Essex has 79 secondary schools with a published Ofsted grade. At their latest inspection 8 were outstanding or exceptional and 79% good or better, against 81% of secondary schools across England. The most recent was inspected on 26 Oct 2026. Source: Ofsted inspection reports (Open Government Licence v3).
- 8 outstanding or exceptional
- 52 good, strong or expected
- 13 requires improvement or needs attention
- 3 inadequate or urgent improvement