Best Secondary schools in Brighton and Hove

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 0 Good: 7 Requires improvement: 2 Inadequate: 0

Earliest inspection

1 Mar 2013

Latest inspection

11 Nov 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

1.

Dorothy Stringer School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • BN1 6PZ

Last inspected on 20 Nov 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
2.

Varndean School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • BN1 6NP

Last inspected on 15 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
3.

King's School
Secondary • Free schools • Hove • BN3 8BN

Last inspected on 25 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
4.

Patcham High School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • BN1 8PB

Last inspected on 6 Dec 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
5.

Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Brighton • BN41 2WS

Last inspected on 9 Dec 2016 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
6.

Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary • Community school • Hove • BN3 7BN

Last inspected on 4 Mar 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
7.

Blatchington Mill School
Secondary • Community school • Hove • BN3 7BW

Last inspected on 1 Mar 2013 – graded Good by Ofsted.

Good
8.

Longhill High School
Secondary • Community school • Brighton • BN2 7FR

Last inspected on 13 May 2024 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

Requires improvement
9.

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Brighton • BN1 9PW

Last inspected on 16 May 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

Requires improvement
10.

Cardinal Newman Catholic School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Hove • BN3 6ND

Last inspected on 11 Nov 2024 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

Not judged