Westcliff High School for Girls
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A86
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Belfairs Academy
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 3TG
Local ranking8th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1440
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 45.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 71.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 291
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
79
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 164
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1606
- Boys
- 774 (50%)
- Girls
- 784 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1440 (108% full)
- SEND
- 11.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.1%
- EAL
- 5.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 9.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,795/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
- 8.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 79.8%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Black African: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Other: 1.2%
79.8%
White British
5.2%
White Other
2.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Highlands Boulevard
Leigh-on-Sea, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138174
- UKPRN
- 10037421
- Establishment No.
- 5434
- Trust
- LEGRA ACADEMY TRUST
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