Shoeburyness High School

Shoeburyness High School is performing well across all evaluated areas, maintaining an overall effectiveness grade of 'Good.' The school has raised its academic standards significantly through revised curricula that promote ambitions and enable pupils to produce high-quality work. Access to support for mental health and personal development opportunities is robust, fostering a safe and happy environment for the students. The school is under the governance of the Southend East Community Academy Trust, which has provided stable leadership and focused support for continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral support for students
• Well-structured and ambitious curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• High-quality careers education and guidance
• Significant improvements in sixth-form provision
• Positive behavior management strategies in place

Areas for Improvement

• Minority of older boys display disrespectful behavior
• Inconsistent teaching quality in a small number of subjects
• Lack of depth in learning for some higher-attaining pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Shoeburyness High School attended 88.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 32.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 13.1% of pupils at Shoeburyness High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 7 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Shoeburyness High School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.7% of pupils at Shoeburyness High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has resourced provision with 8 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Shoeburyness High School received £8,415 and spent £8,054 for each of its 1,749 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,002,000 (£573 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Southend East Community Academy Trust, income was £7,652 and spending £7,512 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Shoeburyness High School is part of Southend East Community Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Richmond Avenue Primary and Nursery School Southend-On-Sea
• Thorpedene Primary School & Nursery Southend-On-Sea
• Hinguar Community Primary School Southend-On-Sea
• Bournes Green Infant School Southend-On-Sea
• Bournes Green Junior School Southend-On-Sea

What is Shoeburyness High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shoeburyness High School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Shoeburyness High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shoeburyness High School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Shoeburyness High School have?

Shoeburyness High School has 1,713 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shoeburyness High School cover?

Shoeburyness High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Shoeburyness High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 38.9, and 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Shoeburyness High School?

Shoeburyness High School is at Caulfield Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS3 9LL.