Southend High School for Boys
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 136443
- Address
- Prittlewell Chase, SS0 0RG
- Website
- www.shsb.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1325 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 91.5%
- Girls
- 8.5%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.1%
- Persistent absence
- 7.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.9%
White British 48.8%
Other White 11.3%
African 8.8%
Mixed 8.4%
Indian 8%
Pakistani 3.6%
Other Asian 3.5%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Chinese 2%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 73.7
Local authority average 52.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.6
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 71 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 71 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 74 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| Economics | GCSE | 57 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Southend High School for Boys
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 334
- 3rd preference
- 179
- From another Local Authority
- 712
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 65
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 8 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 9 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 10 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 11 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 12 | 219 155 64 |
| Year 13 | 210 161 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 90.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 4.0% 30.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 93.0% 59.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 52.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 46.0% 19.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 8.0% 2.9% 2.4% |