Southend High School for GirlsSouthchurch High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Southend-on-Sea.
Summary of the comparison
Southend High School for Girls and Southchurch High School are secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
Southend High School for Girls scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Southchurch High School scores 43 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 Southchurch High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 75.0 for Southend High School for Girls and 38.7 for Southchurch High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Southend High School for Girls (76.3 in 2021-22, 75.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Southchurch High School (36.4 in 2021-22, 38.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Southend-on-SeaSouthend High School for Girls | Southend-on-SeaSouthchurch High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B82/100Stronger figure | D43/100 | |
| Local ranking | 4th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea Stronger figure | 11th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,253 | 805 | |
| Capacity | 1,269 | 840 | |
| Location | Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ | Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4XA | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 75.0 Stronger figure | 38.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 98.9% Stronger figure | 23.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100.0% Stronger figure | 48.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 83.0% Stronger figure | 32.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.09 Stronger figure | 3.17 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 176 | 148 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 181 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 41.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,253 | 805 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 9.2% | 45.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.4% | 17.0% | |
| SEN support | 1.8% | 19.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.4% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 11.0% | 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
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
Southchurch High School
Full profiles: Southend High School for Girls · Southchurch High School