1
The King's (The Cathedral) School
Peterborough • Cambridgeshire • PE1 2UE
1
10 Sep 2024
Top 10 All-through schools in East of England
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2023)
This Top 10 showcases all-through schools in the region of East of England. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total all-through schools
13
Outstanding
3
Good
8
Median inspection year
2023
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 27% · G: 73% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
The Beaulieu Park School
Chelmsford • CM1 6DT
1
8 Mar 2023
3
Simon Balle All-Through School
Hertford • Hertfordshire • SG13 8AJ
1
20 Jun 2018
4
King James Academy Royston
Royston • Hertfordshire • SG8 7JH
2
17 Sep 2024
5
Helena Romanes School
Great Dunmow • Essex • CM6 2AU
2
16 Nov 2023
6
Cromwell Community College
Chatteris • Cambridgeshire • PE16 6UU
2
15 Oct 2023
7
Hampton College
Peterborough • Cambridgeshire • PE7 8BF
2
20 Sep 2023
8
Northstowe Learning Community
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB24 1DJ
2
22 May 2023
9
Litcham School
King's Lynn • Norfolk • PE32 2NS
2
7 Feb 2023
10
Samuel Ryder Academy
St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL1 5AR
2
26 Sep 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 all-through schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Priory Academy 2 • Sep 2017
- Thomas Deacon Academy Not judged • Dec 2024