The best secondary schools in Essex

Ranked by our composite score across Ofsted, attainment, progress and engagement. 146 secondary schools in Essex, topped by King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford.

County 146 scored secondary schools

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King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Chelmsford, CM1 3SX

Colchester County High School for Girls

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Colchester, CO3 3US

Westcliff High School for Boys Academy

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP

Chelmsford County High School for Girls

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Chelmsford, CM1 1RW

Westcliff High School for Girls

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS

Southend High School for Boys

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG

Southend High School for Girls

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ

Riverside School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Barking, IG11 0FU

Valentines High School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Ilford, IG2 6HX

Harris Academy Chafford Hundred

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Grays, RM16 6SA

Woodford County High School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Woodford Green, IG8 9LA

Ilford County High School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Ilford, IG6 2JB

All Saints Catholic School and Technology College

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Dagenham, RM8 1JT

Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Brentwood, CM14 4EX

Woodbridge High School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Woodford Green, IG8 7DQ

Saffron Walden County High School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH

Grays Convent High School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Secondary
Grays, RM17 5UX

The Warren School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Romford, RM6 6SB

Redden Court School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Romford, RM3 0TS

The Coopers' Company and Coborn School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Upminster, RM14 3HS

Hall Mead School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Upminster, RM14 1SF

Moulsham High School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES

St Bernard's High School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS

Jo Richardson Community School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community school
Phase
Secondary
Dagenham, RM9 4UN

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