1
Bournemouth School for Girls
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH8 9UJ
1
17 Jun 2024
Top 10 Secondary schools in South West
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the region of South West. 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
305
Outstanding
25
Good
216
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 9% · G: 77% · RI: 12% · I: 1%
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Bournemouth School
Bournemouth • Dorset • BH8 9PY
1
2 May 2024
3
Malmesbury School
Malmesbury • Wiltshire • SN16 0DF
1
2 May 2024
4
Pate's Grammar School
Cheltenham • Gloucestershire • GL51 0HG
1
28 Apr 2024
5
The Crypt School
Gloucester • Gloucestershire • GL2 5AE
1
23 Apr 2024
6
The High School Leckhampton
Cheltenham • GL51 3FS
1
17 Apr 2024
7
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
Bournemouth • BH7 6NZ
1
23 Jan 2024
8
Stroud High School
Stroud • Gloucestershire • GL5 4HF
1
17 Dec 2023
9
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Torquay • Devon • TQ2 7DY
1
17 Dec 2023
10
The Castle School
Taunton • Somerset • TA1 5AU
1
23 Nov 2023
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
- Colyton Grammar School 1 • Jan 2023
- Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School 1 • Jan 2023
- Glenmoor Academy 1 • Jul 2019
- Winton Academy 1 • Jan 2019
- Parkstone Grammar School 1 • Nov 2017
- The Roseland Academy 1 • Nov 2017
- Chipping Campden School 1 • May 2017
- St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 1 • Aug 2015
- The Cotswold Academy 1 • Apr 2015
- The Thomas Hardye School 1 • Apr 2015