Top 100 secondary schools by attainment 8 in East of England (2025)
Secondary schools ranked by Attainment 8, the average GCSE points per pupil across eight subjects. Ordered by the measure shown, with the Success Index (England) for context; 100 schools shown.
- 1100King Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 83.3
- 299The Perse SchoolCambridge · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 82.9
- 399Colchester Royal Grammar SchoolColchester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 82.1
- 499Chelmsford County High School for GirlsChelmsford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 80.7
- 599Colchester County High School for GirlsColchester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 80.6
- 698Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 77.6
- 796Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 75.6
- 896Southend High School for GirlsSouthend-on-Sea · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 75.0
- 996Southend High School for BoysSouthend-on-Sea · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 73.8
- 1097Dame Alice Owen's SchoolPotters Bar · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 72.9
- 1195New Hall SchoolChelmsford · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 70.5
- 1294Watford Grammar School for BoysWatford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 68.9
- 1396Abbot's Hill SchoolHemel Hempstead · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 68.8
- 1494Watford Grammar School for GirlsWatford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 68.2
- 1596Ipswich SchoolIpswich · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 68.1
- 1690Chesterton Community CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 68.0
- 1796St Mary's School for GirlsColchester · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 66.5
- 1894Parmiter's SchoolWatford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 66.5
- 1992Royal Masonic School for GirlsRickmansworth · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 66.2
- 2094Sandringham SchoolSt Albans · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 65.1
- 2195St Clement Danes SchoolRickmansworth · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 65.1
- 2295St George's SchoolHarpenden · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 63.7
- 2394The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 63.6
- 2490Parkside Community CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 63.5
- 2588The King's (The Cathedral) SchoolPeterborough · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 63.2
- 2693Sir John Lawes SchoolHarpenden · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 62.8
- 2793Beaumont SchoolSt Albans · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 62.6
- 2894Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeBishop's Stortford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.7
- 2994Yavneh CollegeBorehamwood · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.6
- 3090St Bede's Inter-Church SchoolCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.6
- 3186Notre Dame High School, NorwichNorwich · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.3
- 3291Rickmansworth SchoolRickmansworth · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.2
- 3391Colchester Prep & High SchoolColchester · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 61.0
- 3488Brentwood Ursuline Convent High SchoolBrentwood · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 61.0
- 3586The Peterborough SchoolPeterborough · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 60.8
- 3688The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolBishop's Stortford · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 60.2
- 3790Saffron Walden County High SchoolSaffron Walden · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 59.7
- 3891Roundwood Park SchoolHarpenden · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 59.5
- 3992The King's SchoolHarpenden · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 59.3
- 4092OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade CampusBiggleswade · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 59.1
- 4190Hethersett AcademyNorwich · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 59.0
- 4289Presdales SchoolWare · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.9
- 4389St Albans Girls' SchoolSt Albans · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.8
- 4489Impington Village CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.6
- 4584St Christopher SchoolLetchworth Garden City · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 58.3
- 4687Moulsham High SchoolChelmsford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.3
- 4780Loreto CollegeSt Albans · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 58.3
- 4890OneSchool Global UK Colchester CampusColchester · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 58.2
- 4988Ashlyns SchoolBerkhamsted · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 57.9
- 5087The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolStevenage · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 57.9
- 5189Hitchin Girls' SchoolHitchin · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 57.8
- 5281St Mary's Catholic SchoolBishop's Stortford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 57.6
- 5389Queens' SchoolBushey · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 57.5
- 5488Jamiatul Uloom Al - IslamiaLuton · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 57.4
- 5587Hitchin Boys' SchoolHitchin · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 57.1
- 5686The Beaulieu Park SchoolChelmsford · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 57.1
- 5790St Francis CollegeLetchworth Garden City · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 56.9
- 5876Cambridge Academy for Science and TechnologyCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 56.8
- 5986Davenant Foundation SchoolLoughton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 56.7
- 6084Samuel Ryder AcademySt Albans · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 56.5
- 6186Wymondham CollegeWymondham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 56.4
- 6284Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSt Albans · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 56.4
- 6387St Margaret's SchoolBushey · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 56.3
- 6484Richard Hale SchoolHertford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 56.3
- 6586Becket Keys Church of England Free SchoolBrentwood · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 56.0
- 6681Grays Convent High SchoolGrays · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.7
- 6787Debenham High SchoolStowmarket · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.7
- 6883Comberton Village CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.7
- 6984Anglo European SchoolIngatestone · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.6
- 7084Sawston Village CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.5
- 7180Harris Academy Chafford HundredGrays · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.5
- 7286The Broxbourne SchoolBroxbourne · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.4
- 7390Simon Balle All-Through SchoolHertford · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 55.4
- 7471Coleridge Community CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 55.1
- 7575St Bernard's High SchoolWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.9
- 7684Katherine Warington SchoolHarpenden · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.8
- 7787St Benedict's Catholic CollegeColchester · Local authority SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.7
- 7884Thorpe Hall SchoolSouthend-on-Sea · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 54.7
- 7982St Joseph's CollegeIpswich · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 54.7
- 8083Swavesey Village CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.6
- 8179Goldington AcademyBedford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 54.3
- 8276Jane Austen CollegeNorwich · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.7
- 8381The Gilberd SchoolColchester · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.4
- 8478Freman CollegeBuntingford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.1
- 8580Hartismere SchoolEye · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 53.0
- 8668Denbigh High SchoolLuton · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.6
- 8775Wymondham High AcademyWymondham · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.6
- 8874Verulam SchoolSt Albans · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.5
- 8981Sancton Wood SchoolCambridgeshire · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 52.4
- 9079Linton Village CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.4
- 9176St Thomas More High SchoolWestcliff-on-Sea · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.3
- 9270Sherrardswood SchoolWelwyn · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 52.0
- 9375Cottenham Village CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.0
- 9473Wayland AcademyThetford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 52.0
- 9575Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolHatfield · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.9
- 9683St Mary's Schoolcambridge · Independent All-throughAttainment 8: 51.8
- 9777Cambourne Village CollegeCambridge · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.7
- 9874Sharnbrook AcademyBedford · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.6
- 9977The Eastwood AcademyLeigh-on-Sea · Academy SecondaryAttainment 8: 51.6
- 10074Northstowe Learning CommunityCambridge · Academy All-throughAttainment 8: 51.4
| # | School | Sector | Attainment 8 | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 83.3 | 99.5 Top 5% | 83.3 Attainment 8 | 1,153 |
| 2 | The Perse School Cambridge · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 82.9 | 99.4 Top 5% | 82.9 Attainment 8 | 1,774 |
| 3 | Colchester Royal Grammar School Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 82.1 | 99.4 Top 5% | 82.1 Attainment 8 | 1,073 |
| 4 | Chelmsford County High School for Girls Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 80.7 | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.7 Attainment 8 | 1,275 |
| 5 | Colchester County High School for Girls Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 80.6 | 98.8 Top 5% | 80.6 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 6 | Westcliff High School for Boys Academy Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 77.6 | 97.5 Top 5% | 77.6 Attainment 8 | 1,309 |
| 7 | Westcliff High School for Girls Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 75.6 | 95.9 Top 5% | 75.6 Attainment 8 | 1,354 |
| 8 | Southend High School for Girls Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 75.0 | 96.2 Top 5% | 75.0 Attainment 8 | 1,312 |
| 9 | Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 73.8 | 95.7 Top 5% | 73.8 Attainment 8 | 1,332 |
| 10 | Dame Alice Owen's School Potters Bar · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 72.9 | 97.4 Top 5% | 72.9 Attainment 8 | 1,467 |
| 11 | New Hall School Chelmsford · All-through · Ages 1–19 | Independent | 70.5 | 94.9 Top 5% | 70.5 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 12 | Watford Grammar School for Boys Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 68.9 | 94.3 Top 5% | 68.9 Attainment 8 | 1,590 |
| 13 | Abbot's Hill School Hemel Hempstead · All-through · Ages 0–16 | Independent | 68.8 | 96.0 Top 5% | 68.8 Attainment 8 | 380 |
| 14 | Watford Grammar School for Girls Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 68.2 | 93.9 Top 5% | 68.2 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 15 | Ipswich School Ipswich · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 68.1 | 95.7 Top 5% | 68.1 Attainment 8 | 966 |
| 16 | Chesterton Community College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 68.0 | 90.1 Top 10% | 68.0 Attainment 8 | 1,126 |
| 17 | St Mary's School for Girls Colchester · All-through · Ages 2–17 | Independent | 66.5 | 95.5 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 424 |
| 18 | Parmiter's School Watford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 66.5 | 94.2 Top 5% | 66.5 Attainment 8 | 1,496 |
| 19 | Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 66.2 | 92.3 Top 10% | 66.2 Attainment 8 | 880 |
| 20 | Sandringham School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 65.1 | 94.4 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,777 |
| 21 | St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 65.1 | 95.1 Top 5% | 65.1 Attainment 8 | 1,585 |
| 22 | St George's School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 63.7 | 94.6 Top 5% | 63.7 Attainment 8 | 1,351 |
| 23 | The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 63.6 | 93.5 Top 5% | 63.6 Attainment 8 | 1,508 |
| 24 | Parkside Community College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 63.5 | 89.7 Top 10% | 63.5 Attainment 8 | 667 |
| 25 | The King's (The Cathedral) School Peterborough · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Academy | 63.2 | 88.2 Top 10% | 63.2 Attainment 8 | 1,256 |
| 26 | Sir John Lawes School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 62.8 | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.8 Attainment 8 | 1,373 |
| 27 | Beaumont School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 62.6 | 93.1 Top 5% | 62.6 Attainment 8 | 1,722 |
| 28 | Hockerill Anglo-European College Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 61.7 | 94.1 Top 5% | 61.7 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 29 | Yavneh College Borehamwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 61.6 | 93.7 Top 5% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 30 | St Bede's Inter-Church School Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 61.6 | 89.6 Top 10% | 61.6 Attainment 8 | 943 |
| 31 | Notre Dame High School, Norwich Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 61.3 | 86.0 Top 10% | 61.3 Attainment 8 | 1,613 |
| 32 | Rickmansworth School Rickmansworth · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 61.2 | 90.5 Top 10% | 61.2 Attainment 8 | 1,575 |
| 33 | Colchester Prep & High School Colchester · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 61.0 | 90.6 Top 10% | 61.0 Attainment 8 | 280 |
| 34 | Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School Brentwood · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 61.0 | 87.9 Top 10% | 61.0 Attainment 8 | 991 |
| 35 | The Peterborough School Peterborough · All-through · Ages 4–20 | Independent | 60.8 | 86.0 Top 10% | 60.8 Attainment 8 | 486 |
| 36 | The Bishop's Stortford High School Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 60.2 | 88.1 Top 10% | 60.2 Attainment 8 | 1,279 |
| 37 | Saffron Walden County High School Saffron Walden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 59.7 | 89.8 Top 10% | 59.7 Attainment 8 | 2,157 |
| 38 | Roundwood Park School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 59.5 | 90.6 Top 10% | 59.5 Attainment 8 | 1,421 |
| 39 | The King's School Harpenden · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Independent | 59.3 | 92.1 Top 10% | 59.3 Attainment 8 | 169 |
| 40 | OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus Biggleswade · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 59.1 | 92.3 Top 5% | 59.1 Attainment 8 | 161 |
| 41 | Hethersett Academy Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 59.0 | 89.9 Top 10% | 59.0 Attainment 8 | 1,250 |
| 42 | Presdales School Ware · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.9 | 88.7 Top 10% | 58.9 Attainment 8 | 1,167 |
| 43 | St Albans Girls' School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.8 | 89.2 Top 10% | 58.8 Attainment 8 | 1,423 |
| 44 | Impington Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.6 | 88.9 Top 10% | 58.6 Attainment 8 | 1,446 |
| 45 | St Christopher School Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 58.3 | 83.5 Top 25% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 492 |
| 46 | Moulsham High School Chelmsford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.3 | 86.6 Top 10% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 1,662 |
| 47 | Loreto College St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 58.3 | 80.4 Top 25% | 58.3 Attainment 8 | 952 |
| 48 | OneSchool Global UK Colchester Campus Colchester · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 58.2 | 89.9 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 120 |
| 49 | Ashlyns School Berkhamsted · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 57.9 | 87.5 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,561 |
| 50 | The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 57.9 | 86.8 Top 10% | 57.9 Attainment 8 | 1,620 |
| 51 | Hitchin Girls' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 57.8 | 89.2 Top 10% | 57.8 Attainment 8 | 1,357 |
| 52 | St Mary's Catholic School Bishop's Stortford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 57.6 | 80.5 Top 25% | 57.6 Attainment 8 | 1,106 |
| 53 | Queens' School Bushey · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 57.5 | 88.9 Top 10% | 57.5 Attainment 8 | 1,697 |
| 54 | Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia Luton · All-through · Ages 10–16 | Independent | 57.4 | 87.9 Top 10% | 57.4 Attainment 8 | 103 |
| 55 | Hitchin Boys' School Hitchin · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 57.1 | 87.2 Top 10% | 57.1 Attainment 8 | 1,364 |
| 56 | The Beaulieu Park School Chelmsford · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 57.1 | 85.9 Top 10% | 57.1 Attainment 8 | 1,763 |
| 57 | St Francis College Letchworth Garden City · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Independent | 56.9 | 89.5 Top 10% | 56.9 Attainment 8 | 264 |
| 58 | Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 13–19 | Academy | 56.8 | 75.5 Top 25% | 56.8 Attainment 8 | 455 |
| 59 | Davenant Foundation School Loughton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 56.7 | 85.9 Top 10% | 56.7 Attainment 8 | 1,199 |
| 60 | Samuel Ryder Academy St Albans · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 56.5 | 84.3 Top 25% | 56.5 Attainment 8 | 1,577 |
| 61 | Wymondham College Wymondham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 56.4 | 86.4 Top 10% | 56.4 Attainment 8 | 1,427 |
| 62 | Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 56.4 | 84.4 Top 25% | 56.4 Attainment 8 | 1,134 |
| 63 | St Margaret's School Bushey · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 56.3 | 87.1 Top 10% | 56.3 Attainment 8 | 799 |
| 64 | Richard Hale School Hertford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 56.3 | 84.0 Top 25% | 56.3 Attainment 8 | 1,207 |
| 65 | Becket Keys Church of England Free School Brentwood · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 56.0 | 85.5 Top 25% | 56.0 Attainment 8 | 1,152 |
| 66 | Grays Convent High School Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 55.7 | 80.5 Top 25% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 655 |
| 67 | Debenham High School Stowmarket · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 55.7 | 87.1 Top 10% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 714 |
| 68 | Comberton Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 55.7 | 82.7 Top 25% | 55.7 Attainment 8 | 1,981 |
| 69 | Anglo European School Ingatestone · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 55.6 | 84.0 Top 25% | 55.6 Attainment 8 | 1,533 |
| 70 | Sawston Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 55.5 | 83.8 Top 25% | 55.5 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 71 | Harris Academy Chafford Hundred Grays · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 55.5 | 79.9 Top 25% | 55.5 Attainment 8 | 1,435 |
| 72 | The Broxbourne School Broxbourne · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 55.4 | 85.9 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,442 |
| 73 | Simon Balle All-Through School Hertford · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 55.4 | 90.3 Top 10% | 55.4 Attainment 8 | 1,617 |
| 74 | Coleridge Community College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 55.1 | 70.9 Top 25% | 55.1 Attainment 8 | 553 |
| 75 | St Bernard's High School Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 54.9 | 75.1 Top 25% | 54.9 Attainment 8 | 1,001 |
| 76 | Katherine Warington School Harpenden · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 54.8 | 84.2 Top 25% | 54.8 Attainment 8 | 1,113 |
| 77 | St Benedict's Catholic College Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 54.7 | 86.6 Top 10% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 905 |
| 78 | Thorpe Hall School Southend-on-Sea · All-through · Ages 2–16 | Independent | 54.7 | 84.1 Top 25% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 600 |
| 79 | St Joseph's College Ipswich · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 54.7 | 82.4 Top 25% | 54.7 Attainment 8 | 564 |
| 80 | Swavesey Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 54.6 | 82.7 Top 25% | 54.6 Attainment 8 | 1,254 |
| 81 | Goldington Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 54.3 | 78.9 Top 25% | 54.3 Attainment 8 | 958 |
| 82 | Jane Austen College Norwich · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 53.7 | 76.0 Top 25% | 53.7 Attainment 8 | 1,085 |
| 83 | The Gilberd School Colchester · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 53.4 | 81.3 Top 25% | 53.4 Attainment 8 | 1,588 |
| 84 | Freman College Buntingford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 53.1 | 78.3 Top 25% | 53.1 Attainment 8 | 1,049 |
| 85 | Hartismere School Eye · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 53.0 | 79.6 Top 25% | 53.0 Attainment 8 | 1,062 |
| 86 | Denbigh High School Luton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 52.6 | 68.0 Top 50% | 52.6 Attainment 8 | 1,130 |
| 87 | Wymondham High Academy Wymondham · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 52.6 | 75.0 Top 25% | 52.6 Attainment 8 | 1,686 |
| 88 | Verulam School St Albans · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 52.5 | 73.7 Top 25% | 52.5 Attainment 8 | 987 |
| 89 | Sancton Wood School Cambridgeshire · All-through · Ages 1–16 | Independent | 52.4 | 80.9 Top 25% | 52.4 Attainment 8 | 363 |
| 90 | Linton Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 52.4 | 79.3 Top 25% | 52.4 Attainment 8 | 766 |
| 91 | St Thomas More High School Westcliff-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 52.3 | 76.2 Top 25% | 52.3 Attainment 8 | 1,243 |
| 92 | Sherrardswood School Welwyn · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 52.0 | 69.9 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 445 |
| 93 | Cottenham Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 52.0 | 75.4 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 860 |
| 94 | Wayland Academy Thetford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 52.0 | 72.5 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 564 |
| 95 | Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Hatfield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.9 | 74.9 Top 25% | 51.9 Attainment 8 | 942 |
| 96 | St Mary's School cambridge · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 51.8 | 82.7 Top 25% | 51.8 Attainment 8 | 510 |
| 97 | Cambourne Village College Cambridge · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.7 | 76.8 Top 25% | 51.7 Attainment 8 | 1,626 |
| 98 | Sharnbrook Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 51.6 | 74.4 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,684 |
| 99 | The Eastwood Academy Leigh-on-Sea · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 51.6 | 76.6 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,154 |
| 100 | Northstowe Learning Community Cambridge · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 51.4 | 74.3 Top 25% | 51.4 Attainment 8 | 920 |
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford in Chelmsford leads the 2025 list of secondary schools by attainment 8 in East of England with Attainment 8 83.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 76 are academy, 20 are independent, 4 are local authority.
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