East of England
Secondary 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.
Secondary schools in Essex
Sorted by Attainment 8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No grade | 83.3 |
| Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No grade | 82.1 |
| Chelmsford County High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Outstanding 2024 | 80.7 |
| Colchester County High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Colchester | Outstanding 2023 | 80.6 |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | Good 2023 | 61 |
| Saffron Walden County High SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Outstanding 2024 | 59.7 |
| Moulsham High SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No grade | 58.3 |
| The Beaulieu Park SchoolFree schools | Chelmsford | Outstanding 2023 | 57.1 |
| Davenant Foundation SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | No grade | 56.7 |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolFree schools | Brentwood | No grade | 56 |
| Anglo European SchoolAcademy converter | Ingatestone | Good 2024 | 55.6 |
| St Benedict's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 54.7 |
| The Gilberd SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No grade | 53.4 |
| The Billericay SchoolAcademy converter | Billericay | Good 2024 | 50 |
| Great Baddow High SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No grade | 50 |
| St John Payne Catholic School, ChelmsfordVoluntary aided school | Chelmsford | Good 2024 | 49.9 |
| The King John SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | No grade | 49.6 |
| West Hatch High SchoolAcademy converter | Chigwell | Good 2023 | 49.5 |
| Lift GreenswardAcademy sponsor led | Hockley | Good 2023 | 49.4 |
| Manningtree High SchoolAcademy converter | Manningtree | No grade | 48.6 |
| The Boswells SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 48.4 |
| Debden Park High SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | No grade | 48.3 |
| The Stanway SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | 48.2 |
| Beauchamps High SchoolFoundation school | Wickford | No grade | 48.1 |
| Mayflower High SchoolAcademy converter | Billericay | No grade | 47.6 |
| Roding Valley High SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Good 2022 | 47.1 |
| Helena Romanes SchoolAcademy converter | Great Dunmow | Good 2023 | 46.6 |
| The Sandon SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 |
| Honywood SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2022 | 46.3 |
| St Mark's West Essex Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2023 | 46.3 |
| St Helena SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2024 | 46 |
| St Martin's School BrentwoodAcademy converter | Brentwood | No grade | 45.9 |
| Alec Hunter AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Braintree | Good 2022 | 45.7 |
| Chelmer Valley High SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 45.3 |
| Shenfield High SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | Good 2024 | 45.3 |
| Burnt Mill AcademyAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2023 | 45.2 |
| The FitzWimarc SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | Good 2022 | 45.2 |
| Notley High School and Braintree Sixth FormAcademy converter | Braintree | No grade | 44.9 |
| Joyce Frankland Academy, NewportAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Good 2023 | 44.9 |
| Philip Morant School and CollegeAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | 44.5 |
| William de Ferrers SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No grade | 44.1 |
| The Sweyne Park SchoolAcademy converter | Rayleigh | No grade | 44 |
| Sir Frederick Gibberd CollegeFree schools | Harlow | No grade | 44 |
| Brentwood County High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Brentwood | No grade | 43.2 |
| Colne Community SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | 43 |
| Plume SchoolAcademy converter | Maldon | Good 2023 | 42.9 |
| Epping St John's Church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Epping | No grade | 42.8 |
| The Thomas Lord Audley SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No grade | 42.3 |
| Woodlands SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2023 | 42.1 |
| Ormiston Rivers AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Burnham-on-Crouch | Good 2023 | 41.9 |
| Thurstable SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No grade | 41.9 |
| De La Salle SchoolVoluntary aided school | Basildon | Good 2024 | 41.8 |
| Paxman AcademyFree schools | Colchester | Good 2024 | 41.3 |
| Lift New RickstonesAcademy sponsor led | Witham | Good 2023 | 40.6 |
| Forest Hall SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Stansted Mountfitchet | No grade | 40.6 |
| Lift MaltingsAcademy sponsor led | Witham | No grade | 39.9 |
| Hedingham School and Sixth FormAcademy converter | Halstead | Good 2023 | 39.9 |
| The Appleton SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | No grade | 39.6 |
| The Ramsey Academy, HalsteadAcademy sponsor led | Halstead | No grade | 39.3 |
| Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, HarlowAcademy converter | Harlow | Requires improvement 2024 | 38.9 |
| The James Hornsby SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | No grade | 38.9 |
| Mark Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Harlow | No grade | 38.9 |
| Clacton County High SchoolAcademy converter | Clacton-on-Sea | No grade | 38.6 |
| Colchester AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Colchester | Good 2023 | 38.5 |
| Tabor AcademyAcademy converter | Braintree | Requires improvement 2023 | 38.5 |
| Hylands SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No grade | 37.8 |
| Harwich and Dovercourt High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Harwich | No grade | 37.6 |
| The Ongar AcademyFree schools | Ongar | Good 2023 | 37.4 |
| Lift TendringAcademy converter | Frinton-on-Sea | Good 2024 | 36.9 |
| King Harold Business & Enterprise AcademyAcademy converter | Waltham Abbey | No grade | 36.5 |
| The King Edmund SchoolAcademy converter | Rochford | Good 2024 | 36.3 |
| Castle View SchoolAcademy converter | Canvey Island | Requires improvement 2023 | 36 |
| The Bromfords SchoolAcademy converter | Wickford | No grade | 35.9 |
| Passmores AcademyAcademy converter | Harlow | Good 2024 | 34.8 |
| The DeanesAcademy sponsor led | Benfleet | Good 2023 | 34.4 |
| Lift ClactonAcademy sponsor led | Clacton on Sea | Good 2024 | 30 |
| The Basildon Upper AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | Good 2023 | 28.7 |
| Bmat Stem AcademyUniversity technical college | Harlow | Good 2023 | 28.1 |
| The Basildon Lower AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Basildon | No grade | — |
| The Trinity SchoolFree schools | Colchester | No grade | — |
| The Cornelius Vermuyden SchoolAcademy converter | Canvey Island | Inadequate 2023 | — |