England
Secondary schools in East of England
388 secondary schools across 11 local authorities in East of England.
Local authorities in East of England
- Bedford 82
- Cambridgeshire 297
- Central Bedfordshire 131
- Essex 584
- Hertfordshire 574
- Luton 76
- Norfolk 448
- Peterborough 83
- Southend-on-Sea 53
- Suffolk 338
- Thurrock 54
Admissions are handled by each school or local authority, not by the region. Use a school's page for its published admissions figures and the postcode finder for distance.
Secondary schools in East of England
Sorted by Progress 8 lower confidence bound. This is a directory, not a best-schools ranking: results reflect intake as well as teaching, historic Ofsted grades are not comparable with current report cards, and small cohorts may be suppressed.
Schools 1–150 of 388
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hethersett AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Outstanding 2022 | 59 | 1.130.94 to 1.33 | |
| Sandringham SchoolAcademy converter | St Albans | Outstanding 2024 | 65.1 | 1.060.88 to 1.25 | |
| King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Report card 2026 | 83.3 | 1.110.87 to 1.34 | |
| Chesterton Community CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | No overall grade | 68 | 1.050.85 to 1.26 | |
| Harris Academy Chafford HundredAcademy converter | Grays | Outstanding 2024 | 55.5 | 1.040.84 to 1.23 | |
| Bedford Free SchoolFree schools | Bedford | No overall grade | 46.5 | 1.110.82 to 1.39 | |
| Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Report card 2026 | 82.1 | 1.090.82 to 1.37 | |
| St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolAcademy converter | Cambridge | Outstanding 2024 | 61.6 | 1.020.80 to 1.23 | |
| Brentwood Ursuline Convent High SchoolAcademy converter | Brentwood | Good 2023 | 61 | 1.010.79 to 1.23 | |
| Colchester County High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Colchester | Outstanding 2023 | 80.6 | 0.990.75 to 1.23 | |
| Yavneh CollegeAcademy converter | Borehamwood | Good 2023 | 61.6 | 0.970.74 to 1.19 | |
| Dame Alice Owen's SchoolAcademy converter | Potters Bar | Outstanding 2023 | 72.9 | 0.920.72 to 1.13 | |
| Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyAcademy converter | Westcliff-on-Sea | Outstanding 2023 | 77.6 | 0.930.71 to 1.14 | |
| Beaumont SchoolAcademy converter | St Albans | No overall grade | 62.6 | 0.890.70 to 1.08 | |
| Westcliff High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Westcliff-on-Sea | Outstanding 2024 | 75.6 | 0.900.68 to 1.11 | |
| Sawston Village CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | Good 2023 | 55.5 | 0.870.67 to 1.07 | |
| Goldington AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Report card 2026 | 54.3 | 0.850.63 to 1.07 | |
| The Beaulieu Park SchoolFree schools | Chelmsford | Outstanding 2023 | 57.1 | 0.840.63 to 1.05 | |
| Denbigh High SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Outstanding 2023 | 52.6 | 0.800.61 to 0.99 | |
| Roundwood Park SchoolAcademy converter | Harpenden | Outstanding 2023 | 59.5 | 0.790.59 to 0.99 | |
| Sir John Lawes SchoolAcademy converter | Harpenden | Outstanding 2023 | 62.8 | 0.790.58 to 0.99 | |
| Soham Village CollegeAcademy converter | Ely | Outstanding 2024 | 51.2 | 0.750.58 to 0.93 | |
| St Clement Danes SchoolAcademy converter | Rickmansworth | Outstanding 2024 | 65.1 | 0.740.55 to 0.93 | |
| Challney High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Luton | No overall grade | 50.1 | 0.740.54 to 0.93 | |
| Parmiter's SchoolAcademy converter | Watford | Outstanding 2024 | 66.5 | 0.740.54 to 0.94 | |
| Watford Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | Watford | Outstanding 2024 | 68.2 | 0.740.54 to 0.95 | |
| The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Stevenage | Good 2024 | 57.9 | 0.720.54 to 0.90 | |
| Debenham High SchoolAcademy converter | Stowmarket | Good 2023 | 55.7 | 0.760.53 to 1.00 | |
| Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | St Albans | Outstanding 2023 | 56.4 | 0.750.53 to 0.96 | |
| Southend High School for BoysAcademy converter | Southend-on-Sea | Outstanding 2024 | 73.8 | 0.740.53 to 0.95 | |
| Southend High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Southend-on-Sea | Outstanding 2024 | 75 | 0.740.53 to 0.96 | |
| Watford Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | Watford | Report card 2026 | 68.9 | 0.720.53 to 0.91 | |
| Parkside Community CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | Outstanding 2023 | 63.5 | 0.800.52 to 1.08 | |
| Chelmsford County High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Outstanding 2024 | 80.7 | 0.760.52 to 1.00 | |
| Grays Convent High SchoolVoluntary aided school | Grays | Good 2023 | 55.7 | 0.760.52 to 1.00 | |
| The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolAcademy converter | Peterborough | Outstanding 2024 | 63.2 | 0.730.52 to 0.95 | |
| Loreto CollegeAcademy converter | St Albans | No overall grade | 58.3 | 0.710.49 to 0.94 | |
| Moulsham High SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | No overall grade | 58.3 | 0.670.49 to 0.85 | |
| Ely CollegeAcademy converter | Ely | No overall grade | 49.7 | 0.650.47 to 0.83 | |
| Impington Village CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | No overall grade | 58.6 | 0.650.46 to 0.83 | |
| St George's SchoolAcademy converter | Harpenden | No overall grade | 63.7 | 0.650.43 to 0.86 | |
| The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeAcademy converter | Bishop's Stortford | Outstanding 2023 | 63.6 | 0.650.43 to 0.86 | |
| Hitchin Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | Hitchin | No overall grade | 57.8 | 0.620.42 to 0.82 | |
| Notre Dame High School, NorwichAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2024 | 61.3 | 0.600.40 to 0.80 | |
| Freman CollegeAcademy converter | Buntingford | Good 2024 | 53.1 | 0.580.40 to 0.77 | |
| Presdales SchoolAcademy converter | Ware | Outstanding 2024 | 58.9 | 0.610.39 to 0.83 | |
| Hitchin Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | Hitchin | Report card 2025 | 57.1 | 0.570.38 to 0.77 | |
| Icknield High SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2024 | 49.4 | 0.540.38 to 0.71 | |
| Challney High School for BoysAcademy converter | Luton | Outstanding 2023 | 47.7 | 0.560.37 to 0.74 | |
| St Albans Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | St Albans | No overall grade | 58.8 | 0.550.37 to 0.74 | |
| Swavesey Village CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | Outstanding 2024 | 54.6 | 0.550.37 to 0.73 | |
| St Bernard's High SchoolAcademy converter | Westcliff-on-Sea | Good 2023 | 54.9 | 0.570.35 to 0.79 | |
| Sawtry Village AcademyAcademy converter | Huntingdon | Good 2023 | 49.4 | 0.560.34 to 0.79 | |
| Wayland AcademyAcademy converter | Thetford | Good 2023 | 52 | 0.610.33 to 0.89 | |
| The Chauncy SchoolAcademy converter | Ware | Outstanding 2023 | 49.5 | 0.530.33 to 0.72 | |
| Ormiston Venture AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Gorleston | No overall grade | 47.3 | 0.510.30 to 0.73 | |
| Harris Academy OckendonAcademy converter | South Ockendon | Outstanding 2024 | 47.3 | 0.460.28 to 0.65 | |
| The Gilberd SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | No overall grade | 53.4 | 0.440.28 to 0.60 | |
| Trumpington Community CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | Good 2023 | 50.4 | 0.610.27 to 0.96 | |
| Long Stratton High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Report card 2026 | 50.8 | 0.540.27 to 0.82 | |
| Katherine Warington SchoolFree schools | Harpenden | Good 2024 | 54.8 | 0.480.26 to 0.69 | |
| Davenant Foundation SchoolAcademy converter | Loughton | Report card 2026 | 56.7 | 0.470.26 to 0.68 | |
| The Eastwood AcademyAcademy converter | Leigh-on-Sea | No overall grade | 51.6 | 0.440.25 to 0.63 | |
| Comberton Village CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | No overall grade | 55.7 | 0.420.25 to 0.59 | |
| Simon Balle All-Through SchoolAcademy converter | Hertford | Outstanding 2024 | 55.4 | 0.450.24 to 0.67 | |
| Bedford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bedford | Good 2023 | 42.8 | 0.430.23 to 0.63 | |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Bishop's Stortford | No overall grade | 57.6 | 0.430.22 to 0.63 | |
| Lincroft AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No overall grade | 45 | 0.400.20 to 0.59 | |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2024 | 50 | 0.380.20 to 0.55 | |
| Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolFree schools | Brentwood | No overall grade | 56 | 0.420.19 to 0.64 | |
| Chiltern AcademyFree schools | Luton | Good 2023 | 49.5 | 0.380.19 to 0.56 | |
| The Nobel SchoolFoundation school | Stevenage | Good 2023 | 50.2 | 0.380.19 to 0.56 | |
| Wymondham High AcademyAcademy converter | Wymondham | Good 2023 | 52.6 | 0.370.19 to 0.55 | |
| Ashlyns SchoolFoundation school | Berkhamsted | Good 2023 | 57.9 | 0.360.18 to 0.54 | |
| Copleston High SchoolAcademy converter | Ipswich | Good 2023 | 46.9 | 0.340.18 to 0.51 | |
| Verulam SchoolAcademy converter | St Albans | Good 2024 | 52.5 | 0.400.17 to 0.63 | |
| Northgate High SchoolCommunity school | Ipswich | No overall grade | 50.6 | 0.350.17 to 0.53 | |
| Hewett AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Good 2023 | 46.5 | 0.560.15 to 0.97 | |
| Wymondham CollegeAcademy converter | Wymondham | Outstanding 2023 | 56.4 | 0.360.15 to 0.57 | |
| Chancellor's SchoolAcademy converter | Hatfield | Good 2023 | 47.6 | 0.350.15 to 0.54 | |
| Samuel Ryder AcademyAcademy sponsor led | St Albans | Report card 2026 | 56.5 | 0.350.15 to 0.55 | |
| Saint Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Rickmansworth | Good 2023 | 50.6 | 0.340.15 to 0.53 | |
| Cambridge Academy for Science and TechnologyUniversity technical college | Cambridge | Good 2023 | 56.8 | 0.450.14 to 0.76 | |
| Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | Hatfield | Outstanding 2022 | 51.9 | 0.380.13 to 0.62 | |
| Stanground AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Peterborough | Good 2023 | 46.7 | 0.310.12 to 0.51 | |
| Saffron Walden County High SchoolAcademy converter | Saffron Walden | Outstanding 2024 | 59.7 | 0.280.12 to 0.45 | |
| St Thomas More High SchoolAcademy converter | Westcliff-on-Sea | Good 2024 | 52.3 | 0.320.11 to 0.53 | |
| Cambourne Village CollegeFree schools | Cambridge | No overall grade | 51.7 | 0.300.11 to 0.48 | |
| Rickmansworth SchoolAcademy converter | Rickmansworth | Outstanding 2023 | 61.2 | 0.300.11 to 0.49 | |
| Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeAcademy converter | Bishop's Stortford | Good 2022 | 61.7 | 0.380.10 to 0.66 | |
| Goffs - Churchgate AcademyAcademy converter | Waltham Cross | Report card 2026 | 42.6 | 0.370.10 to 0.64 | |
| Ormiston Bushfield AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Peterborough | No overall grade | 46.3 | 0.310.10 to 0.53 | |
| Richard Hale SchoolAcademy converter | Hertford | Good 2024 | 56.3 | 0.310.10 to 0.53 | |
| Marshland High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wisbech | Good 2024 | 45.5 | 0.300.08 to 0.52 | |
| St Thomas More Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | 47 | 0.310.07 to 0.54 | |
| Hinchingbrooke SchoolAcademy converter | Huntingdon | Report card 2026 | 50.3 | 0.240.07 to 0.40 | |
| Caister AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Great Yarmouth | Good 2023 | 49.4 | 0.300.06 to 0.54 | |
| Attleborough AcademyAcademy converter | Attleborough | Report card 2026 | 41.4 | 0.270.06 to 0.49 | |
| West Hatch High SchoolAcademy converter | Chigwell | Good 2023 | 49.5 | 0.240.06 to 0.42 | |
| Framingham Earl High SchoolAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2022 | 50.6 | 0.270.05 to 0.49 | |
| Monk's Walk SchoolAcademy converter | Welwyn Garden City | Good 2023 | 50.8 | 0.240.05 to 0.43 | |
| Tring SchoolAcademy converter | Tring | Good 2023 | 50.5 | 0.240.05 to 0.42 | |
| Putteridge High SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | No overall grade | 49.2 | 0.230.05 to 0.41 | |
| Broadland High Ormiston AcademyAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2022 | 46.8 | 0.270.04 to 0.50 | |
| Cottenham Village CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | Good 2023 | 52 | 0.260.04 to 0.48 | |
| Jane Austen CollegeFree schools | Norwich | Outstanding 2024 | 53.7 | 0.260.04 to 0.49 | |
| Chelmer Valley High SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Good 2023 | 45.3 | 0.250.04 to 0.45 | |
| Thomas Gainsborough SchoolAcademy converter | Sudbury | No overall grade | 46.1 | 0.210.04 to 0.38 | |
| The King John SchoolAcademy converter | Benfleet | Report card 2026 | 49.6 | 0.190.04 to 0.34 | |
| Goffs AcademyAcademy converter | Waltham Cross | Good 2023 | 49.1 | 0.220.03 to 0.40 | |
| Harris Academy RiversideFree schools | Purfleet | Report card 2026 | 47.9 | 0.230.02 to 0.45 | |
| St Benedict's Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | Colchester | Good 2023 | 54.7 | 0.230.02 to 0.44 | |
| Wixams AcademyFree schools | Bedford | Report card 2026 | 47.5 | 0.230.02 to 0.44 | |
| Aylsham High SchoolFoundation school | Norwich | Good 2024 | 45 | 0.210.02 to 0.39 | |
| Queens' SchoolAcademy converter | Bushey | No overall grade | 57.5 | 0.200.02 to 0.37 | |
| Stradbroke High SchoolAcademy converter | Eye | Good 2023 | 44.3 | 0.370.01 to 0.72 | |
| Cromer AcademyAcademy converter | Cromer | Good 2023 | 48.1 | 0.260.01 to 0.51 | |
| City of Peterborough AcademyFree schools | Peterborough | Good 2024 | 39.3 | 0.250.01 to 0.49 | |
| The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolFoundation school | Bishop's Stortford | Outstanding 2023 | 60.2 | 0.230.01 to 0.45 | |
| Kesgrave High SchoolAcademy converter | Ipswich | Good 2022 | 49.7 | 0.170.00 to 0.33 · not a win | |
| Northstowe Learning CommunityAcademy converter | Cambridge | Good 2023 | 51.4 | 0.30-0.01 to 0.60 · not a win | |
| Forest Hall SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Stansted Mountfitchet | Report card 2026 | 40.6 | 0.27-0.01 to 0.55 · not a win | |
| Sharnbrook AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No overall grade | 51.6 | 0.17-0.01 to 0.34 · not a win | |
| Lynn Grove AcademyAcademy converter | Great Yarmouth | Good 2023 | 44.2 | 0.17-0.02 to 0.35 · not a win | |
| Hartismere SchoolAcademy converter | Eye | No overall grade | 53 | 0.19-0.03 to 0.41 · not a win | |
| St Ivo AcademyAcademy converter | St Ives | Good 2024 | 47.1 | 0.14-0.03 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth FormAcademy converter | Norwich | No overall grade | 49.2 | 0.14-0.03 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| Coleridge Community CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | No overall grade | 55.1 | 0.23-0.04 to 0.51 · not a win | |
| Stanborough SchoolAcademy converter | Welwyn Garden City | Good 2023 | 47.9 | 0.18-0.04 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| The Sandon SchoolAcademy converter | Chelmsford | Requires improvement 2024 | 46.6 | 0.15-0.04 to 0.34 · not a win | |
| Longsands AcademyAcademy converter | St Neots | Good 2024 | 48.5 | 0.13-0.04 to 0.30 · not a win | |
| St Benedict's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Bury St Edmunds | No overall grade | 49.8 | 0.17-0.05 to 0.40 · not a win | |
| John F Kennedy Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Hemel Hempstead | Report card 2026 | 47.9 | 0.15-0.05 to 0.36 · not a win | |
| Nene Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Peterborough | Good 2023 | 45.6 | 0.14-0.05 to 0.33 · not a win | |
| Bottisham Village CollegeAcademy converter | Cambridge | Requires improvement 2024 | 51.1 | 0.12-0.05 to 0.29 · not a win | |
| Hampton Gardens Secondary SchoolFree schools | Peterborough | Report card 2026 | 47 | 0.13-0.06 to 0.33 · not a win | |
| Hobart High SchoolAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2023 | 46.1 | 0.19-0.07 to 0.45 · not a win | |
| North Cambridge AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Cambridge | No overall grade | 43.9 | 0.19-0.07 to 0.45 · not a win | |
| Manningtree High SchoolAcademy converter | Manningtree | No overall grade | 48.6 | 0.15-0.07 to 0.36 · not a win | |
| Ormiston Victory AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | No overall grade | 45.3 | 0.12-0.07 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | 46.6 | 0.08-0.07 to 0.22 · not a win | |
| Barclay AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Stevenage | Good 2023 | 49.5 | 0.17-0.09 to 0.43 · not a win | |
| Sybil Andrews AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bury St. Edmunds | Good 2023 | 49.5 | 0.15-0.09 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| Saint Michael's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Watford | No overall grade | 50.9 | 0.13-0.09 to 0.34 · not a win | |
| Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeFoundation school | Bedford | No overall grade | 42.1 | 0.12-0.09 to 0.33 · not a win | |
| Townsend Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided school | St Albans | Good 2024 | 46.7 | 0.14-0.10 to 0.39 · not a win | |
| The Broxbourne SchoolAcademy converter | Broxbourne | Outstanding 2024 | 55.4 | 0.10-0.10 to 0.30 · not a win | |
| The Stanway SchoolAcademy converter | Colchester | Good 2023 | 48.2 | 0.07-0.10 to 0.23 · not a win | |
| King James Academy RoystonAcademy converter | Royston | Good 2024 | 40.3 | 0.19-0.11 to 0.48 · not a win | |
| St Alban's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Ipswich | No overall grade | 46.9 | 0.13-0.11 to 0.36 · not a win |