St Thomas More High SchoolSt Bernard's High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Westcliff-on-Sea.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More High School and St Bernard's High School are secondary schools in Westcliff-on-Sea.
St Thomas More High School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Bernard's High School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bernard's High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More High School was judged Good and St Bernard's High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.3 for St Thomas More High School and 54.9 for St Bernard's High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Thomas More High School (53.5 in 2021-22, 52.3 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Bernard's High School (59.7 in 2021-22, 54.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Westcliff-on-SeaSt Thomas More High School | Westcliff-on-SeaSt Bernard's High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100 | C69/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 7th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea | 6th of 12 in Southend-on-Sea Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,206 | 1,021 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,030 | |
| Location | Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW | Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.3 | 54.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63.7% Stronger figure | 59.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.9% | 83.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.8% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 Stronger figure | 4.26 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 179 | 167 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 139 | 62 | |
| A-level average points | 31.9 Stronger figure | 30.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.2 Stronger figure | 30.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 7.7% Stronger figure | 3.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,206 | 1,021 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.6% | 17.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 15.0% | 19.8% | |
| SEN support | 7.7% | 5.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 1.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.7% Stronger figure | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 9.3% Stronger figure | 13.2% | 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.
St Thomas More High School
St Bernard's High School
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