Southend High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Southend-on-Sea
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 02/07/2024
Application demand
66%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
15.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,312
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,338 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
66%
1st preference success rate
144 of 217 families who put it first got an offer
222
Places offered
889
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 217 | 144 | ● 66% |
| 2nd preference | 290 | 48 | ● 17% |
| 3rd preference | 173 | 27 | ● 16% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 209 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Total | 889 | 222 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Southend-on-Sea lets families list 5 preferences. 601 applications came from outside the council area (136 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jason Carey
- Address
- Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
- Phone
- 01702588852
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Southchurch · Southend East and Rochford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136444
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTHEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
1,312 pupils · 1,338 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 928 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 75.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.74 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.04 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.62 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 75 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 98.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 83% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.64 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 181 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 176 | 65% | 99% | 100% | |
| English Language | 176 | 73% | 98% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 176 | 72% | 98% | 100% | |
| Biology | 156 | 66% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 156 | 54% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 156 | 69% | 99% | 100% | |
| French | 82 | 71% | 96% | 99% | |
| History | 81 | 79% | 99% | 100% | |
| Geography | 76 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 71 | 66% | 94% | 97% | |
| Business | 61 | 74% | 100% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 52 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 70 | 11% | 36% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 54 | 13% | 41% | 81% | |
| Biology | 44 | 11% | 41% | 66% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 7% | 19% | 60% | |
| English Language | 35 | 11% | 46% | 94% | |
| English Literature | 30 | 13% | 43% | 80% | |
| Government and Politics | 28 | 11% | 46% | 89% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 27 | 11% | 63% | 100% | |
| History | 24 | 13% | 50% | 83% | |
| Physics | 24 | 8% | 25% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 24 | 33% | 63% | 92% | |
| Business Studies | 22 | 0% | 18% | 59% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #124 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10728: Southend High School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 16 |
| Offers | 6 |
| Success rate | 38% |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 76% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 76% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Southend-on-Sea council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.