The best secondary schools in Ards and North Down

On our composite score, Sullivan Upper School, Holywood is the top-ranked secondary school in Ards and North Down, with a grade A. The score is one view of a school: each profile shows the figures behind it, and the list above ranks every scored secondary school in the area.

There are 12 secondary schools in Ards and North Down with a composite score on FindGreatSchools. Schools too new to have published results, and independent and special schools, are listed on their own pages.

By our composite score, which blends two domains (attainment and engagement) into a grade from A to F. Schools are ordered by score weighted by data completeness, so a school with thin data cannot leapfrog a well-measured one. The method and weights are published in full.