Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A88
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- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
- Distance
- 0.3km away
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BW
Local ranking7th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 7 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 52.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 57.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 180
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 68.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
31.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.2
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
139
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 297
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1206
- Boys
- 1135 (91%)
- Girls
- 108 (9%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (118% full)
- SEND
- 11.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.6%
- EAL
- 15.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 7.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,344/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
- 9.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 44.7%
- Black African: 23.6%
- White Other: 6.7%
- Asian Indian: 6.3%
- Asian Other: 4.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.3%
- Black Other: 2.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
44.7%
White British
23.6%
Black African
6.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Kenilworth Gardens
Westcliff-on-Sea, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137310
- UKPRN
- 10034853
- Establishment No.
- 5447
- Trust
- ASSISI CATHOLIC TRUST
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