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Parmiter's School
Watford • Hertfordshire • WD25 0UU
1
11 Sep 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in East of England
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary 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 secondary schools
358
Outstanding
51
Good
228
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 16% · G: 69% · RI: 13% · I: 2%
2
Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea • Essex • SS2 4UZ
1
9 Sep 2024
3
The Broxbourne School
Broxbourne • Hertfordshire • EN10 7FU
1
9 Sep 2024
4
Soham Village College
Ely • Cambridgeshire • CB7 5AA
1
14 Jul 2024
5
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea • Essex • SS0 0RG
1
10 Jul 2024
6
St Bede's Inter-Church School
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB1 3TD
1
1 Jul 2024
7
Swavesey Village College
Cambridge • Cambridgeshire • CB24 4RS
1
20 Jun 2024
8
Jane Austen College
Norwich • Norfolk • NR3 1DD
1
16 Jun 2024
9
Saffron Walden County High School
Saffron Walden • Essex • CB11 4UH
1
13 May 2024
10
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth • Hertfordshire • WD3 6EW
1
12 May 2024
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
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