StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
2657 pupilsAges 11-18
Quality of education: Outstanding
Page updated 10 Oct 2026
Best Secondary Schools in the South East (2026)
Schools across South East England — Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Sussex and more — ranked by inspection grade.
526 schools across 19 areas — showing only the top 75 by inspection grade. Every other school still has a full profile: find it via search, its area guide below, or the league tables.
Generated from our verified dataset of official inspection and admissions data · Reviewed April 2026 · How we write
The top 75 by Ofsted inspection grade
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StateSecondaryChurch of England/Roman Catholic
Ofsted Outstanding
1918 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryChurch of England
Ofsted Outstanding
1913 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
1884 pupilsAges 11-18
SEN Unit
Quality of education: Outstanding
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StateSecondaryChurch of England
Ofsted Outstanding
1600 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1555 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
1553 pupilsAges 11-18
Quality of education: Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
1541 pupilsAges 11-18
SEN Unit
Quality of education: Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
1512 pupilsAges 11-18
SEN Unit
Quality of education: Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1398 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1384 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
Ofsted Outstanding
1360 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1353 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryChurch of England
Ofsted Outstanding
1334 pupilsAges 11-16
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1281 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1254 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
1226 pupilsAges 11-18
SEN Unit
Quality of education: Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1222 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
Ofsted Outstanding
1189 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman CatholicSelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1178 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
Ofsted Outstanding
1160 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
1144 pupilsAges 11-18
Quality of education: Outstanding
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StateSecondaryChurch of England
1138 pupilsAges 11-18
Quality of education: Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Outstanding
1123 pupilsAges 11-18
Outstanding
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StateSecondary
Ofsted Outstanding
1056 pupilsAges 11-19
Outstanding
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StateSecondaryRoman Catholic
Ofsted Outstanding
1031 pupilsAges 11-16
Outstanding
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StateSecondarySelective
Ofsted Exceptional
1257 pupilsAges 11-18
Exceptional· our summary
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