Southend High School for Boys

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Prittlewell Chase
Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 0RG
Phone 01702606200
Reference Number 136443

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1340
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 91.49%
Girls: 8.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 184 Unknown 184
8 181 Unknown 181
9 180 Unknown 180
10 177 Unknown 177
11 180 Unknown 180
12 165 52 217
13 158 62 220

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 52.5%
White, Other 8.9%
African 8.9%
Indian 8.5%
White & Asian 4.1%
Pakistani 3.9%
Asian, Other 2.8%
Chinese 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2024-07-11
Date Description Report
2024-06-12 School inspection: School inspection:
2014-12-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Southend High School for Boys
2009-02-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-16 Full inspection Full inspection
2009-02-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-02-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-16 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
73.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 98.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 99.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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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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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 39.61 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 41.07 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 24.4% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 263 18
Third Preference 171 10
From another Local Authority 579 68

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Earls Hall Primary School
Carlton Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0QN
0.27 miles
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery
Hornby Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0LG
0.44 miles
Westborough Academy
Macdonald Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 9BS
0.51 miles
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
Boston Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6JH
0.82 miles
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff
121 - 127 North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AH
0.82 miles
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
North Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AY
0.88 miles
Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery
Salisbury Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7AU
0.89 miles
Barons Court Primary School and Nursery
Avenue Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7PJ
1.1 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3HS
1.12 miles
Chalkwell Hall Junior School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL
1.14 miles
Chalkwell Hall Infant School
London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NL
1.14 miles
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 1LE
1.2 miles
Bournemouth Park Academy
Bournemouth Park Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 5JN
1.23 miles
Darlinghurst Academy
Pavilion Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3JS
1.33 miles
Temple Sutton Primary School
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4BA
1.43 miles
Blenheim Primary School
School Way, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4HX
1.47 miles
Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery
Lancaster Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2NS
1.49 miles
Eastwood Primary School & Nursery
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UT
1.51 miles
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Windermere Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 2RF
1.65 miles
Heycroft Primary School
Benvenue Avenue, Eastwood, Benvenue Avenue, LEIGH-on-SEA, Essex, SS9 5SJ
1.76 miles
Name Distance
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT
0.27 miles
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0RT
0.27 miles
Sutton House Academy
Wentworth Road, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, SS2 5LG
1.05 miles
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BW
1.07 miles
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP
1.14 miles
St Bernard's High School
Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7JS
1.14 miles
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Luker Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1ND
1.16 miles
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS
1.19 miles
Compass Community School Boleyn Park
8 Trinity Avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7PU
1.25 miles
Estuary High School
820 London Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3NH
1.29 miles
Kingsdown School
Snakes Lane, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 6XT
1.44 miles
The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 5UU
1.47 miles
The St Christopher School
Mountdale Gardens, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 4AW
1.47 miles
Cecil Jones Academy
Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4BU
1.62 miles
St Nicholas School
Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4RL
2.01 miles
Southend High School for Girls
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4UZ
2.28 miles
Belfairs Academy
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3TG
2.38 miles
Southchurch High School
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
2.5 miles
Thorpe Hall School
2.75 miles
The King Edmund School
Vaughan Close, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1TL
2.95 miles
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