Westcliff High School for Girls
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 7 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
- 1300 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 3.1%
- Girls
- 96.9%
- First language not English
- 16.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 6.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.4%
White British 35.8%
Indian 16.2%
African 15.8%
Other Asian 7.7%
Bangladeshi 6.5%
Pakistani 5.5%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 3.2%
Chinese 2.1%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.89
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 98%
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 78.5
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 7.61
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 172 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 93 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 172 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 184 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 184 |
Admissions
Westcliff High School for Girls
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 262
- 2nd preference
- 286
- 3rd preference
- 190
- From another Local Authority
- 627
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 65
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 0 184 |
| Year 8 | 185 0 185 |
| Year 9 | 184 0 184 |
| Year 10 | 184 0 184 |
| Year 11 | 173 0 173 |
| Year 12 | 209 26 183 |
| Year 13 | 181 14 167 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 91.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 5.0% 26.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 92.0% 63.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 1.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 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 | 92.0% 48.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 51.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 46.0% 12.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 4.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.2% 1.7% |