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Best secondary schools in Havering

18 of 20 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Havering schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

# School Progress 8 Ofsted Places Catchment
1 Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School Upminster 0.71 Not judged oversubscribed 1.43 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
2 The Campion School Hornchurch 0.6 Good about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
3 Harris Academy Rainham Rainham hidden gem 0.56 Good about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
4 The Royal Liberty School Romford 0.47 Good oversubscribed 1.26 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
5 The Coopers' Company and Coborn School Upminster 0.45 Good oversubscribed 1.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
6 The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls Romford 0.39 Not judged about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
7 Hall Mead School Upminster 0.35 Outstanding oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
8 Redden Court School Romford 0.33 Outstanding improving oversubscribed 2.17 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
9 Hornchurch High School Hornchurch hidden gem 0.32 Good undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
10 Gaynes School Upminster hidden gem 0.24 Good undersubscribed 0.45 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
11 St Edward's Church of England Academy Romford hidden gem 0.05 Good undersubscribed 0.71 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
12 Drapers' Academy Romford -0.13 Not judged undersubscribed 0.55 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
13 Abbs Cross Academy and Arts College Hornchurch hidden gem -0.24 Good undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
14 Emerson Park Academy Hornchurch hidden gem -0.24 Good undersubscribed 0.5 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
15 Marshalls Park Academy Romford hidden gem -0.26 Good about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
16 The Brittons Academy Rainham hidden gem -0.28 Good improving undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
17 Sanders Draper Hornchurch hidden gem -0.37 Good about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate
18 Bower Park Academy Romford hidden gem -0.54 Good improving undersubscribed 0.62 first prefs per place, 2026/27 approximate

Also in Havering

2 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Havering, not a fairer one.

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