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
- 1340 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 91.5%
- Girls
- 8.5%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 7.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.4%
White British 52.5%
Other White 8.9%
African 8.9%
Indian 8.5%
Mixed 7.4%
Pakistani 3.9%
Other Asian 2.8%
Bangladeshi 2.6%
Chinese 1.8%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 58%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 75.3
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.82
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 79 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 79 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 39 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 66 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| Economics | GCSE | 61 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Southend High School for Boys
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 263
- 3rd preference
- 171
- From another Local Authority
- 579
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 68
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 184 0 |
| Year 8 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 9 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 10 | 177 177 0 |
| Year 11 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 12 | 217 165 52 |
| Year 13 | 220 158 62 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 91.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 3.0% 26.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 93.0% 63.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 48.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 64.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 52.0% 12.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.2% 1.7% |