Southchurch High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 16 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 143144
- Address
- Southchurch Boulevard, SS2 4XA
- Website
- www.southchurchschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 794 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.1%
- Persistent absence
- 35.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.8%
White British 72.7%
Other White 10.1%
Mixed 6.6%
African 3.5%
Other Black 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Caribbean 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.81
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 58%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.5
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 157 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 156 |
| French | GCSE | 77 |
| Geography | GCSE | 54 |
Admissions
Southchurch High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 135
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 73 82 |
| Year 8 | 167 100 67 |
| Year 9 | 162 91 71 |
| Year 10 | 149 68 81 |
| Year 11 | 161 85 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 92.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 61.0% 28.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 62.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 1.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 3.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.7% 1.2% |