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Best Secondary schools in North West

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 20 Good: 0 Requires improvement: 0 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
30 Oct 2022
Latest inspection
3 Jul 2024

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

  • 1.
    Penwortham Girls' High School
    Secondary • Community school • Preston • PR1 0SR

    Last inspected on 3 Jul 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    Pleckgate High School
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Blackburn • BB1 8QA

    Last inspected on 2 Jul 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    Keswick School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Keswick • CA12 5QB

    Last inspected on 9 Jun 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 4.
    Co-op Academy Belle Vue
    Secondary • Free schools • Manchester • M12 4BA

    Last inspected on 13 May 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 5.
    Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School
    Secondary • Free schools • Blackburn • BB2 2LD

    Last inspected on 24 Apr 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 6.
    Didsbury High School
    Secondary • Free schools • Manchester • M20 2ET

    Last inspected on 10 Mar 2024 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 7.
    Laurus Cheadle Hulme
    Secondary • Free schools • Cheadle • SK8 5GB

    Last inspected on 15 May 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 8.
    All Hallows Catholic High School
    Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Preston • PR1 0LN

    Last inspected on 28 Mar 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 9.
    Laurus Ryecroft
    Secondary • Free schools • Manchester • M43 7LJ

    Last inspected on 12 Mar 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 10.
    Golborne High School
    Secondary • Foundation school • Warrington • WA3 3EL

    Last inspected on 8 Mar 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 11.
    Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Lancaster • LA1 4RS

    Last inspected on 8 Feb 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 12.
    Wade Deacon High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Widnes • WA8 7TD

    Last inspected on 30 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 13.
    Wirral Grammar School for Girls
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wirral • CH63 3AF

    Last inspected on 30 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 14.
    The Blue Coat CofE School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Oldham • OL1 3SQ

    Last inspected on 19 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 15.
    Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Clitheroe • BB7 2DJ

    Last inspected on 15 Jan 2023 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 16.
    Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
    Secondary • Academy converter • Altrincham • WA14 2NL

    Last inspected on 4 Dec 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 17.
    Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Blackburn • BB2 7AD

    Last inspected on 30 Nov 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 18.
    Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
    Secondary • Academy converter • Altrincham • WA14 2RS

    Last inspected on 10 Nov 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 19.
    Loreto Grammar School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Altrincham • WA14 4AH

    Last inspected on 9 Nov 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 20.
    Broughton High School
    Secondary • Community school • Preston • PR3 5JJ

    Last inspected on 30 Oct 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding