Best schools in South Yorkshire

Totley Primary School is the top-ranked school in South Yorkshire overall (LocaleIQ score 99.9 out of 100). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 92% · higher 33%. Primary and secondary schools are scored on separate metrics and peer pools — use the phase tabs above to compare like for like.

Totley Primary School leads the South Yorkshire primary school ranking (LocaleIQ 99.9). Ofsted: Outstanding. KS2 expected 92% · higher 33%. The Primary tab above shows the full ranked list of South Yorkshire primary schools.

Mercia School leads the South Yorkshire secondary school ranking (LocaleIQ 97.1). Ofsted: Outstanding. Attainment 8 68.1. The Secondary tab above shows the full ranked list of South Yorkshire secondary schools.

32 schools in the South Yorkshire ranking hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating: Totley Primary School, Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School, Loxley Primary School, Herringthorpe Junior School, Hallam Nursery & Primary School, and 27 more. Outstanding means Ofsted judged the school exceptional in all inspection areas. LocaleIQ weighs DfE performance data alongside Ofsted, so a Good-rated school can still rank highly.

By average LocaleIQ score across postcode areas, S17 has the strongest cluster — 92.4 average across 4 ranked schools. DN6 sits at the lower end (71.7 average). School choices can be strong in South Yorkshire, but the decision gets much better when you compare them with postcode stability at the same time. Postcode averages mask individual variation — always review each school's full profile.

This ranking covers 120 schools (primary and secondary) in the South Yorkshire comparison pool, across 4 local authority districts. Use the Primary or Secondary tabs for phase-specific rankings. Schools without sufficient published data are excluded but may appear in the LocaleIQ directory.