In 2025, having great secondary school website is essential. It should be easy to navigate, mobile-friendly, and designed to keep students, parents, and staff connected.
In this article, we’ll highlight five of the best secondary school websites of 2025. We’ll break down what they do well and share ideas you can apply to your own school website.
Cleveden Secondary School
Cleveden Secondary School, based in Glasgow, is a large, inclusive school with strong ties to the local community. Over time, their website had become cluttered and inconsistent, making it harder for families to find key information. This was especially true on mobile devices, which accounted for over 60% of traffic. Staff were also spending too much time uploading and managing documents manually.
To solve this, Cleveden partnered with us to modernise their site. Using a modular page builder and drag-and-drop templates, the new site now matches the school’s branding and is easy for staff to update. A live calendar synced with Outlook 365 keeps parents informed of changes and events, while a built-in policy manager ensures all documents are up-to-date and easy to access.
Since the new website was launched, the site has halved mobile load times, doubled newsletter sign-ups, and significantly reduced support calls to the school office.
https://www.clevedensecondary.com/
Little Heath Special Needs Secondary School
The school’s website reflects this ethos with accessible design and thoughtful content. It highlights initiatives like the School Council, which ensures that all students, including those who are pre-verbal, have a voice in shaping their community.
This focus on empowerment and inclusion makes Little Heath’s site a strong example of how a school website can embody its values and connect meaningfully with families and stakeholders.
The website is also fully responsive, and accessible and our CMS makes it simple for staff to update.
West Derby School
West Derby School in Liverpool wanted a clearer way to showcase opportunities. With 1,100 pupils and a busy enrichment programme, key information was getting lost.
Their new School Jotter site added a dedicated Sixth Form microsite, with subject intro videos, a live careers ticker, and a one-click Ofsted archive.
It’s made a real difference as external Sixth Form applications have increased by 18%, and visitors now spend more than twice as long on the site. The school even won “Best Use of Technology” at the 2024 Liverpool Learning Awards.
https://www.westderbyschool.org/
The King’s School
The King’s School in Witney wanted a website that reflected its Christian values and close-knit learning environment. The old site wasn’t capturing what made the school unique, and enquiries had stalled.
Their new website focused on storytelling, with Bible verse rollovers, pupil voice audio clips, and a custom prospectus builder. Parents could also select what mattered to them, like SEND or music to get a tailored PDF.
The new secondary school website has been a massive success. Enquiries rose 55% in the next admissions cycle, and £18k was raised for bursaries in just eight weeks. With staff now able to update pages themselves, IT support requests dropped to near zero.
Norton College
Norton College needed a website that could reflect its role within the Ryedale Learning Trust while keeping a local and student-focused feel. Branding was inconsistent, and Sixth Form promotion needed a boost.
Their new trust-ready site solved both. It shared content like policies auto-pulls from a central hub, while school colours and crests update automatically.
A student newsroom keeps the site fresh, and live widgets display Sixth Form places and transport updates in real-time. Since launch, Sixth Form open-evening sign-ups beat targets by 24%, mobile bounce rates dropped by over half, and duplicate content uploads across fell by 70%.
https://www.nortoncollege-rlt.co.uk/
Ready To Build The Perfect Secondary School Website
A great secondary school website should do more than just look good. It should be easy to navigate, and mobile-friendly, and people stay connected. The best school websites in 2025 make finding key information simple, whether it’s timetables, policies, or Sixth Form details.
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