Best Secondary Schools in Basildon

We checked all 5 secondary schools in Basildon, Essex, and list every one: 4 ranked, then 1 without a rank.

Schools checked
5
Ranked
4
Without a rank
1

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Basildon. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Basildon also has 29 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Essex. Essex also has rankings for Colchester, Chelmsford, Harlow, Brentwood, Billericay and all of Essex.

Ranked secondary schools in Basildon

  1. 1

    De La Salle School

    Local authority maintained, 761 pupils, inspected October 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.5%

  2. 2

    Woodlands School

    Academy, 1,513 pupils, inspected March 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    42.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.9%

  3. 3

    The James Hornsby School

    Academy, 1,040 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    38.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    26.2%

  4. 4

    The Basildon Upper Academy

    Academy, 847 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    28.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    20.9%

Secondary schools in Basildon without a rank