Secondary schools in Essex
81 schools, A to Z.
- Alec Hunter Academy
School remains Good (Nov 2022)
- Anglo European School
Good (Mar 2024)
- Beauchamps High School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
- Becket Keys Church of England Free School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Feb 2025)
- Bmat Stem Academy
Good (Jan 2023)
- Brentwood County High School
Report card, Mar 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School
Good (Mar 2023)
- Burnt Mill Academy
Good (Feb 2023)
- Castle View School
Requires improvement (Dec 2023)
- Chelmer Valley High School
Good (Jun 2023)
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Outstanding (Jan 2024)
- Clacton County High School
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- Colchester Academy
Good (Mar 2023)
- Colchester County High School for Girls
Outstanding (Nov 2023)
- Colchester Royal Grammar School
Report card, Apr 2026: 4 exceptional, 3 strong
- Colne Community School
Good (Jun 2023)
- Davenant Foundation School
Report card, Jan 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected
- De La Salle School
School remains Good (May 2024)
- Debden Park High School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Mar 2025)
- Epping St John's Church of England School
Report card, Mar 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention
- Forest Hall School
Report card, Feb 2026: 2 strong, 2 expected, 2 needs attention
- Great Baddow High School
Report card, Mar 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected
- Harris Academy Benfleet
Standards maintained (Nov 2024)
- Harris Academy Billericay
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- Harris Academy Kingswood
School remains Good (Oct 2023)
- Harris Academy Wickford
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Oct 2024)
- Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Report card, Jan 2026: 5 needs attention, 1 urgent improvement Requires significant improvement
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form
School remains Good (Mar 2023)
- Helena Romanes School
Good (Oct 2023)
- Honywood School
Good (Dec 2022)
- Hylands School
Report card, Feb 2026: 2 needs attention, 4 urgent improvement Special measures
- Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Good (Jun 2023)
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford
Report card, Feb 2026: 2 exceptional, 5 strong
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy
Report card, Apr 2026: 2 expected, 4 needs attention
- Lift Clacton
Good (Jun 2024)
- Lift Greensward
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- Lift Maltings
Report card, Mar 2026: 4 expected, 2 needs attention
- Lift New Rickstones
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- Lift Tendring
Good (May 2024)
- Manningtree High School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
- Mark Hall Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Mar 2025)
- Mayflower High School
Report card, Dec 2025: 2 strong, 5 expected
- Moulsham High School
Improved significantly (Oct 2024)
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Report card, May 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected
- Ormiston Rivers Academy
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
- Passmores Academy
School remains Good (Feb 2024)
- Paxman Academy
Good (Feb 2024)
- Philip Morant School and College
Good (Sep 2023)
- Plume School
Good (Nov 2023)
- Roding Valley High School
Good (Sep 2022)
- Saffron Walden County High School
Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- Shenfield High School
School remains Good (Apr 2024)
- Sir Frederick Gibberd College
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Dec 2024)
- St Benedict's Catholic College
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- St Helena School
Good (Jan 2024)
- St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Good (Feb 2023)
- St Martin's School Brentwood
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Requires improvement (May 2024)
- Tabor Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 4 expected, 3 needs attention
- The Basildon Lower Academy
Report card, Jan 2026: 4 expected, 1 needs attention, 1 urgent improvement Requires significant improvement
- The Basildon Upper Academy
Good (Nov 2023)
- The Beaulieu Park School
Outstanding (Jan 2023)
- The Boswells School
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
- The Cornelius Vermuyden School
Inadequate (Oct 2023) Special measures
- The Deanes
Good (Sep 2023)
- The FitzWimarc School
Good (Oct 2022)
- The Gilberd School
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- The James Hornsby School
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention
- The King Edmund School
Good (Jan 2024)
- The King John School
Report card, Jan 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected
- The Ongar Academy
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- The Ramsey Academy, Halstead
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- The Sandon School
Requires improvement (Mar 2024)
- The Stanway School
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
- The Sweyne Park School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
- The Thomas Lord Audley School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- The Trinity School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
- Thurstable School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (May 2025)
- West Hatch High School
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- William de Ferrers School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Sep 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.