Best Secondary Schools in Basingstoke

We checked all 7 secondary schools in Basingstoke, Hampshire,, and every one is ranked.

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Ranked
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Without a rank
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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 Basingstoke. Schools with the same score share a rank.

Basingstoke also has 42 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Hampshire. Hampshire also has rankings for Fareham, Waterlooville, Andover, Farnborough, Winchester and all of Hampshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Basingstoke

  1. Rank 1

    Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School

    Local authority maintained, 894 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    59.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68.4%
  2. Rank 2

    The Costello School

    Academy, 1,160 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49.6%
  3. Rank 3

    Brighton Hill Community School

    Academy, 1,284 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    44.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.1%
  4. Rank 4

    Cranbourne

    Local authority maintained, 1,088 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    42.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.9%
  5. Rank 5

    The Vyne Community School

    Local authority maintained, 740 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    43.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.5%
  6. Rank 6

    Everest Community Academy

    Academy, 740 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    34.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    22.6%
  7. Rank 7

    The Blue Coat School Basingstoke

    Academy, 837 pupils, inspected February 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    33.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    19.5%