Secondary schools in Essex

• 605open schools
• 459primary
• 81secondary
• 47independent
• 232,979pupils

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• Tabor Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 989 pupils

  Panfield Lane, Braintree, CM7 5XP

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• The Basildon Lower Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 14 · 892 pupils

  Timberlog Close, Timberlog Lane, Basildon, SS14 1UX

  Ofsted report card, 27 Jan 2026

• The Basildon Upper Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 14 to 19 · 847 pupils

  Wickford Avenue, Pitsea, Basildon, SS13 3HL

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2023: Good

• The Boswells School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,423 pupils

  Burnham Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6LY

  Ofsted 22 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Cornelius Vermuyden School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16

  Dinant Avenue, Canvey Island, SS8 9QS

  Ofsted 31 Oct 2023: Inadequate (predecessor school)

• The Deanes

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 588 pupils

  Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 2TD

  Ofsted 26 Sep 2023: Good

• The FitzWimarc School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 1,770 pupils

  Hockley Road, Rayleigh, SS6 8EB

  Ofsted 5 Oct 2022: Good

• The Gilberd School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,588 pupils

  Brinkley Lane, Colchester, CO4 9PU

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The James Hornsby School

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 1,040 pupils

  Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon, SS15 5NX

  Ofsted report card, 3 Feb 2026

• The King Edmund School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 1,318 pupils

  Vaughan Close, Rochford, SS4 1TL

  Ofsted 23 Jan 2024: Good

• The King John School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 2,098 pupils

  Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet, SS7 1RQ

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• The Ongar Academy

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 18 · 467 pupils

  Fyfield Road, Ongar, CM5 0AN

  Ofsted 1 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Ramsey Academy, Halstead

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 702 pupils

  Colne Road, Halstead, CO9 2HR

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Sandon School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,218 pupils

  Molrams Lane, Sandon, Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2024: Requires improvement

• The Stanway School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,396 pupils

  Winstree Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0QA

  Ofsted 7 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Sweyne Park School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 1,429 pupils

  Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, Rayleigh, SS6 9BZ

  Ofsted 13 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• The Thomas Lord Audley School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 940 pupils

  Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick, Colchester, CO2 8NJ

  Ofsted 26 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• The Trinity School

  Secondary · Free schools · ages 11 to 16 · 780 pupils

  Carris Close, Colchester, CO4 6ED

  Ofsted 7 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Thurstable School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 932 pupils

  Maypole Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0EW

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• West Hatch High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,573 pupils

  High Road, Chigwell, IG7 5BT

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• William de Ferrers School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,237 pupils

  Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5JU

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

Towns in Essex

• Basildon (35)
• Benfleet (17)
• Billericay (13)
• Braintree (23)
• Brentwood (29)
• Buckhurst Hill (3)
• Burnham-on-Crouch (3)
• Canvey Island (13)
• Chelmsford (80)
• Chigwell (9)
• Clacton-on-Sea (21)
• Colchester (102)
• Dunmow (8)
• Epping (8)
• Essex (6)
• Frinton-on-Sea (4)
• Halstead (16)
• Harlow (41)
• Harwich (8)
• Hockley (4)
• Ingatestone (6)
• Loughton (14)
• Maldon (13)
• Manningtree (5)
• Ongar (6)
• Rayleigh (10)
• Rochford (10)
• Saffron Walden (16)
• Southminster (3)
• Waltham Abbey (6)
• Wickford (14)
• Witham (15)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.