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Best Secondary Schools in East Midlands

278 secondary schools found

Key Facts

  • There are 278 secondary schools in East Midlands, educating 295,451 pupils with a pupil-teacher ratio of 18.05.
  • In East Midlands, 82.4% of secondary schools are rated Good or Outstanding, with 24 schools achieving an Outstanding rating.
  • Secondary schools in East Midlands have a Progress 8 score of -0.03, an Attainment 8 score of 46.17, and 45.6% of pupils achieve grade 5+ in English & maths.
  • East Midlands secondary schools have 26.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals, 15.4% with English as an additional language, and a persistent absence rate of 24.8%.
Montsaye Academy logo

Montsaye Academy

Kettering, NN14 6BB

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils1,086
TH

The Herewoode Academy

Leicester, LE3 6DN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Brook Mead Academy logo

Brook Mead Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Leicester, LE3 9BN

Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils852
KA

Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Grantham, NG31 9AU

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+1.04
Attainment 869.5
Eng+Maths98%
Pupils1,202
Spalding High School logo

Spalding High School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Spalding, PE11 2PJ

State · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Girls

Progress 8+0.63
Attainment 865.1
Eng+Maths97%
Pupils948
The Market Bosworth School logo

The Market Bosworth School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Nuneaton, CV13 0JT

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.83
Attainment 857.4
Eng+Maths85%
Pupils840
The West Bridgford School logo

The West Bridgford School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Nottingham, NG2 7FA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.59
Attainment 857.4
Eng+Maths87%
Pupils1,780
Rushey Mead Academy logo

Rushey Mead Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Leicester, LE4 7AN

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.90
Attainment 854.4
Eng+Maths78%
Pupils1,779
Fernwood School logo

Fernwood School

Ofsted

Outstanding

Nottingham, NG8 2FT

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.60
Attainment 859.2
Eng+Maths89%
Pupils1,536
Landau Forte College logo

Landau Forte College

Ofsted

Outstanding

Derby, DE1 2LF

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–19

Progress 8+0.43
Attainment 854.1
Eng+Maths78%
Pupils1,247
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy logo

St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Chesterfield, S41 8AG

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.50
Attainment 856.6
Eng+Maths84%
Pupils1,358
Bourne Grammar School logo

Bourne Grammar School

Ofsted

Good

Bourne, PE10 9JE

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.68
Attainment 868.1
Eng+Maths98%
Pupils1,740
Northampton Academy logo

Northampton Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Northampton, NN3 8NH

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.87
Attainment 852.2
Eng+Maths76%
Pupils1,719
The King's School, Grantham logo

The King's School, Grantham

Ofsted

Good

Grantham, NG31 6RP

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Boys

Progress 8+1.10
Attainment 870.7
Eng+Maths98%
Pupils1,216
Catmose College logo

Catmose College

Ofsted

Outstanding

Oakham, LE15 6RP

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.50
Attainment 852.4
Eng+Maths76%
Pupils1,121
Nottingham Girls' Academy logo

Nottingham Girls' Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Nottingham, NG8 3LD

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–19 · Girls

Progress 8+0.22
Attainment 848.7
Eng+Maths73%
Pupils909
Bluecoat Trent Academy logo

Bluecoat Trent Academy

Ofsted

Good

Nottingham, NG5 1AJ

Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8–
Attainment 8–
Eng+Maths–
Pupils895
HG

Heanor Gate Spencer Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Heanor, DE75 7RA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.14
Attainment 848.8
Eng+Maths63%
Pupils1,423
Caistor Grammar School logo

Caistor Grammar School

Ofsted

Good

Market Rasen, LN7 6QJ

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.68
Attainment 871.1
Eng+Maths100%
Pupils669
Castle Mead Academy logo

Castle Mead Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Leicester, LE3 5QT

Secondary · Ages 11–16

Progress 8+0.14
Attainment 847.0
Eng+Maths70%
Pupils1,240
King Edward VI Grammar School logo

King Edward VI Grammar School

Ofsted

Good

Louth, LN11 9LL

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.33
Attainment 861.8
Eng+Maths95%
Pupils889
Spalding Grammar School logo

Spalding Grammar School

Ofsted

Good

Spalding, PE11 2XH

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Boys

Progress 8+0.30
Attainment 859.8
Eng+Maths94%
Pupils995
BW

Brooke Weston Academy

Ofsted

Good

Great Oakley, NN18 8LA

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.54
Attainment 852.8
Eng+Maths81%
Pupils1,179
Redhill Academy logo

Redhill Academy

Ofsted

Outstanding

Nottingham, NG5 8GX

Academy · Secondary · Ages 11–18

Progress 8+0.17
Attainment 850.0
Eng+Maths68%
Pupils1,577

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 291 secondary schools in East Midlands, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.

Area Benchmarks

MetricEast MidlandsEngland
School QualityGood or Outstanding (Ofsted)82%90%
Secondary ResultsProgress 8-0.03+0.00
Attainment 846.246.1
AttendancePersistent Absence25%20%
ResourcesPupil-Teacher Ratio18.1:118.1:1
Spending per Pupil£7,689£7,460

About This Data

  • •School information is sourced from Get Information About Schools (GIAS), the official UK government register maintained by the Department for Education.
  • •Inspection ratings are from Ofsted (state schools) and ISI (independent schools).
  • •Performance data includes Key Stage 2, GCSE, and A-Level results from the Department for Education.
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