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Westcliff High School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 0BS · whsg.info · 01702 476026
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 75.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Southend-on-Sea 52.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,354
- 130 over 1,224 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 239 families put the school first and 185 places were offered; 67% 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 | 185 | 239 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 302 | 1.7▲ | 54% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 160 | 262 | 1.6▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 167 | 228 | 1.4▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 182 | 237 | 1.3▲ | 67% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 75.6, and 97.3% 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 (40.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲75.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲97.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲100.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲92.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲7.28 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 95.3 | −3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.6 | 0 |
| Further education | 4.1 | +3.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 206 students | B (40.7) | Below average -0.22 | |
| 206 students | B (40.9) | Below average -0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 184 | B (41.6) | -0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 236 | B (39.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 199 | B+ (44.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 185 | B (40.3) | +0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 162 | B (40.6) | -0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 162 | B (41) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 176 | B (40.1) | -0.08 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 75.3 | +1.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 9.9 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Westcliff High School for Girls was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 6 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 6 Feb 2024
- 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, Oct 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Feb 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 153
- 12% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (11%) with SEND