Prison Performance Ratings

MoJ annual performance ratings for 119 prison establishments. Ratings range from 1 (Serious Concern) to 4 (Exceptional). Showing the latest year per prison, sorted worst-first. Source: Ministry of Justice.

119
Prisons
2.4
Avg Rating
22
Serious Concern
37
Concern
48
Good
12
Exceptional

Key Insights

50% of prisons (22 + 37 = 59) are rated Serious Concern or Concern.
YCS has the lowest average rating (1.0) across 1 establishments.

Rating Distribution

Average Rating by Region

Norwich
2 — Concern
2024/25 · South-East & East · Reception · Score: 0.54
Onley
2 — Concern
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.56
Parc
2 — Concern
2024/25 · Wales · Category C Resettlement · Score: 0.58
Peterborough Male
2 — Concern
2024/25 · Contracted Prisons · Reception · Score: 0.55
Risley
2 — Concern
2024/25 · North-West · Category C Resettlement · Score: 0.57
Stoke Heath
2 — Concern
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.56
Swinfen Hall
2 — Concern
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.54
Thameside
2 — Concern
2024/25 · Contracted Prisons · Reception · Score: 0.51
Wealstun
2 — Concern
2024/25 · North-East · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.57
Ashfield
3 — Good
2024/25 · Contracted Prisons · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.66
Aylesbury
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-West & South Central · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.64
Bronzefield
3 — Good
2024/25 · Contracted Prisons · Female · Score: 0.63
Buckley Hall
3 — Good
2024/25 · North-West · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.59
Bure
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-East & East · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.69
Cardiff
3 — Good
2024/25 · Wales · Reception · Score: 0.67
Channings Wood
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-West & South Central · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.71
Downview
3 — Good
2024/25 · Women's Prisons · Female · Score: 0.61
Drake Hall
3 — Good
2024/25 · Women's Prisons · Female · Score: 0.71
Featherstone
3 — Good
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.67
Frankland
3 — Good
2024/25 · LTHSE · High Security · Score: 0.67
Full Sutton
3 — Good
2024/25 · LTHSE · High Security · Score: 0.62
Gartree
3 — Good
2024/25 · LTHSE · Category B · Score: 0.69
Grendon
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-West & South Central · Category B · Score: 0.81
Highpoint
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-East & East · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.59
Hollesley Bay
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-East & East · Open · Score: 0.78
Holme House
3 — Good
2024/25 · North-East · Reception · Score: 0.58
Humber
3 — Good
2024/25 · North-East · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.59
Huntercombe
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-West & South Central · Category C Foreign National · Score: 0.66
Kirkham
3 — Good
2024/25 · North-West · Open · Score: 0.73
Lancaster Farms
3 — Good
2024/25 · North-West · Category C Resettlement · Score: 0.58
Leyhill
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-West & South Central · Open · Score: 0.72
Littlehey
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-East & East · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.71
Low Newton
3 — Good
2024/25 · Women's Prisons · Female · Score: 0.61
Maidstone
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-East & East · Category C Foreign National · Score: 0.64
Moorland
3 — Good
2024/25 · North-East · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.61
Morton Hall
3 — Good
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Foreign National · Score: 0.72
New Hall
3 — Good
2024/25 · Women's Prisons · Female · Score: 0.62
Oakwood
3 — Good
2024/25 · Contracted Prisons · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.76
Peterborough Female
3 — Good
2024/25 · Contracted Prisons · Female · Score: 0.62
Portland
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-West & South Central · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.60
Preston
3 — Good
2024/25 · North-West · Reception · Score: 0.63
Ranby
3 — Good
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Trainer/Resettlement · Score: 0.62
Rye Hill
3 — Good
2024/25 · Contracted Prisons · Category B · Score: 0.81
Send
3 — Good
2024/25 · Women's Prisons · Female · Score: 0.66
Spring Hill
3 — Good
2024/25 · South-West & South Central · Open · Score: 0.75
Stafford
3 — Good
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.72
Stocken
3 — Good
2024/25 · Midlands · Category C Trainer · Score: 0.59
Styal
3 — Good
2024/25 · Women's Prisons · Female · Score: 0.62
Sudbury
3 — Good
2024/25 · Midlands · Open · Score: 0.80
Swansea
3 — Good
2024/25 · Wales · Reception · Score: 0.63