Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A88
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- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Local ranking2nd of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1224
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 6 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 73.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 96.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 97.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 185
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 98.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 75.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
41.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
206
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 24.8% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 425
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1342
- Boys
- 66 (5%)
- Girls
- 1288 (95%)
- Capacity
- 1224 (111% full)
- SEND
- 3.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 9.5%
- EAL
- 16.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.2%
- SEN Support
- 3.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,452/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 9.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
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- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 33.7%
- Asian Indian: 17.3%
- Black African: 15.4%
- Asian Other: 8.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 6.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.0%
- White Other: 3.3%
- Asian Chinese: 2.0%
33.7%
White British
17.3%
Asian Indian
15.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kenilworth Gardens
Westcliff-on-Sea, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136490
- UKPRN
- 10033024
- Establishment No.
- 5423
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
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