Southend High School for GirlsCecil Jones Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southend-on-Sea.
Summary of the comparison
Southend High School for Girls and Cecil Jones Academy are secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
Southend High School for Girls scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Cecil Jones Academy scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Southend High School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Southend High School for Girls was judged Outstanding and Cecil Jones Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 74.7 for Southend High School for Girls and 35.4 for Cecil Jones Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Southend High School for Girls (76.3 in 2021-22, 74.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Cecil Jones Academy (38.4 in 2021-22, 35.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Southend-on-SeaSouthend High School for Girls | Southend-on-SeaCecil Jones Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B83/100Stronger figure | D44/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea Stronger figure | 10th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,312 | 1,159 | |
| Capacity | 1,338 | 1,585 | |
| Location | Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ | Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4BU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 74.7 Stronger figure | 35.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98.9% Stronger figure | 17.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 41.3% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 177 | 213 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 181 | 41 | |
| A-level average points | 41.6 Stronger figure | 29.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.1 Stronger figure | 31.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.7% Stronger figure | 16.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,253 | 1,016 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.2% | 48.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.4% | 17.5% | |
| SEN support | 1.8% | 32.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 2.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 15.1% Stronger figure | 33.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Southend High School for Girls
Cecil Jones Academy
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