Westcliff High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 6 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
- 136490
- Address
- Kenilworth Gardens, SS0 0BS
- Website
- http://www.whsg.info
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1342 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 4.3%
- Girls
- 95.7%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.6%
White British 33.5%
Indian 17.2%
African 15.4%
Other Asian 8.3%
Bangladeshi 6.6%
Pakistani 6%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 3.3%
Chinese 2%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 92%
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 75.4
Local authority average 52.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.26
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 169 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 96 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 169 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Westcliff High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 302
- 2nd preference
- 271
- 3rd preference
- 173
- From another Local Authority
- 606
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 69
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 0 184 |
| Year 8 | 183 0 183 |
| Year 9 | 184 0 184 |
| Year 10 | 182 0 182 |
| Year 11 | 184 0 184 |
| Year 12 | 217 32 185 |
| Year 13 | 208 26 182 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 90.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 2.0% 30.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 97.0% 59.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 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 | 54.0% 19.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.9% 2.4% |