Top 100 most improved primaries in England 2009-2012 The top school, Thornhill Primary School, is a Community School based in Southampton. Nearly 90 per cent of its pupils now achieve Level 4 in both English and maths, up from barely 20 per cent just four years ago. Six of the schools in the top 100 most improved list have converted to academy status in the past year - Boston Staniland Primary & Nursery School (ranked 5th), Chattenden Primary School (14), Sturry Church of England Primary School (28), Marish Primary School (40), North Hykeham Ling Moor Primary School (45) and Godolphin Junior School (68). Out of the nearly 16,000 primaries in England, 932 are now academies, including 181 schools which were taken over because they were underperforming.