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Secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea

All 22 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.

22 schools in Southend-on-Sea

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  1. Westcliff High School for Boys Academy

    Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Southend-on-Sea average, low absence.

    280 first choices, 182 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 7Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,309
    View school Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
  2. Westcliff High School for Girls

    Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Southend-on-Sea average, low absence.

    239 first choices, 185 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,354
    View school Westcliff High School for Girls
  3. Southend High School for Boys

    Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Southend-on-Sea average, low absence.

    308 first choices, 177 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 8Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,332
    View school Southend High School for Boys
  4. Southend High School for Girls

    Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Southend-on-Sea average, low absence.

    271 first choices, 217 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 7

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,312
    View school Southend High School for Girls
  5. The Eastwood Academy

    Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 5UU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Results close to the Southend-on-Sea average, low absence.

    359 first choices, 220 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,154
    View school The Eastwood Academy
  6. St Bernard's High School

    Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Girls
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Southend-on-Sea average, low absence.

    184 first choices, 175 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,001
    View school St Bernard's High School
  7. St Thomas More High School

    Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Southend-on-Sea average, low absence.

    202 first choices, 179 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 9Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,243
    View school St Thomas More High School
  8. Belfairs Academy

    Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 4 areas
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Southend-on-Sea average.

    129 first choices, 272 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 16Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,558
    View school Belfairs Academy
  9. Shoeburyness High School

    Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Southend-on-Sea average, high absence.

    243 first choices, 310 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 21Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,713
    View school Shoeburyness High School
  10. Cecil Jones Academy

    Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Southend-on-Sea average, high absence.

    155 first choices, 188 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 19Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,159
    View school Cecil Jones Academy
  11. Southchurch High School

    Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area

    Results well below the Southend-on-Sea average, high absence.

    84 first choices, 112 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 21Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    722
    View school Southchurch High School
  12. Chase High School

    Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 3 areas
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Southend-on-Sea average, high absence.

    113 first choices, 182 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 4

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 20Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    1,293
    View school Chase High School
  13. Kingsdown School

    Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 14

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 19
    Pupils
    130
    View school Kingsdown School
  14. Lancaster School

    Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 14 to 19

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 33
    Pupils
    138
    View school Lancaster School
  15. Southend YMCA Community School

    Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH · Secondary · Ages 14 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Faith school
    • Has a sixth form

    Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –
    Pupils
    31
    View school Southend YMCA Community School
  16. St Nicholas School

    Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 21
    Pupils
    108
    View school St Nicholas School
  17. Sutton House Academy

    Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 49
    Pupils
    82
    View school Sutton House Academy
  18. The St Christopher School

    Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4AW · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    About 15
    Pupils
    270
    View school The St Christopher School
  19. Victory Park Academy

    Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG · Academy · All-through · Ages 5 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –
    Pupils
    58
    View school Victory Park Academy
  20. Estuary High School

    Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3NH · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Inadequate
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed a year
    –
    Pupils
    5
    View school Estuary High School
  21. Thorpe Hall School

    Ss1 3rd · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 16

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery

    Independent school. Results close to the Southend-on-Sea average.

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Southend-on-Sea Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    –Southend-on-Sea about 15
    Pupils
    600
    View school Thorpe Hall School
The big picture

How Southend-on-Sea's secondary schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Southend-on-Sea 51.9England 46.2St Nicholas School: 2.1Cecil Jones Academy: 35.4Chase High School: 38.5Shoeburyness High School: 38.9Southchurch High School: 44.5Belfairs Academy: 45.9Thorpe Hall School: 49.7The Eastwood Academy: 51.2St Bernard's High School: 51.5St Thomas More High School: 52.9Westcliff High School for Girls: 73.8Southend High School for Girls: 74.7Southend High School for Boys: 75.1Westcliff High School for Boys Academy: 77.2020406080
Secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Southend-on-Sea average 9.3%Westcliff High School for Boys Academy: 3.8%Southend High School for Boys: 4.4%Westcliff High School for Girls: 4.7%St Thomas More High School: 4.7%Southend High School for Girls: 5.2%St Bernard's High School: 5.2%The Eastwood Academy: 6.3%The St Christopher School: 7.9%Belfairs Academy: 8.6%Kingsdown School: 10.1%Cecil Jones Academy: 10.2%Chase High School: 10.3%Southchurch High School: 11%Shoeburyness High School: 11.2%St Nicholas School: 11.3%Lancaster School: 17.3%Sutton House Academy: 26%0%7%14%21%28%
Secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea

Ofsted grades in Southend-on-Sea

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 13 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 5 of 9
  • Good: 4 of 9
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 9
  • Inadequate: 0 of 9
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Southend-on-Sea

  1. Some are faith schools.

    4 of the 22 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Apply by 31 October.

    Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.

  3. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea, explained

There are 22 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea, teaching 16,580 children. 0 are run by the council and 19 are academies or free schools. Among them are 7 special and 3 independent schools.

100% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 5 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Southend-on-Sea scored an average Attainment 8 of 51.9 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

22.6% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,392 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 21.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many secondary schools are in Southend-on-Sea?
There are 22 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea on Eduscope are Westcliff High School for Boys Academy, Westcliff High School for Girls and Southend High School for Boys. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Southend-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea has 5 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 4 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Southend-on-Sea secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea?
When choosing a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 22 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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