The Regent Secondary School in Abuja, Nigeria has become the first and only Secondary School in Nigeria and West Africa to be judged “Outstanding” across all nine categories by British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspectors.
The Regent Secondary School, Abuja, joins her sister school, The Regent Primary School which achieved Outstanding Inspection report in 2023 and became the first and only primary school in West Africa to achieve this.
This inspection, commissioned by the UK Department for Education (DfE), positions The Regent Secondary School in Abuja among an elite group of international schools globally.
The Inspection visit to The Regent Secondary School took place in February 2025 and was carried out by Penta International, led by Dr. Mark Evans.
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The Inspectors described the school as follows: “The Regent Secondary School provides the highest quality of education and care. It is supported and driven by the strong leadership of the principal and two vice principals. The board has a strong commitment to continuous improvement, ensuring every student thrives academically and personally.”
Schools inspected by BSO are judged against the following standards: quality of education provided; spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development of pupils; welfare, health, and safety of pupils; suitability of staff, supply staff, and proprietors and premises and accommodation.
Others are on: provision of information to parents; handling of complaints and grievances; leadership and management and boarding provision.
Each standard is rated on a continuum: Grade 1: Outstanding: Grade 2: Good; Grade; Satisfactory; and Grade 4: Inadequate.
The school principal, Philip Reynolds, while receiving the inspectors’ report, stated: “This recognition reflects the high standards we uphold at The Regent Secondary School Abuja.