Westcliff High School for Boys Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Kenilworth Gardens
Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 0BP
Phone 01702475443
Reference Number 136272

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1292
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 94.2%
Girls: 5.8%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 191 Unknown 191
8 189 Unknown 189
9 183 Unknown 183
10 176 Unknown 176
11 177 Unknown 177
12 149 35 184
13 152 40 192

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 32%
Indian 20.7%
African 10.9%
Asian, Other 8%
Pakistani 5.4%
White, Other 3.4%
Chinese 2.9%
White & Asian 2.6%
Mixed, Other 2%
Unclassified 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Report Date 2024-01-16
Date Report
2023-11-21 School inspection:OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 16 January 2024
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 16 February 2012
2011-01-07 Interim assessmentInterim assessment, PDF - 17 May 2011
Previously as Westcliff High School for Boys
2007-11-26 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 17 December 2007
2005-02-07 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 22 April 2005
2007-11-26 Full inspection:OutstandingFull inspection, PDF - 17 December 2007
2005-02-07 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 22 April 2005

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 97.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 99.4% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 43.41 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 43.8 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 42.3% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 314 21
Third Preference 245 10
From another Local Authority 717 75

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3HS
0.19 miles
Darlinghurst Academy
Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3JS
0.23 miles
Blenheim Primary School
School Way, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4HX
0.43 miles
Chalkwell Hall Infant School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL
0.46 miles
Chalkwell Hall Junior School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL
0.46 miles
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1LE
0.6 miles
Leigh North Street Primary School
North Street, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1QE
0.85 miles
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UT
0.89 miles
West Leigh Infant School
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2JB
0.97 miles
West Leigh Junior School
Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2JB
0.97 miles
Earls Hall Primary School
Carlton Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0QN
1 miles
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery
Hornby Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0LG
1.17 miles
St. Michael's School
1.23 miles
Heycroft Primary School
Benvenue Avenue, Eastwood, Benvenue Avenue, LEIGH-on-SEA, Essex, SS9 5SJ
1.24 miles
Fairways Primary School
The Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4QW
1.24 miles
The Westborough School
Macdonald Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9BS
1.33 miles
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery
Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AU
1.56 miles
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff
121 - 127 North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AH
1.57 miles
Edwards Hall Primary School
Macmurdo Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5AQ
1.61 miles
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AY
1.63 miles
Name Distance
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS
0.05 miles
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BW
0.16 miles
Estuary High School
820 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NH
0.38 miles
The St Christopher School
Mountdale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4AW
0.52 miles
The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UU
0.8 miles
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT
0.88 miles
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT
0.88 miles
Kingsdown School
Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6XT
0.9 miles
Southend High School for Boys
Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RG
1.14 miles
Belfairs Academy
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3TG
1.24 miles
St Bernard's High School
Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7JS
1.64 miles
Compass Community School Boleyn Park
8 Trinity Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7PU
1.73 miles
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Luker Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1ND
1.97 miles
Sutton House Academy
Wentworth Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 5LG
2.18 miles
Cecil Jones Academy
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4BU
2.75 miles
St Nicholas School
Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4RL
3.12 miles
The Deanes
Daws Heath Road, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2TD
3.17 miles
The King John School
Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1RQ
3.19 miles
The King Edmund School
Vaughan Close, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1TL
3.33 miles
Southend High School for Girls
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ
3.34 miles
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