1
St Peter's Catholic School
Guildford • Surrey • GU1 2TN
1
26 Jun 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in Surrey
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Surrey. 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 secondary schools
96
Outstanding
23
Good
58
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 26% · G: 67% · RI: 6% · I: 1%
2
St Mark's Church of England Academy
Mitcham • Surrey • CR4 1SF
1
25 Jun 2024
3
Tomlinscote School
Camberley • Surrey • GU16 8PY
1
11 Jan 2024
4
Hinchley Wood School
Esher • Surrey • KT10 0AQ
1
19 Nov 2023
5
Glyn School
Epsom • Surrey • KT17 1NB
1
22 Oct 2023
6
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley • Surrey • CR8 1EX
1
17 May 2023
7
Richard Challoner School
New Malden • Surrey • KT3 5PE
1
16 Jan 2023
8
Wilson's School
Wallington • Surrey • SM6 9JW
1
7 Dec 2022
9
Harris Academy Merton
Mitcham • Surrey • CR4 1BP
1
16 Oct 2022
10
The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston upon Thames • Surrey • KT2 5PL
1
22 Nov 2021
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 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Harris Academy Morden 1 • Sep 2018
- Hoe Valley School 1 • Jul 2018
- The Kingston Academy 1 • Jul 2018
- Grey Court School 1 • Feb 2018
- St Paul's Catholic College 1 • Dec 2017
- Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form 1 • Nov 2017
- Rosebery School 1 • Jun 2017
- Wallington County Grammar School 1 • Mar 2017
- Guildford County School 1 • Feb 2017
- St Bede's School 1 • Feb 2017