Newham108
=2Redbridge108
=2Sutton108
=8Barnet107
=8Bromley107
=8Ealing107
=8Greenwich107
=8Harrow107
=8Hounslow107
=8Kingston upon Thames107
=8Lewisham107
=8Merton107
=8Slough107
=8Tower Hamlets107
=8Trafford107
=8Waltham Forest107
=8Wandsworth107
=8Westminster107
=8Wokingham107
=24Barking and Dagenham106
=24Bexley106
=24Brent106
=24Buckinghamshire106
=24Croydon106
=24Enfield106
=24Hackney106
=24Haringey106
=24Havering106
=24Hertfordshire106
=24Hillingdon106
=24Islington106
=24Lambeth106
=24Luton106
=24Milton Keynes106
=24Reading106
=24Solihull106
=24Southwark106
=24Stockport106
=24Surrey106
=24Thurrock106
=24Warrington106
=24Wigan106
=24Windsor and Maidenhead106
=48Barnsley105
=48Bath and North East Somerset105
=48Birmingham105
=48Blackburn with Darwen105
=48Bolton105
=48Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole105
=48Bradford105
=48Brighton and Hove105
=48Bristol, City of105
=48Bury105
=48Calderdale105
=48Cambridgeshire105
=48Cheshire East105
=48Cheshire West and Chester105
=48Doncaster105
=48Essex105
=48Gateshead105
=48Gloucestershire105
=48Hampshire105
=48Hartlepool105
=48Herefordshire, County of105
=48Kingston upon Hull, City of105
=48Kirklees105
=48Leeds105
=48Leicester105
=48Leicestershire105
=48Middlesbrough105
=48Newcastle upon Tyne105
=48North East Lincolnshire105
=48North Somerset105
=48North Tyneside105
=48Nottinghamshire105
=48Oxfordshire105
=48Redcar and Cleveland105
=48Rotherham105
=48Rutland105
=48Salford105
=48Sandwell105
=48South Gloucestershire105
=48Southend-on-Sea105
=48Staffordshire105
=48Stockton-on-Tees105
=48Sunderland105
=48Telford and Wrekin105
=48Torbay105
=48Wakefield105
=48Warwickshire105
=48West Berkshire105
=48West Northamptonshire105
=48Wolverhampton105
=48York105
=99Bedford104
=99Blackpool104
=99Bracknell Forest104
=99Central Bedfordshire104
=99Cornwall104
=99County Durham104
=99Coventry104
=99Darlington104
=99Derbyshire104
=99Devon104
=99Dorset104
=99Dudley104
=99East Riding of Yorkshire104
=99Halton104
=99Kent104
=99Knowsley104
=99Lancashire104
=99Lincolnshire104
=99Liverpool104
=99Manchester104
=99Medway104
=99North Lincolnshire104
=99North Northamptonshire104
=99North Yorkshire104
=99Northumberland104
=99Nottingham104
=99Oldham104
=99Peterborough104
=99Plymouth104
=99Rochdale104
=99Sefton104
=99Sheffield104
=99Shropshire104
=99Somerset104
=99South Tyneside104
=99Southampton104
=99St. Helens104
=99Stoke-on-Trent104
=99Suffolk104
=99Swindon104
=99Tameside104
=99Walsall104
=99West Sussex104
=99Westmorland and Furness104
=99Wiltshire104
=99Wirral104
=99Worcestershire104
=146Cumberland103
=146Derby103
=146East Sussex103
=146Norfolk103
=146Portsmouth103
151Isle of Wight102

No figure published for City of London, Isles of Scilly.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling: average scaled score

1Kensington and Chelsea110
=2Hammersmith and Fulham109
=2Hounslow109
=2Newham109
=2Redbridge109
=2Richmond upon Thames109
=2Sutton109
=8Barking and Dagenham108
=8Barnet108
=8Camden108
=8Ealing108
=8Greenwich108
=8Harrow108
=8Kingston upon Thames108
=8Merton108
=8Slough108
=8Tower Hamlets108
=8Trafford108
=8Waltham Forest108
=8Westminster108
=21Brent107
=21Bromley107
=21Croydon107
=21Enfield107
=21Haringey107
=21Havering107
=21Hillingdon107
=21Islington107
=21Lambeth107
=21Lewisham107
=21Luton107
=21Milton Keynes107
=21Solihull107
=21Southwark107
=21Surrey107
=21Thurrock107
=21Wandsworth107
=21Wokingham107
=39Bexley106
=39Birmingham106
=39Blackburn with Darwen106
=39Bolton106
=39Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole106
=39Brighton and Hove106
=39Buckinghamshire106
=39Cheshire East106
=39Essex106
=39Gateshead106
=39Hackney106
=39Hertfordshire106
=39Leicester106
=39Leicestershire106
=39Newcastle upon Tyne106
=39North Tyneside106
=39Reading106
=39Rutland106
=39Salford106
=39Sandwell106
=39Staffordshire106
=39Stockport106
=39Sunderland106
=39Telford and Wrekin106
=39Walsall106
=39Warrington106
=39Warwickshire106
=39West Berkshire106
=39Wigan106
=39Windsor and Maidenhead106
=39Wolverhampton106
=39York106
=71Barnsley105
=71Bath and North East Somerset105
=71Bedford105
=71Blackpool105
=71Bracknell Forest105
=71Bradford105
=71Bristol, City of105
=71Bury105
=71Calderdale105
=71Cambridgeshire105
=71Cheshire West and Chester105
=71County Durham105
=71Coventry105
=71Derbyshire105
=71Doncaster105
=71Dorset105
=71Dudley105
=71Gloucestershire105
=71Halton105
=71Hampshire105
=71Hartlepool105
=71Herefordshire, County of105
=71Kent105
=71Kirklees105
=71Lancashire105
=71Leeds105
=71Liverpool105
=71Manchester105
=71North Lincolnshire105
=71North Somerset105
=71Nottingham105
=71Nottinghamshire105
=71Oldham105
=71Oxfordshire105
=71Peterborough105
=71Plymouth105
=71Redcar and Cleveland105
=71Rochdale105
=71Rotherham105
=71Sefton105
=71Sheffield105
=71Shropshire105
=71Somerset105
=71South Gloucestershire105
=71South Tyneside105
=71Southampton105
=71Southend-on-Sea105
=71St. Helens105
=71Stockton-on-Tees105
=71Stoke-on-Trent105
=71Swindon105
=71Tameside105
=71Torbay105
=71Wakefield105
=71West Northamptonshire105
=71West Sussex105
=127Central Bedfordshire104
=127Cornwall104
=127Cumberland104
=127Darlington104
=127Derby104
=127Devon104
=127East Riding of Yorkshire104
=127Kingston upon Hull, City of104
=127Knowsley104
=127Lincolnshire104
=127Medway104
=127Middlesbrough104
=127North East Lincolnshire104
=127North Northamptonshire104
=127North Yorkshire104
=127Northumberland104
=127Suffolk104
=127Westmorland and Furness104
=127Wiltshire104
=127Wirral104
=127Worcestershire104
=148East Sussex103
=148Isle of Wight103
=148Norfolk103
=148Portsmouth103

No figure published for City of London, Isles of Scilly.

Data table

163 rows

Area	Reading: average scaled score	Maths: average scaled score	Grammar, punctuation and spelling: average scaled score
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	109	109	109
Wokingham E06000041	108	107	107
Trafford E08000009	108	107	108
Barnet E09000003	108	107	108
Bromley E09000006	108	107	107
Camden E09000007	108	108	108
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	108	108	109
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	108	108	110
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	108	107	108
Merton E09000024	108	107	108
Newham E09000025	108	108	109
Sutton E09000029	108	108	109
Waltham Forest E09000031	108	107	108
Warrington E06000007	107	106	106
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	107	105	105
Slough E06000039	107	107	108
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	107	106	106
Brighton and Hove E06000043	107	105	106
Buckinghamshire E06000060	107	106	106
Stockport E08000007	107	106	106
Solihull E08000029	107	106	107
Bexley E09000004	107	106	106
Croydon E09000008	107	106	107
Ealing E09000009	107	107	108
Enfield E09000010	107	106	107
Greenwich E09000011	107	107	108
Hackney E09000012	107	106	106
Haringey E09000014	107	106	107
Harrow E09000015	107	107	108
Hounslow E09000018	107	107	109
Islington E09000019	107	106	107
Lambeth E09000022	107	106	107
Lewisham E09000023	107	107	107
Redbridge E09000026	107	108	109
Southwark E09000028	107	106	107
Tower Hamlets E09000030	107	107	108
Wandsworth E09000032	107	107	107
Westminster E09000033	107	107	108
Hertfordshire E10000015	107	106	106
Surrey E10000030	107	106	107
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	106	105	105
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	106	105	105
York E06000014	106	105	106
Rutland E06000017	106	105	106
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	106	105	106
Bristol, City of E06000023	106	105	105
North Somerset E06000024	106	105	105
South Gloucestershire E06000025	106	105	105
Torbay E06000027	106	105	105
Luton E06000032	106	106	107
Thurrock E06000034	106	106	107
West Berkshire E06000037	106	105	106
Reading E06000038	106	106	106
Milton Keynes E06000042	106	106	107
Cheshire East E06000049	106	105	106
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	106	105	105
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	106	105	106
West Northamptonshire E06000062	106	105	105
Bolton E08000001	106	105	106
Wigan E08000010	106	106	106
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	106	105	106
North Tyneside E08000022	106	105	106
Sunderland E08000024	106	105	106
Birmingham E08000025	106	105	106
Wolverhampton E08000031	106	105	106
Calderdale E08000033	106	105	105
Gateshead E08000037	106	105	106
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	106	106	108
Brent E09000005	106	106	107
Havering E09000016	106	106	107
Hillingdon E09000017	106	106	107
Cambridgeshire E10000003	106	105	105
Devon E10000008	106	104	104
Essex E10000012	106	105	106
Gloucestershire E10000013	106	105	105
Hampshire E10000014	106	105	105
Kent E10000016	106	104	105
Leicestershire E10000018	106	105	106
Oxfordshire E10000025	106	105	105
Warwickshire E10000031	106	105	106
Hartlepool E06000001	105	105	105
Middlesbrough E06000002	105	105	104
Darlington E06000005	105	104	104
Halton E06000006	105	104	105
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	105	105	106
Blackpool E06000009	105	104	105
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	105	105	104
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	105	104	104
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	105	105	104
North Lincolnshire E06000013	105	104	105
Leicester E06000016	105	105	106
Nottingham E06000018	105	104	105
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	105	105	105
Plymouth E06000026	105	104	105
Swindon E06000030	105	104	105
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	105	105	105
Medway E06000035	105	104	104
Bracknell Forest E06000036	105	104	105
Southampton E06000045	105	104	105
County Durham E06000047	105	104	105
Shropshire E06000051	105	104	105
Cornwall E06000052	105	104	104
Wiltshire E06000054	105	104	104
Bedford E06000055	105	104	105
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	105	104	104
Northumberland E06000057	105	104	104
Dorset E06000059	105	104	105
North Northamptonshire E06000061	105	104	104
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	105	104	104
North Yorkshire E06000065	105	104	104
Somerset E06000066	105	104	105
Bury E08000002	105	105	105
Manchester E08000003	105	104	105
Oldham E08000004	105	104	105
Salford E08000006	105	105	106
Tameside E08000008	105	104	105
Knowsley E08000011	105	104	104
Liverpool E08000012	105	104	105
St. Helens E08000013	105	104	105
Sefton E08000014	105	104	105
Wirral E08000015	105	104	104
Doncaster E08000017	105	105	105
Rotherham E08000018	105	105	105
South Tyneside E08000023	105	104	105
Coventry E08000026	105	104	105
Dudley E08000027	105	104	105
Sandwell E08000028	105	105	106
Walsall E08000030	105	104	106
Bradford E08000032	105	105	105
Kirklees E08000034	105	105	105
Leeds E08000035	105	105	105
Wakefield E08000036	105	105	105
Barnsley E08000038	105	105	105
Sheffield E08000039	105	104	105
Derbyshire E10000007	105	104	105
East Sussex E10000011	105	103	103
Lancashire E10000017	105	104	105
Lincolnshire E10000019	105	104	104
Norfolk E10000020	105	103	103
Nottinghamshire E10000024	105	105	105
Staffordshire E10000028	105	105	106
Suffolk E10000029	105	104	104
West Sussex E10000032	105	104	105
Worcestershire E10000034	105	104	104
Derby E06000015	104	103	104
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	104	104	105
Peterborough E06000031	104	104	105
Portsmouth E06000044	104	103	103
Isle of Wight E06000046	104	102	103
Cumberland E06000063	104	103	104
Rochdale E08000005	104	104	105
Isles of Scilly E06000053	suppressed (c): the DfE suppresses a council with one school and groups of fewer than six eligible pupils, its methodology says	suppressed (c): the DfE suppresses a council with one school and groups of fewer than six eligible pupils, its methodology says	suppressed (c): the DfE suppresses a council with one school and groups of fewer than six eligible pupils, its methodology says
City of London E09000001	suppressed (c): the DfE suppresses a council with one school and groups of fewer than six eligible pupils, its methodology says	suppressed (c): the DfE suppresses a council with one school and groups of fewer than six eligible pupils, its methodology says	suppressed (c): the DfE suppresses a council with one school and groups of fewer than six eligible pupils, its methodology says
North East	106	105	105
North West	105	105	105
Yorkshire and The Humber	105	105	105
East Midlands	105	104	105
West Midlands	105	105	106
East of England	106	105	105
London	107	107	108
South East	106	105	105
South West	106	104	105
England	106	105	105

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Reading: average scaled score · 132 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

104 to 105
105 to 105
105 to 106
106 to 107
107 to 109

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Notes

The average scaled score of pupils at the end of key stage 2 in state-funded schools who took each test and were given a score, as the DfE's data set by region and local authority places them. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120, and 100 is the expected standard. The checks hold each average to the DfE's own sum of scaled scores over the pupils it counts, and those pupils to their regions and England.
The DfE gives these figures for England's 153 councils with education and children's services duties (its unitary, metropolitan and London councils and its 21 counties), not for districts.
The DfE's methodology: “Regional eligible pupil figures are rounded to the nearest 10 when suppression is applied” The DfE's regions give every count of pupils to the nearest 10 and its shares as whole numbers.
The latest year is provisional until the DfE's revised release each December.