Westcliff High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Southend-on-Sea
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
100
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 06/02/2024
Application demand
54%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
9.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,354
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
1,224 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
54%
1st preference success rate
162 of 302 families who put it first got an offer
178
Places offered
882
Total applications
5.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 302 | 162 | ● 54% |
| 2nd preference | 271 | 13 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 173 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 136 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 882 | 178 | 20% |
1st preference success by year
Southend-on-Sea lets families list 5 preferences. 606 applications came from outside the council area (69 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
- Emma Matthews
- Address
- Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
- Phone
- 01702476026
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Blenheim Park · Southend West and Leigh
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136490
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
1,354 pupils · 1,224 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 February 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 · 925 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
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 | 76.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.90 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 7.46 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.55 | — | — |
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 | 75.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 97.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 100% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 92.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 184 | — |
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 | 40.74 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 24.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 206 | — |
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 | 184 | 71% | 98% | 100% | |
| English Language | 184 | 75% | 97% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 184 | 79% | 97% | 99% | |
| Religious Studies | 182 | 79% | 96% | 98% | |
| Biology | 169 | 67% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 169 | 60% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 169 | 68% | 97% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 112 | 65% | 94% | 97% | |
| History | 109 | 87% | 98% | 99% | |
| Business | 96 | 73% | 97% | 99% | |
| Geography | 96 | 89% | 97% | 100% | |
| French | 61 | 67% | 89% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 133 | 12% | 43% | 59% | |
| Chemistry | 73 | 3% | 18% | 44% | |
| Biology | 64 | 11% | 31% | 64% | |
| Psychology | 51 | 10% | 37% | 82% | |
| History | 36 | 6% | 47% | 94% | |
| Physics | 32 | 3% | 19% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 21% | 48% | 86% | |
| Government and Politics | 27 | 15% | 52% | 74% | |
| Economics | 26 | 12% | 31% | 62% | |
| Computer Science | 24 | 4% | 33% | 50% | |
| Sociology | 22 | 36% | 64% | 86% | |
| Geography | 21 | 29% | 62% | 90% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10736: Westcliff High School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 24 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| 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) | 74% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
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.