Southend High School for Girls
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTHEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason Carey
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,338
- Pupils on roll
- 1,312
- URN
- 136444
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702588852
About this school
Southend High School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,312 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 178 | 178 | 176 |
| Attainment 8 score | 73.4 | 75.8 | 75.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.49 +0.28 to +0.71 | +0.74 +0.53 to +0.96 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 100% | 98.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 100% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 79% | 69.1% | 83% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Southend High School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southend-on-Sea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73.4 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 75.8 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 75 | 45.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,245 |
| 2023/24 | 1,238 |
| 2024/25 | 1,253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southend High School for Girls compares
Southend High School for Girls ranked 3rd of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75 | 5.2% | 9.2% | 1,312 | — |
| Southchurch High School | 38.7 | 11% | 45% | 722 | 0.2 miles |
| Cecil Jones Academy | 35.1 | 10.2% | 48.2% | 1,159 | 0.9 miles |
| Shoeburyness High School | 37.6 | 11.2% | 37% | 1,713 | 1.5 miles |
| St Bernard's High School | 54.9 | 5.2% | 17.4% | 1,001 | 2.0 miles |
| Southend High School for Boys | 73.8 | 4.4% | 7.5% | 1,332 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.17%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 15.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southchurch High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Southend-On-Sea
-
Cecil Jones Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Shoeburyness High School1.5 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
St Bernard's High School2.0 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Southend High School for Boys2.3 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Southend High School for Girls ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- Cecil Jones Academy Secondary
- Shoeburyness High School Secondary
- Southchurch High School Secondary
- Southend High School for Boys Secondary
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primary
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primary
- Bournes Green Infant School Primary
- Bournes Green Junior School Primary
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primary
- Greenways Primary School Primary
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Southend High School for Girls teach?
- Southend High School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Southend High School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Southend High School for Girls is Mr Jason Carey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southend High School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southend High School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Southend High School for Girls?
- Southend High School for Girls has 1,312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Southend High School for Girls full?
- Southend High School for Girls has capacity for 1,338 pupils and 1,312 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Southend High School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Southend High School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Southend High School for Girls a selective school?
- Yes. Southend High School for Girls is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Southend High School for Girls?
- Southend High School for Girls is part of SOUTHEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Southend High School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 73.4 in 2022/23 and 75 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southend High School for Girls rank locally?
- Southend High School for Girls ranked 3rd of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southend High School for Girls's absence rate?
- Southend High School for Girls's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southend High School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southend High School for Girls's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.