Top 100 secondary schools in East of England (2025)
Secondary and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 3 and 4. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools shown.
- 1100King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford · Academy Secondary83.3 Attainment 8 · 1,153 students
- 299Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester · Academy Secondary82.1 Attainment 8 · 1,073 students
- 399The Perse SchoolCambridge · Independent All-through82.9 Attainment 8 · 1,774 students
- 499Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford · Academy Secondary80.7 Attainment 8 · 1,275 students
- 599Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester · Academy Secondary80.6 Attainment 8 · 1,198 students
- 698Cardiff Sixth Form College, CambridgeCambridge · Independent Secondary– · 100 students
- 798Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary77.6 Attainment 8 · 1,309 students
- 897Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar · Academy Secondary72.9 Attainment 8 · 1,467 students
- 996Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Secondary75.0 Attainment 8 · 1,312 students
- 1096Abbot's Hill SchoolHemel Hempstead · Independent All-through68.8 Attainment 8 · 380 students
- 1196Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary75.6 Attainment 8 · 1,354 students
- 1296Ipswich SchoolIpswich · Independent All-through68.1 Attainment 8 · 966 students
- 1396Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy Secondary73.8 Attainment 8 · 1,332 students
- 1496St Mary's School for GirlsColchester · Independent All-through66.5 Attainment 8 · 424 students
- 1595St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,585 students
- 1695New Hall SchoolChelmsford · Independent All-through70.5 Attainment 8 · 1,364 students
- 1795St George's SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary63.7 Attainment 8 · 1,351 students
- 1894Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary65.1 Attainment 8 · 1,777 students
- 1994Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford · Academy Secondary68.9 Attainment 8 · 1,590 students
- 2094Parmiter's SchoolWatford · Academy Secondary66.5 Attainment 8 · 1,496 students
- 2194Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary61.7 Attainment 8 · 903 students
- 2294Avanti Grange Secondary SchoolBishops Stortford · Academy Secondary10% Free school meals · 660 students
- 2394Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford · Academy Secondary68.2 Attainment 8 · 1,427 students
- 2494Yavneh CollegeBorehamwood · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 1,085 students
- 2594The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary63.6 Attainment 8 · 1,508 students
- 2693Beaumont SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary62.6 Attainment 8 · 1,722 students
- 2793Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary62.8 Attainment 8 · 1,373 students
- 2892OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade CampusBiggleswade · Independent All-through59.1 Attainment 8 · 161 students
- 2992Royal Masonic School for GirlsRickmansworth · Independent All-through66.2 Attainment 8 · 880 students
- 3092The King's SchoolHarpenden · Independent All-through59.3 Attainment 8 · 169 students
- 3191Colchester Prep & High SchoolColchester · Independent All-through61.0 Attainment 8 · 280 students
- 3291Roundwood Park SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary59.5 Attainment 8 · 1,421 students
- 3391Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth · Academy Secondary61.2 Attainment 8 · 1,575 students
- 3490Simon Balle All-Through SchoolHertford · Academy All-through55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,617 students
- 3590Chesterton Community CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary68.0 Attainment 8 · 1,126 students
- 3690Hethersett AcademyNorwich · Academy Secondary59.0 Attainment 8 · 1,250 students
- 3790OneSchool Global UK Colchester CampusColchester · Independent All-through58.2 Attainment 8 · 120 students
- 3890Saffron Walden County High SchoolSaffron Walden · Academy Secondary59.7 Attainment 8 · 2,157 students
- 3990Parkside Community CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary63.5 Attainment 8 · 667 students
- 4090St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolCambridge · Academy Secondary61.6 Attainment 8 · 943 students
- 4190St Francis CollegeLetchworth Garden City · Independent All-through56.9 Attainment 8 · 264 students
- 4289Hitchin Girls' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.8 Attainment 8 · 1,357 students
- 4389St Albans Girls' SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary58.8 Attainment 8 · 1,423 students
- 4489Impington Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary58.6 Attainment 8 · 1,446 students
- 4589Queens' SchoolBushey · Academy Secondary57.5 Attainment 8 · 1,697 students
- 4689Presdales SchoolWare · Academy Secondary58.9 Attainment 8 · 1,167 students
- 4788The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolPeterborough · Academy All-through63.2 Attainment 8 · 1,256 students
- 4888The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority Secondary60.2 Attainment 8 · 1,279 students
- 4988Brentwood Ursuline Convent High SchoolBrentwood · Academy Secondary61.0 Attainment 8 · 991 students
- 5088Jamiatul Uloom Al - IslamiaLuton · Independent All-through57.4 Attainment 8 · 103 students
- 5188Ashlyns SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,561 students
- 5287Hitchin Boys' SchoolHitchin · Academy Secondary57.1 Attainment 8 · 1,364 students
- 5387Debenham High SchoolStowmarket · Academy Secondary55.7 Attainment 8 · 714 students
- 5487St Margaret's SchoolBushey · Independent All-through56.3 Attainment 8 · 799 students
- 5587The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage · Academy Secondary57.9 Attainment 8 · 1,620 students
- 5687Moulsham High SchoolChelmsford · Academy Secondary58.3 Attainment 8 · 1,662 students
- 5787St Benedict's Catholic CollegeColchester · Local authority Secondary54.7 Attainment 8 · 905 students
- 5886Wymondham CollegeWymondham · Academy Secondary56.4 Attainment 8 · 1,427 students
- 5986Notre Dame High School, NorwichNorwich · Academy Secondary61.3 Attainment 8 · 1,613 students
- 6086The Peterborough SchoolPeterborough · Independent All-through60.8 Attainment 8 · 486 students
- 6186Davenant Foundation SchoolLoughton · Academy Secondary56.7 Attainment 8 · 1,199 students
- 6286The Beaulieu Park SchoolChelmsford · Academy All-through57.1 Attainment 8 · 1,763 students
- 6386The Broxbourne SchoolBroxbourne · Academy Secondary55.4 Attainment 8 · 1,442 students
- 6486Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolBrentwood · Academy Secondary56.0 Attainment 8 · 1,152 students
- 6584Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSt Albans · Academy Secondary56.4 Attainment 8 · 1,134 students
- 6684Samuel Ryder AcademySt Albans · Academy All-through56.5 Attainment 8 · 1,577 students
- 6784Katherine Warington SchoolHarpenden · Academy Secondary54.8 Attainment 8 · 1,113 students
- 6884Thorpe Hall SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · Independent All-through54.7 Attainment 8 · 600 students
- 6984Anglo European SchoolIngatestone · Academy Secondary55.6 Attainment 8 · 1,533 students
- 7084Richard Hale SchoolHertford · Academy Secondary56.3 Attainment 8 · 1,207 students
- 7184Sawston Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary55.5 Attainment 8 · 1,198 students
- 7284St Christopher SchoolLetchworth Garden City · Independent All-through58.3 Attainment 8 · 492 students
- 7383Comberton Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary55.7 Attainment 8 · 1,981 students
- 7483St Mary's Schoolcambridge · Independent All-through51.8 Attainment 8 · 510 students
- 7583Swavesey Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary54.6 Attainment 8 · 1,254 students
- 7682St Joseph's CollegeIpswich · Independent All-through54.7 Attainment 8 · 564 students
- 7781The Gilberd SchoolColchester · Academy Secondary53.4 Attainment 8 · 1,588 students
- 7881The Trinity SchoolColchester · Academy Secondary16.3% Free school meals · 780 students
- 7981Sancton Wood SchoolCambridgeshire · Independent All-through52.4 Attainment 8 · 363 students
- 8081Grays Convent High SchoolGrays · Local authority Secondary55.7 Attainment 8 · 655 students
- 8181St Mary's Catholic SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy Secondary57.6 Attainment 8 · 1,106 students
- 8280Loreto CollegeSt Albans · Academy Secondary58.3 Attainment 8 · 952 students
- 8380Harris Academy Chafford HundredGrays · Academy Secondary55.5 Attainment 8 · 1,435 students
- 8480Hartismere SchoolEye · Academy Secondary53.0 Attainment 8 · 1,062 students
- 8579Linton Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary52.4 Attainment 8 · 766 students
- 8679Goldington AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary54.3 Attainment 8 · 958 students
- 8778Freman CollegeBuntingford · Academy Secondary53.1 Attainment 8 · 1,049 students
- 8877Cambourne Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary51.7 Attainment 8 · 1,626 students
- 8977The Eastwood AcademyLeigh-on-Sea · Academy Secondary51.6 Attainment 8 · 1,154 students
- 9076St Thomas More High SchoolWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary52.3 Attainment 8 · 1,243 students
- 9176Jane Austen CollegeNorwich · Academy Secondary53.7 Attainment 8 · 1,085 students
- 9276Framingham Earl High SchoolNorwich · Academy Secondary50.6 Attainment 8 · 791 students
- 9376Cambridge Academy for Science and TechnologyCambridge · Academy Secondary56.8 Attainment 8 · 455 students
- 9475Cottenham Village CollegeCambridge · Academy Secondary52.0 Attainment 8 · 860 students
- 9575Tring SchoolTring · Academy Secondary50.5 Attainment 8 · 1,599 students
- 9675St Bernard's High SchoolWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy Secondary54.9 Attainment 8 · 1,001 students
- 9775Sybil Andrews AcademyBury St. Edmunds · Academy Secondary49.5 Attainment 8 · 657 students
- 9875Wymondham High AcademyWymondham · Academy Secondary52.6 Attainment 8 · 1,686 students
- 9975Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolHatfield · Academy Secondary51.9 Attainment 8 · 942 students
- 10074Sharnbrook AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary51.6 Attainment 8 · 1,684 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.5 Top 5% | 83.3 Attainment 8 | 1,153 |
| 2 | Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 99.4 Top 5% | 82.1 Attainment 8 | 1,073 |
| 3 | The Perse School Cambridge · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 99.4 Top 5% | 82.9 Attainment 8 | 1,774 |
| 4 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.7 Attainment 8 | 1,275 |
| 5 | Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.6 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 6 | Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 14–19 | Independent | 97.5 Top 5% | – | 100 |
| 7 | Westcliff High School for Boys Academy Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.5 Top 5% | 77.6 Attainment 8 | 1,309 |
| 8 | Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.9 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 9 | Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 96.2 Top 5% | 75.0 Attainment 8 | 1,312 |
| 10 | Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead · All-through · Ages 0–16 | Independent | 96.0 Top 5% | 68.8 Attainment 8 | 380 |
| 11 | Westcliff High School for Girls Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | 75.6 Attainment 8 | 1,354 |
| 12 | Ipswich School Ipswich · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 95.7 Top 5% | 68.1 Attainment 8 | 966 |
| 13 | Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.7 Top 5% | 73.8 Attainment 8 | 1,332 |
| 14 | St Mary's School for Girls Colchester · All-through · Ages 2–17 | Independent | 95.5 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 424 |
| 15 | St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,585 |
| 16 | New Hall School Chelmsford · All-through · Ages 1–19 | Independent | 94.9 Top 5% | 70.5 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 17 | St George's School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.6 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 1,351 |
| 18 | Sandringham School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.4 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,777 |
| 19 | Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.9 Attainment 8 | 1,590 |
| 20 | Parmiter's School Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.2 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 1,496 |
| 21 | Hockerill Anglo-European College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 94.1 Top 5% | 61.7 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 22 | Avanti Grange Secondary School Bishops Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 10% Free school meals | 660 |
| 23 | Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 93.9 Top 5% | 68.2 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 24 | Yavneh College Borehamwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 25 | The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.5 Top 5% | 63.6 Attainment 8 | 1,508 |
| 26 | Beaumont School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.6 Attainment 8 | 1,722 |
| 27 | Sir John Lawes School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,373 |
| 28 | OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus Biggleswade · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 92.3 Top 5% | 59.1 Attainment 8 | 161 |
| 29 | Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 92.3 Top 10% | 66.2 Attainment 8 | 880 |
| 30 | The King's School Harpenden · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Independent | 92.1 Top 10% | 59.3 Attainment 8 | 169 |
| 31 | Colchester Prep & High School Colchester · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 90.6 Top 10% | 61.0 Attainment 8 | 280 |
| 32 | Roundwood Park School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.6 Top 10% | 59.5 Attainment 8 | 1,421 |
| 33 | Rickmansworth School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.5 Top 10% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 1,575 |
| 34 | Simon Balle All-Through School Hertford · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 90.3 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,617 |
| 35 | Chesterton Community College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 90.1 Top 10% | 68.0 Attainment 8 | 1,126 |
| 36 | Hethersett Academy Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 89.9 Top 10% | 59.0 Attainment 8 | 1,250 |
| 37 | OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus Colchester · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 89.9 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 120 |
| 38 | Saffron Walden County High School Saffron Walden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.8 Top 10% | 59.7 Attainment 8 | 2,157 |
| 39 | Parkside Community College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 89.7 Top 10% | 63.5 Attainment 8 | 667 |
| 40 | St Bede's Inter-Church School Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 89.6 Top 10% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 943 |
| 41 | St Francis College Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 89.5 Top 10% | 56.9 Attainment 8 | 264 |
| 42 | Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 57.8 Attainment 8 | 1,357 |
| 43 | St Albans Girls' School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,423 |
| 44 | Impington Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | 58.6 Attainment 8 | 1,446 |
| 45 | Queens' School Bushey · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | 57.5 Attainment 8 | 1,697 |
| 46 | Presdales School Ware · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 88.7 Top 10% | 58.9 Attainment 8 | 1,167 |
| 47 | The King's (The Cathedral) School Peterborough · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Academy | 88.2 Top 10% | 63.2 Attainment 8 | 1,256 |
| 48 | The Bishop's Stortford High School Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 88.1 Top 10% | 60.2 Attainment 8 | 1,279 |
| 49 | Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Brentwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.9 Top 10% | 61.0 Attainment 8 | 991 |
| 50 | Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia Luton · All-through · Ages 10–16 | Independent | 87.9 Top 10% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 103 |
| 51 | Ashlyns School Berkhamsted · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 87.5 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,561 |
| 52 | Hitchin Boys' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 87.2 Top 10% | 57.1 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 53 | Debenham High School Stowmarket · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 87.1 Top 10% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 714 |
| 54 | St Margaret's School Bushey · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 87.1 Top 10% | 56.3 Attainment 8 | 799 |
| 55 | The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.8 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,620 |
| 56 | Moulsham High School Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.6 Top 10% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 1,662 |
| 57 | St Benedict's Catholic College Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 86.6 Top 10% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 905 |
| 58 | Wymondham College Wymondham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.4 Top 10% | 56.4 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 59 | Notre Dame High School, Norwich Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 86.0 Top 10% | 61.3 Attainment 8 | 1,613 |
| 60 | The Peterborough School Peterborough · All-through · Ages 4–20 | Independent | 86.0 Top 10% | 60.8 Attainment 8 | 486 |
| 61 | Davenant Foundation School Loughton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 56.7 Attainment 8 | 1,199 |
| 62 | The Beaulieu Park School Chelmsford · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 57.1 Attainment 8 | 1,763 |
| 63 | The Broxbourne School Broxbourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,442 |
| 64 | Becket Keys Church of England Free School Brentwood · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 85.5 Top 25% | 56.0 Attainment 8 | 1,152 |
| 65 | Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 84.4 Top 25% | 56.4 Attainment 8 | 1,134 |
| 66 | Samuel Ryder Academy St Albans · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 84.3 Top 25% | 56.5 Attainment 8 | 1,577 |
| 67 | Katherine Warington School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 84.2 Top 25% | 54.8 Attainment 8 | 1,113 |
| 68 | Thorpe Hall School Southend-on-Sea · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 84.1 Top 25% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 600 |
| 69 | Anglo European School Ingatestone · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 84.0 Top 25% | 55.6 Attainment 8 | 1,533 |
| 70 | Richard Hale School Hertford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 84.0 Top 25% | 56.3 Attainment 8 | 1,207 |
| 71 | Sawston Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 83.8 Top 25% | 55.5 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 72 | St Christopher School Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 83.5 Top 25% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 492 |
| 73 | Comberton Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 82.7 Top 25% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 1,981 |
| 74 | St Mary's School cambridge · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 82.7 Top 25% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 510 |
| 75 | Swavesey Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 82.7 Top 25% | 54.6 Attainment 8 | 1,254 |
| 76 | St Joseph's College Ipswich · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 82.4 Top 25% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 564 |
| 77 | The Gilberd School Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 81.3 Top 25% | 53.4 Attainment 8 | 1,588 |
| 78 | The Trinity School Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 81.3 Top 25% | 16.3% Free school meals | 780 |
| 79 | Sancton Wood School Cambridgeshire · All-through · Ages 1–16 | Independent | 80.9 Top 25% | 52.4 Attainment 8 | 363 |
| 80 | Grays Convent High School Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 80.5 Top 25% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 655 |
| 81 | St Mary's Catholic School Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 80.5 Top 25% | 57.6 Attainment 8 | 1,106 |
| 82 | Loreto College St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 80.4 Top 25% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 952 |
| 83 | Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 79.9 Top 25% | 55.5 Attainment 8 | 1,435 |
| 84 | Hartismere School Eye · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 79.6 Top 25% | 53.0 Attainment 8 | 1,062 |
| 85 | Linton Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 79.3 Top 25% | 52.4 Attainment 8 | 766 |
| 86 | Goldington Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 78.9 Top 25% | 54.3 Attainment 8 | 958 |
| 87 | Freman College Buntingford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 78.3 Top 25% | 53.1 Attainment 8 | 1,049 |
| 88 | Cambourne Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 76.8 Top 25% | 51.7 Attainment 8 | 1,626 |
| 89 | The Eastwood Academy Leigh-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 76.6 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,154 |
| 90 | St Thomas More High School Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 76.2 Top 25% | 52.3 Attainment 8 | 1,243 |
| 91 | Jane Austen College Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 76.0 Top 25% | 53.7 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 92 | Framingham Earl High School Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 75.9 Top 25% | 50.6 Attainment 8 | 791 |
| 93 | Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 13–19 | Academy | 75.5 Top 25% | 56.8 Attainment 8 | 455 |
| 94 | Cottenham Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 75.4 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 860 |
| 95 | Tring School Tring · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 75.2 Top 25% | 50.5 Attainment 8 | 1,599 |
| 96 | St Bernard's High School Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 75.1 Top 25% | 54.9 Attainment 8 | 1,001 |
| 97 | Sybil Andrews Academy Bury St. Edmunds · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 75.1 Top 25% | 49.5 Attainment 8 | 657 |
| 98 | Wymondham High Academy Wymondham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 75.0 Top 25% | 52.6 Attainment 8 | 1,686 |
| 99 | Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Hatfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 74.9 Top 25% | 51.9 Attainment 8 | 942 |
| 100 | Sharnbrook Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 74.4 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,684 |
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford in Chelmsford leads the 2025 list of secondary schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 76 are academy, 20 are independent, 4 are local authority.
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King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford in Chelmsford ranks first among secondary schools in East of England with a Success Index (England) of 99.5 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 1,153).
How are secondary schools in East of England ranked?
Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.
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