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Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0BP · whsb.essex.sch.uk · 01702 475443
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 77.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Southend-on-Sea 52.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,309
- 9 over 1,300 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 5.2%
- First language not English
- 19.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 280 families put the school first and 182 places were offered; 50% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 182 | 280 | 1.5▲ | 50% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 181 | 283 | 1.6▲ | 52% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 222 | 1.3▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 169 | 266 | 1.6▲ | 48% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 183 | 258 | 1.4▲ | 58% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 77.6, and 97.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 52.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B+ (43.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲77.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲94.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.53 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 95 | +0.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | 0 |
| Further education | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.6 | — |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 195 students | B+ (43.3) | Below average -0.19 | |
| 195 students | B+ (43.4) | Below average -0.18 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 175 | A- (45.6) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 179 | B+ (42.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 166 | A- (46.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 175 | B+ (42) | -0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 164 | B+ (42.2) | -0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 175 | B+ (43) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 164 | B (40.8) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 81.8 | +7.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −3.1 |
| Employment | 10.8 | −2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.3 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2007
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (240 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 240
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (11%) with SEND