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Southchurch High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea SS2 4XA · southchurchschool.com · 01702 900777
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Southend-on-Sea 52.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Southend On Sea Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 722
- 86% of 840 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Partnership Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Southend On Sea Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 84 families put the school first and 112 places were offered; 100% 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 | 112 | 84 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 156 | 136 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 135 | 103 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 151 | 111 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 197 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.7, and 23.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 52.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼23.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.17 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132762)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 11.4 | −16.2 |
| Further education | 65.2 | +4.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 3.2 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.7 | +6.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Southchurch High School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 24 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132762), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2025Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Nov 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Mar 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132762)
Mar 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132762)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Positive
- 52%
- Replies
- 131
- 16% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 95% who raised concerns
based on 28 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 42 parents (32%) with SEND