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Secondary (Year 7 upwards)

Henry Beaufort School

Winchester, Hampshire - SO22 6JJ

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“At The Henry Beaufort School, there are no limitations to success. We are ambitious for all of our students. Our school is proud of its tradition as an inclusive comprehensive school where students are happy.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Good

Heritage High School

Chesterfield, Derbyshire - S43 4QG

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

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Hermitage Academy

Chester le Street, County Durham - DH2 3AD

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“At Hermitage Academy, our vision is simple and shared by all schools across the North East Learning Trust family. It is that every child experiences excellence every day.”

SecondarySince 2019Ofsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Herne Bay High School

Herne Bay, Kent - CT6 7NS

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Our core values of Kindness, Respect and Dedication are a central belief, clearly understood and shared by every member of our school community. These values will be embedded in every part of your child's school journey.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Heron Hall Academy

Enfield, Enfield - EN3 4SA

“At Heron Hall, we work closely with families to ensure students feel safe, valued, and challenged to succeed – academically, socially, and personally.”

SecondarySince 2013No rating on record

Herschel Grammar School

Slough, Slough - SL1 3BW

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Herschel is a selective, co-educational secondary school serving Slough and its surrounding areas. It is part of The Schelwood Trust alongside Beechwood School, another secondary school in the town. In our latest inspection the school was deemed outstanding in all categories by Ofsted.”

SecondaryGrammar (selective)EstablishedOfsted: OutstandingQuality of education: Outstanding

Hertswood Academy

Borehamwood, Hertfordshire - WD6 5LG

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“We respect and value all members of our community, ensuring a safe, happy and secure learning environment to foster high self-esteem for all.”

SecondarySince 2000Ofsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Good

Heston Community School

Hounslow, Hounslow - TW5 0QR

“Our vision is to sustain a learning community that provides a safe and nurturing environment, which develops high expectations, creating ambitious, successful, responsible and informed young adults; able and willing to make a positive contribution to society; a community that ensures all…”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Hethersett Academy

Norwich, Norfolk - NR9 3DB

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“Our vision is that every student achieves their best – this, of course, includes their academic results, but we also highly prize developing each student as a capable and valuable member of the community.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Outstanding

Hetton Academy

Houghton le Spring, Sunderland - DH5 9JZ

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“💜 STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT HETTON ACADEMY? 💜 🏆 WE ARE THE TOP SCHOOL IN SUNDERLAND! At Hetton Academy, we offer so much more than just outstanding education!”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Good

Hewens College

Hayes, Hillingdon - UB4 8JP

“Hewens College is an inclusive college that provides education for children aged 11 to 19 and is committed to creating a learning environment where every student can make good progress and achieve their fullest potential.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Requires improvement

Hewett Academy

Norwich, Norfolk - NR1 2PL

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“We work closely with Subject Specialists in The Inspiration Trust Curriculum Centre to build and enact a knowledge-rich curriculum from Year 7 onwards. This means we deliver a curriculum which is about more than passing GCSEs in English and Maths.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Heworth Grange School

Gateshead, Gateshead - NE10 0PT

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“Heworth Grange serves a wide and diverse community. Our students, their families, our staff and other partners represent a diverse range of home backgrounds and cultures.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Requires improvement

High Storrs School

Sheffield, Sheffield - S11 7LH

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Good

High Tunstall College of Science

Hartlepool, Hartlepool - TS26 0LQ

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“At HTCS we have a co-ordinated approach to support students who may be anxious about joining Secondary school. We offer extended transition including a 4-day period for all to ease anxieties and to ease students into secondary life, getting around, making friends, learning routines and so on.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Requires improvement

Higham Lane North Academy

Nuneaton, Warwickshire - CV11 6YN

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“Every pupil is a North Star and we teach our North Star principles through our immersive curriculum which comprises of our academic, character & culture, and care & support curriculum. These sit alongside our school motto and 3Cs values.”

SecondaryNew schoolNo rating on record

Higham Lane School

Nuneaton, Warwickshire - CV10 0BJ

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“We want all our students to work hard, be kind, follow the rules and to be part of an inclusive and nurturing learning community where everyone belongs.”

SecondaryEstablishedNo rating on record

Highams Park School

London, Waltham Forest - E4 9PJ

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“The Trustees are also the directors of Highams Park Academy Trust and appoint all the school staff and make all strategic policy decisions for the school.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Highbury Fields School

London, Islington - N5 1AR

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“We are deeply ambitious for our students and their academic progress is exceptional. Our strength in understanding our students and developing them into happy, confident young women is the cornerstone of such success.”

SecondaryGirlsEstablishedOfsted: Outstanding

Highcliffe School

Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole - BH23 4QD

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Good