Southend High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- 136444
- Address
- Southchurch Boulevard, SS2 4UZ
- Website
- https://www.shsg.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1238 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 4.1%
- Girls
- 95.9%
- First language not English
- 13.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.1%
White British 48.9%
Mixed 12.9%
African 11.1%
Indian 7.7%
Bangladeshi 4.7%
Other White 4.4%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.49
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 79%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 58%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 73.4
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.89
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Critical Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 151 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 151 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
Southend High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 272
- 3rd preference
- 175
- From another Local Authority
- 606
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 84
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 0 177 |
| Year 8 | 165 0 165 |
| Year 9 | 177 0 177 |
| Year 10 | 178 0 178 |
| Year 11 | 178 0 178 |
| Year 12 | 185 29 156 |
| Year 13 | 178 22 156 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 91.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 2.0% 26.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 96.0% 63.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 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 | 86.0% 48.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 39.0% 12.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.2% 1.7% |