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
- 1253 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 4.5%
- Girls
- 95.5%
- First language not English
- 15.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.7%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.8%
White British 47.2%
Mixed 13.6%
African 12.4%
Indian 8.1%
Bangladeshi 4.6%
Other White 4.1%
Other Asian 2.4%
Pakistani 2.2%
Other 2%
Unclassified 1.4%
Chinese 0.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 74.9
Local authority average 52.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.08
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Critical Studies) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 156 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 156 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| English Language | GCSE | 176 |
Admissions
Southend High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 222
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 217
- 2nd preference
- 290
- 3rd preference
- 173
- From another Local Authority
- 601
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 27
- To another Local Authority
- 136
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 0 192 |
| Year 8 | 192 0 192 |
| Year 9 | 176 0 176 |
| Year 10 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 11 | 177 0 177 |
| Year 12 | 155 27 128 |
| Year 13 | 182 29 153 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 90.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 6.0% 30.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 92.0% 59.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 86.0% 52.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 19.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 2.4% |