Southchurch High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 15 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
- 805 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 71.1%
Other White 8.4%
African 6.8%
Mixed 5.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.5
Local authority average 52.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.16
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 12 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Southchurch High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 79 83 |
| Year 8 | 160 77 83 |
| Year 9 | 167 98 69 |
| Year 10 | 168 94 74 |
| Year 11 | 148 70 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 90.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 30.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 59.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.3% 3.0% |