
2026 Best Secondary Schools in London Area
Explore 686 secondary schools in London. The current top-ranked secondary schools are St Paul's Girls' School, North London Collegiate School, and The Godolphin and Latymer School. Compare local rankings, GCSE results, FMS Inspection Score, and neighbourhood options in one place.
All schools in LondonKey Performance Metrics for London
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
London61%
vs
England56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
London47.6
vs
England39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
London47%
vs
England41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
London4.3
vs
England4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
London8.0/10
vs
England7.4/10
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
London
61%vsEngland
56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
London
47.6vsEngland
39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
London
47%vsEngland
41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
London
4.3vsEngland
4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
London
8.0/10vsEngland
7.4/10
Top schools in London
Showing 1-20 of 686 schools
- St Paul's Girls' School
Brook Green
- North London Collegiate School
Canons Park
- The Godolphin and Latymer School
Hammersmith
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
New Barnet
- Wilson's School
Wallington
- Hampton School
Hampton
- Highgate School
Highgate
- City of London School
City of London
- City of London School for Girls
Barbican
- The Tiffin Girls' School
Kingston Vale
- King's College School
Wimbledon Common
- Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep
Hammersmith
- St Paul's School
Barnes
- Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST
Ealing
- South Hampstead High School GDST
Belsize Park
- Putney High School GDST
Putney
- University College School
Hampstead
- Emanuel School
Battersea
- Lady Eleanor Holles School
Hampton
- Westminster School
Westminster
All 686 secondary schools in London
Barking and Dagenham (14)
- #179Goresbrook School
- #218All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
- #239Jo Richardson Community School
- #245Riverside School
- #273The Sydney Russell School
- #276Robert Clack School
- #284Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
- #305The Warren School
- #319Al Madina School for Girls
- #336Greatfields School
- #438Dagenham Park CofE School
- #459Eastbury Community School
- #497Eastbrook School
- Brook Sixth Form and Academy
Barnet (43)
- #4Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet
- #26The Henrietta Barnett School
- #37St Michael's Catholic Grammar School
- #62Mill Hill Schools
- #66Tiferes High School
- #99North London Grammar School
- #118The King Alfred School
- #121Hasmonean High School for Girls
- #132Wren Academy Finchley
- #144JCoSS
- #163Ashmole Academy
- #173The Archer Academy
- #180The Totteridge Academy
- #183Ark Pioneer Academy
- #187Finchley Catholic High School
- #198Mill Hill County High School
- #203Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School
- #206East Barnet School
- #212The Compton School
- #226Hasmonean High School for Boys
- #254Wentworth College
- #275Beth Jacob Grammar School for Girls
- #289Christ's College Finchley
- #295Shiras Devorah High School
- #326Menorah Grammar School
- #335London Academy
- #338Beis Medrash Elyon
- #382St James' Catholic High School
- #387Bishop Douglass School Finchley
- #398Pardes House Grammar School
- #421St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
- #425Mount House School
- #439Friern Barnet School
- #441Hendon School
- #471Clarion
- #472St Mary's and St John's CofE School
- #495Copthall School
- #554Saracens High School
- #588Susi Earnshaw Theatre School
- Dwight School London
- Lubavitch Yeshiva Ketanah of London
- Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlomo
- The London Mechina
Bexley (16)
- #55Bexley Grammar School
- #56Townley Grammar School
- #68Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School
- #86Beths Grammar School
- #341St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
- #360Harris Garrard Academy
- #384St Catherine's Catholic School
- #505Leigh Academy Bexley
- #509Blackfen School for Girls
- #511Harris Academy Falconwood
- #528Lift Bexleyheath
- #531Cleeve Park School
- #540Haberdashers' Crayford Academy
- #613Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere
- #614Welling School
- Hurstmere School
Brent (23)
- #31Michaela Community School
- #87Islamia School for Girls'
- #120Wembley High Technology College
- #124Menorah High School for Girls
- #135St Gregory's Catholic Science College
- #137Brondesbury College London
- #157JFS
- #190Claremont High School
- #278Al-Zahra School
- #296Al-Sadiq School
- #306Ark Elvin Academy
- #309Ark Academy
- #318Alperton Community School
- #378Queens Park Community School
- #440Kingsbury High School
- #448Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls
- #488Preston Manor School
- #539Newman Catholic College
- #556Harris Lowe Academy Willesden
- #591E-ACT Crest Academy
- Lycee International de Londres
- North Brent School
- The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Bromley (24)
- #21St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School
- #22Newstead Wood School
- #23Eltham College
- #52Bromley High School GDST
- #151Harris Girls Academy Bromley
- #238Farringtons School
- #243Hayes School
- #252Langley Park School for Girls
- #253Babington House School
- #266Harris Academy Beckenham
- #304Bullers Wood School
- #331Langley Park School for Boys
- #407Orion Eden Park
- #415Chislehurst School for Girls
- #418Orion Coopers
- #447Darrick Wood School
- #491Harris Academy Orpington
- #520Orion Ravensbourne
- #535Charles Darwin School
- #545Bullers Wood School for Boys
- #580Ravens Wood School
- #611Bishop Justus CofE School
- #616Kemnal Technology College
- Darul Uloom London School
Camden (18)
- #15South Hampstead High School GDST
- #17University College School
- #90Alleyns Hampstead Senior School
- #141Parliament Hill School
- #142The Camden School for Girls
- #154St Margaret's School
- #348Acland Burghley School
- #377La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School
- #397Hampstead Fine Arts College
- #411The UCL Academy
- #450William Ellis School
- #492Regent High School
- #510Hampstead School
- #594Haverstock School
- #607Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ
- College Francais Bilingue De Londres
- Jeannine Manuel School
- Maria Montessori School
City of London (3)
Croydon (32)
- #35Trinity School
- #38Whitgift School
- #42Croydon High School
- #70Royal Russell School
- #143Fidelis College
- #210BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
- #250Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
- #285Riddlesdown Collegiate
- #298Harris Invictus Academy Croydon
- #307Coloma Convent Girls' School
- #320Al-Khair School
- #405Harris Academy South Norwood
- #424Coombe Wood School
- #465Harris Academy Purley
- #468Norbury High School for Girls
- #474Ark Blake Academy
- #479Al-Khair Secondary Girls
- #506Woodcote High School
- #538The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
- #541Orchard Park High School
- #543Shirley High School Performing Arts College
- #552St Joseph's College
- #562Meridian High School
- #566Oasis Academy Coulsdon
- #578Oasis Academy Shirley Park
- #592Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School
- #595Thomas More Catholic School
- #596Harris Academy Beulah Hill
- #597Oasis Academy Arena
- #603The Quest Academy
- #605St Mary's Catholic High School
- The New School
Ealing (24)
- #14Notting Hill & Ealing High School GDST
- #64St Benedict's School
- #65St Augustine's Priory
- #79Twyford Church of England High School
- #109William Perkin Church of England High School
- #113Ealing Fields Church of England High School
- #119Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
- #153Elthorne Park High School
- #175The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
- #186The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
- #205Drayton Manor High School
- #280Villiers High School
- #310Dormers Wells High School
- #321Featherstone High School
- #364Greenford High School
- #372Ayesha Siddiqa Girls School
- #434Alec Reed Academy
- #480Ealing Independent College
- #501Brentside High School
- #548Islip Manor High School
- #564Ark Acton Academy
- Ark Soane Academy
- New Level Academy
- The Japanese School
Enfield (25)
- #43The Latymer School
- #75St John's Preparatory and Senior School
- #114Palmers Green High School
- #220Highlands School
- #224St Ignatius College
- #230St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls
- #269Wren Academy Enfield
- #379Southgate School
- #392Enfield County School for Girls
- #414Enfield Grammar School
- #451Ark John Keats Academy
- #460Oasis Academy Hadley
- #508Lift Aylward
- #515Winchmore School
- #518Heron Hall Academy
- #526Edmonton County School
- #529Bishop Stopford's School
- #536The Lea Valley Academy
- #547Laurel Park School
- #567Chace Community School
- #572Oasis Academy Enfield
- #586AIM Academy North London
- #610Kingsmead School
- Alternative Centre of Education
- Freshsteps Independent school
Greenwich (22)
- #51Blackheath High School GDST
- #61Colfe's School
- #73Ark Greenwich Free School
- #193St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive School
- #219Leigh Academy Blackheath
- #270Harris Academy Greenwich
- #271St Ursula's Convent School
- #311Leigh Academy Halley
- #349Eltham Hill School
- #383Leigh Stationers' Academy
- #403Woolwich Polytechnic School
- #404Thomas Tallis School
- #413Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls
- #466The John Roan School
- #483Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School
- #537Royal Greenwich Trust School
- #609St Paul's Academy
- #612Plumstead Manor School
- Greenwich Waldorf School
- Pulse and Water College
- StreetVibes Media Academy
- Thrive Independent School
Hackney (26)
- #111Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
- #125Mossbourne Community Academy
- #126Clapton Girls' Academy
- #158Bnos Zion of Bobov
- #159Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
- #166Beis Rochel d'Satmar Girls' School
- #181Beis Malka Girls' School
- #188City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
- #194Beis Trana Girls' School
- #209Vishnitz Girls School
- #279Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School
- #291The Bridge Academy
- #350Haggerston School
- #363The City Academy, Hackney
- #376Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
- #394Yesodey Hatorah School
- #400Waterside Academy
- #430Tayyibah Girls' School
- #469Tawhid Boys School
- #482Lubavitch House School (Senior Girls)
- #486Skinners' Academy
- #500Cardinal Pole Catholic School
- #570The Urswick School
- #571All Saints Catholic High School
- #585The Excelsior Academy
- Bnois Jerusalem Girls School
Hammersmith and Fulham (17)
- #1St Paul's Girls' School
- #3The Godolphin and Latymer School
- #12Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep
- #77St James Senior Girls' School
- #81Lady Margaret School
- #85West London Free School
- #105Sacred Heart High School
- #133The London Oratory School
- #147The Hurlingham Academy
- #195London Vocational Ballet School
- #196Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
- #197The Fulham Boys School
- #265Phoenix Academy
- #337Hammersmith Academy
- #463Fulham Cross Academy
- #467Ark Burlington Danes Academy
- Wetherby Pembridge
Haringey (17)
- #7Highgate School
- #36Channing School
- #100Alexandra Park School
- #237Highgate Wood Secondary School
- #241Harris Academy Tottenham
- #246St Thomas More Catholic School
- #249Fortismere School
- #301Footsteps Trust
- #333Gladesmore Community School
- #380Hornsey School for Girls
- #445Mulberry Academy Woodside
- #484Park View School
- #496Greig City Academy
- #514Heartlands High School
- #542Duke's Aldridge Academy
- Greek Secondary School of London
- Unique Children's School
Harrow (16)
- #2North London Collegiate School
- #39Harrow School
- #78The John Lyon School
- #104Avanti House School
- #146Nower Hill High School
- #161The Sacred Heart Language College
- #171Pinner High School
- #177Bentley Wood High School
- #247Whitmore High School
- #344Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
- #444Harrow High School
- #446Park High School
- #504Whitefriars School
- #544Canons High School
- #558Rooks Heath School
- #573Hatch End High School
Havering (21)
- #148Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
- #260Bep Academy
- #261The Coopers' Company and Coborn School
- #268Hall Mead School
- #299Redden Court School
- #328The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
- #381Hornchurch High School
- #408The Campion School
- #412The Royal Liberty School
- #423Harris Academy Rainham
- #503St Edward's Church of England Academy
- #507Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College
- #524Emerson Park Academy
- #532The Brittons Academy
- #546Bower Park Academy
- #555Drapers' Academy
- #568Sanders Draper
- #575Gaynes School
- #577Marshalls Park Academy
- Immanuel School
- Koru Independent AP Academy
Hillingdon (26)
- #58St Helen's School
- #63Northwood College for Girls GDST
- #178Bishopshalt School
- #200Vyners School
- #202Northwood School
- #234Queensmead School
- #240Ruislip High School
- #262Barnhill Community High School
- #288Swakeleys School for Girls
- #351Bishop Ramsey Church of England School
- #361Lady Nafisa School
- #386The Douay Martyrs Catholic School
- #454Guru Nanak Sikh Academy
- #461Haydon School
- #499Uxbridge High School
- #523Rosedale College
- #569Harlington School
- #583Oak Wood School
- #598Hewens College
- #601Harefield School
- #602Park Academy West London
- ACS Hillingdon International School
- De Salis Studio College
- Global Academy
- Parkside Studio College
- UTC Heathrow
Hounslow (27)
- #80Kew House
- #106Gunnersbury Catholic School
- #107Nishkam School West London
- #110St Mark's Catholic School
- #134Reach Academy Feltham
- #136ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form
- #222The Green School for Girls
- #231Rivers Academy West London
- #257Lampton Academy
- #308Gumley House RC Convent School, FCJ
- #315The Heathland School
- #317Chiswick School
- #358Heston Community School
- #366Cranford Community College
- #370Brentford School for Girls
- #427The Green School for Boys
- #493Bolder Academy
- #517Lift Kingsley
- #527Isleworth and Syon School for Boys
- #593Springwest Academy
- Eden Park Academy
- International School of London
- Logic Studio School
- Reach Academy Hanworth Park
- Space Studio West London
- Tarbiyyah Secondary School for Boys
- The St Michael Steiner School
Islington (11)
- #71North Bridge House Senior Canonbury School
- #138St Mary Magdalene Academy
- #145Highbury Fields School
- #215Central Foundation Boys' School
- #227St Aloysius' College
- #244Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
- #259City of London Academy Islington
- #487City of London Academy Highbury Grove
- #498City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
- #533Lift Beacon High
- #550Arts and Media School Islington
Kensington and Chelsea (15)
- #69Mander Portman Woodward School
- #82Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
- #89Queen's Gate School
- #93The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
- #122Ashbourne College
- #139Holland Park School
- #165Knightsbridge School
- #211Kensington Aldridge Academy
- #213All Saints Catholic College
- #225Collingham
- #303Chelsea Academy
- #436St. Thomas More Language College
- #600More House School
- Arden House
- Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch
Kingston upon Thames (15)
- #10The Tiffin Girls' School
- #29Surbiton High School
- #40Kingston Grammar School
- #45Tiffin School
- #103The Kingston Academy
- #167Tolworth Girls' School and Sixth Form
- #208Richard Challoner School
- #263Coombe Girls' School
- #292The Holy Cross School
- #330The Hollyfield School
- #359Coombe Boys' School
- #409Southborough High School
- #561Chessington School
- Marymount International School
- Tennis Avenue School
Lambeth (18)
- #44Streatham & Clapham High School GDST
- #169Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
- #232Oasis Academy South Bank
- #281Lilian Baylis Technology School
- #283La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
- #347The Norwood School
- #371Woodmansterne School
- #396Dunraven School
- #420The Elms Academy
- #422Saint Gabriel's College
- #494Harris Academy Clapham
- #522The Elmgreen School
- #553Platanos College
- #559Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
- #565Trinity Academy
- #604City Heights E-ACT Academy
- DLD College
- London Nautical, City of London Academy
Lewisham (19)
- #48St Dunstan's College
- #60Sydenham High School, GDST
- #92Prendergast School
- #264Bonus Pastor Catholic College
- #323Sydenham School
- #343Forest Hill School
- #357St Matthew Academy
- #362Prendergast Ladywell School
- #365Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
- #385Haberdashers' Hatcham College
- #419Deptford Green School
- #502Prendergast Vale School
- #513Sedgehill Academy
- #530Addey and Stanhope School
- #551Haberdashers' Knights Academy
- Conisborough College
- Education-My Life Matters
- Marathon Science School
- Urban Mission School
Merton (16)
- #11King's College School
- #28Wimbledon High School GDST
- #128Rutlish School
- #162Ursuline High School Wimbledon
- #174Harris Academy Wimbledon
- #216Harris Academy Merton
- #223Hall School Wimbledon
- #255Ricards Lodge High School
- #272Jus'T'Learn
- #286Harris Academy Morden
- #312Wimbledon College
- #368St Mark's Church of England Academy
- #442Raynes Park High School
- Liberty Woodland School
- Norwegian School in London
- RISE Education
Newham (24)
- #101Brampton Manor Academy
- #117Azhar Academy Girls School
- #149Forest Gate Community School
- #192Sarah Bonnell School
- #201Harris Science Academy East London
- #214St Angela's Ursuline School
- #248Plashet, City of London Academy
- #258Harris Academy Chobham
- #277Kingsford Community School
- #282St Bonaventure's RC School
- #314Cumberland Community School
- #332Langdon Academy
- #334Rokeby School
- #345Stratford School Academy
- #431Bobby Moore Academy
- #432Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School
- #435Oasis School 21
- #449Little Ilford School
- #516Lister Community School
- #525Eastlea Community School
- #574Oasis Academy Silvertown
- #599Royal Docks Academy
- Hafs Academy
- London Design and Engineering UTC
Redbridge (22)
- #24Bancroft's School
- #67Ilford County High School
- #160Valentines High School
- #176Ark Isaac Newton Academy
- #182Seven Kings School
- #217Loxford School
- #242Woodbridge High School
- #313Atam Academy
- #316Oaks Park High School
- #329The Ursuline Academy Ilford
- #342Trinity Catholic High School
- #346Wanstead High School
- #375Chadwell Heath Academy
- #402Beal High School
- #437Mayfield School
- #458Read Academy Education
- #481Caterham High School
- #584Forest Academy
- #587The Palmer Catholic Academy
- #617King Solomon High School
- Apex Secondary School for Boys
- Apex Secondary School for Girls
Richmond upon Thames (21)
- #6Hampton School
- #13St Paul's School
- #19Lady Eleanor Holles School
- #54The Harrodian School
- #59Kneller Hall School
- #72St Catherine's School
- #83Waldegrave School
- #94Thomas's College
- #95Grey Court School
- #96Hampton Court House
- #102Orleans Park School
- #130St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School
- #155Christ's Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School
- #164Teddington School
- #228Lift Richmond Park
- #229Turing House School
- #393The Richmond upon Thames School
- #395Twickenham School
- #512Hampton High
- The German School
- The Swedish School
Southwark (25)
- #25Dulwich College
- #27James Allen's Girls' School
- #34Alleyn's School
- #98The Charter School North Dulwich
- #115The St Thomas the Apostle College
- #150Kingsdale Foundation School
- #168Sacred Heart Catholic School
- #184Harris Academy Bermondsey
- #185Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich
- #191St Michael's Catholic College
- #221Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich
- #274City of London Academy (Southwark)
- #290The Charter School East Dulwich
- #339Ark Globe Academy
- #340Bacon's College
- #353St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
- #367Harris Academy Peckham
- #433Haberdashers' Borough Academy
- #456Ark All Saints Academy
- #576Ark Walworth Academy
- #581The Charter School Bermondsey
- #590South Bank University Academy
- #608Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School
- Arco Academy
- Dulwich Prep & Senior
Sutton (15)
- #5Wilson's School
- #30Wallington High School for Girls
- #47Wallington County Grammar School
- #50Sutton Grammar School
- #57Sutton High School GDST
- #140Glenthorne High School
- #156Greenshaw High School
- #170Harris Academy Sutton
- #302St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
- #327The John Fisher School
- #356Cheam High School
- #391Carshalton High School for Girls
- #490Carshalton Boys Sports College
- #534Oaks Park High School
- #589Overton Grange School
Tower Hamlets (25)
- #172Swanlea School
- #199Mulberry School for Girls
- #235Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School
- #287Oaklands School
- #293St Paul's Way Trust School
- #294Central Foundation Girls' School
- #300Jamiatul Ummah School
- #355Wapping High School
- #373London East Academy
- #389Mulberry Academy Shoreditch
- #399Langdon Park Community School
- #401Madani Secondary Girls' School
- #426Morpeth School
- #428London Islamic School
- #455Canary Wharf Secondary
- #457Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
- #470Bishop Challoner Catholic School
- #473Darul Hadis Latifiah
- #475Mazahirul Uloom London School
- #489George Green's School
- #549Bow School
- #563London Enterprise Academy
- Mulberry Academy London Dock
- Mulberry UTC
- OMG Education
Waltham Forest (22)
- #41Woodford County High School
- #49Forest School
- #112Eden Girls' School, Waltham Forest
- #127Walthamstow School for Girls
- #204Normanhurst School
- #322Big Creative Independent School
- #369Walthamstow Academy
- #388Leytonstone School
- #410Frederick Bremer School
- #416Norlington School and 6th Form
- #417Heathcote School & Science College
- #429Highams Park School
- #443George Mitchell School
- #452Connaught School for Girls
- #462Kelmscott School
- #464Chingford Foundation School
- #477Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School
- #485Willowfield School
- #557Holy Family Catholic School
- #582Buxton School
- #606Lammas School
- #615South Chingford Foundation School
Wandsworth (18)
- #16Putney High School GDST
- #18Emanuel School
- #32Ibstock Place School
- #88Ashcroft Technology Academy
- #97Graveney School
- #116Thames Christian School
- #131Ark Bolingbroke Academy
- #236Chestnut Grove Academy
- #267Harris Academy Battersea
- #297London Park School Clapham
- #352Saint Cecilia's Church of England School
- #374Southfields Academy
- #390Burntwood School
- #476Al Risalah Secondary School
- #478Al Risalah Boys' School
- #519Saint John Bosco College
- #521Ark Putney Academy
- #560Ernest Bevin Academy
Westminster (26)
- #20Westminster School
- #33Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
- #46Francis Holland School, Regent's Park
- #53Queen's College, London
- #74The Royal Ballet School
- #76Wetherby Senior School
- #84The Grey Coat Hospital
- #108Paddington Academy
- #123Kensington Park School
- #129The St Marylebone CofE School
- #152Bales College
- #189St George's Catholic School
- #207London Park School Mayfair and London Park School Sixth
- #233Pimlico Academy
- #251Ark King Solomon Academy
- #256Maida Vale School
- #324Westminster City School
- #325Harris Academy St John's Wood
- #354Sylvia Young Theatre School
- #406Westminster Academy
- #453St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School
- #579Marylebone Academy
- Halcyon London International School
- ICS London
- Southbank International School Westminster
- The American School in London
