Best Secondary Schools in Bath

We checked all 12 secondary schools in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, and list every one: 6 ranked, then 6 without a rank.

Schools checked
12
Ranked
6
Without a rank
6

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 Bath. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bath also has 37 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bath and North East Somerset.

Ranked secondary schools in Bath

  1. 1

    Beechen Cliff School

    Academy, 1,232 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    55.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    64.6%

  2. 2

    Hayesfield Girls School

    Academy, 1,497 pupils, inspected March 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    57.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    60%

  3. 3

    Ralph Allen School

    Academy, 1,398 pupils, inspected February 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    63%

  4. 4

    Oldfield School

    Academy, 1,287 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    47.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.9%

  5. 5

    St Mark's CofE School

    Academy, 259 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    44.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.2%

  6. 6

    Saint Gregory's Catholic College

    Local authority maintained, 987 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43%

Secondary schools in Bath without a rank

  • Bath Academy

    Independent, 114 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    6.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    12.2%

  • King Edward's School

    Independent, 1,151 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    23.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Kingswood School

    Independent, 886 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    26.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Monkton Combe School

    Independent, 627 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    29.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Prior Park College

    Independent, 526 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    40.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%

  • Royal High School GDST

    Independent, 484 pupils

    No Ofsted inspection
    Attainment 8
    17.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    0%