In recent weeks councils in Essex sent out secondary school offers to parents and carers across the region for the start of the next school year.

Since finding out if your chosen school was confirmed for your child, you might be wondering what the latest Ofsted report rated it.

We have put together a list of secondary schools in Southend, Leigh and Westcliff according to their Ofsted rating from outstanding, good, requires improvement and inadequate.

Outstanding

  • Southend High School for Boys – last report January 2015
  • Southend High School for Girls – last report February 2012
  • St Christopher School – last report October 2022
  • The Eastwood Academy – last report November 2020
  • Westcliff High School for Girls – last report 2012, now an academy
  • Westcliff High School for Boys - last report 2012, now an academy

Good

  • Estuary High School – last report October 2022
  • Belfairs Academy – last report December 2016
  • St Bernard’s High School – last report January 2021
  • Chase High School – last report March 2022
  • St Thomas More High School – last report January 2021
  • St Nicholas School
  • Lancaster School
  • Kingsdown School

Requires improvement

  • Sutton House Academy  - last report November 2021

Inadequate

*Cecil Jones Academy has not been rated since it converted to an academy. It was last rated inadequate in 2017.

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills.

They inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

They also inspect and regulate services that care for children and young people.

In recent weeks Ofsted has come under scrutiny for its inspections.

An Ofsted spokesman has said: “Our inspections are first and foremost for children and their parents, looking in depth at the quality of education, behaviour, and how well and safely schools are run.

“We always want inspections to be constructive and collaborative and in the vast majority of cases school leaders agree that they are.”

You can also visit the Ofsted website to find out more about the services they provide in education.