East of England
Independent schools in Essex
584 schools, 229,904 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 44.
Ofsted across Essex
Good319
Outstanding19
Requires improvement15
Inadequate3
No overall grade228
356 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 228 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Independent schools in Essex
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood SchoolOther independent school | Brentwood | No grade | — |
| Chelmsford Hospital SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No grade | — |
| Chigwell SchoolOther independent school | Chigwell | No grade | — |
| Colchester Prep & High SchoolOther independent school | Colchester | No grade | — |
| Coopersale Hall SchoolOther independent school | Epping | No grade | — |
| Daiglen SchoolOther independent school | Essex | No grade | — |
| Elm Green Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Essex | No grade | — |
| Felsted SchoolOther independent school | Felsted | No grade | — |
| Gosfield SchoolOther independent school | Essex | No grade | — |
| Heathcote SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No grade | — |
| Holmwood House SchoolOther independent school | Colchester | No grade | — |
| Howe Green House SchoolOther independent school | BISHOP'S STORTFORD | No grade | — |
| Littlegarth SchoolOther independent school | Colchester | No grade | — |
| Loyola Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | BUCKHURST HILL | No grade | — |
| Maldon Court Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Maldon | No grade | — |
| New Hall SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No grade | — |
| Oaklands SchoolOther independent school | Loughton | No grade | — |
| Open Box Education CentreOther independent school | Essex | No grade | — |
| Saint Nicholas SchoolOther independent school | Essex | No grade | — |
| St Anne's SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No grade | — |
| St Cedd's SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No grade | — |
| St John's SchoolOther independent school | Essex | No grade | — |
| St Margaret's Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Halstead | No grade | — |
| St Mary's School for GirlsOther independent school | Colchester | No grade | — |
| St Philomena's SchoolOther independent school | Frinton-on-Sea | No grade | — |
| Ursuline Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Brentwood | No grade | — |
| Widford Lodge SchoolOther independent school | Chelmsford | No grade | — |
| Woodlands School Hutton ManorOther independent school | Brentwood | No grade | — |