Shoeburyness High School
Caulfield Road, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTHEND EAST COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Teri-Leigh Jones
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,770
- Pupils on roll
- 1,713
- URN
- 137733
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702292286
About this school
Shoeburyness High School is a secondary academy in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,713 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 309 | 300 | 301 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 36.9 | 37.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.66 to -0.34 | -0.89 -1.06 to -0.73 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 30.3% | 33.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 50% | 52.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 11% | 17.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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 Shoeburyness High School 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 | 42 | 48.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 36.9 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 45.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,812 |
| 2023/24 | 1,807 |
| 2024/25 | 1,747 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shoeburyness High School compares
Shoeburyness High School ranked 11th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.6 | 11.2% | 37% | 1,713 | — |
| Southchurch High School | 38.7 | 11% | 45% | 722 | 1.3 miles |
| Southend High School for Girls | 75 | 5.2% | 9.2% | 1,312 | 1.5 miles |
| Cecil Jones Academy | 35.1 | 10.2% | 48.2% | 1,159 | 2.3 miles |
| St Bernard's High School | 54.9 | 5.2% | 17.4% | 1,001 | 3.3 miles |
| Southend High School for Boys | 73.8 | 4.4% | 7.5% | 1,332 | 3.7 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.
Inspection history
- 4 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report11 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.99%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.21%
- Persistent absence
- 32.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southchurch High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Southend-On-Sea
-
Southend High School for Girls1.5 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
Cecil Jones Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
-
St Bernard's High School3.3 miles
Secondary · Westcliff-on-Sea
-
Southend High School for Boys3.7 miles
Secondary · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
Shoeburyness High School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- Cecil Jones Academy Secondary
- Southchurch High School Secondary
- Southend High School for Boys Secondary
- Southend High School for Girls 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 Shoeburyness High School teach?
- Shoeburyness High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Shoeburyness High School?
- The headteacher of Shoeburyness High School is Mrs Teri-Leigh Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shoeburyness High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shoeburyness High School, 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 Shoeburyness High School?
- Shoeburyness High School has 1,713 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Shoeburyness High School full?
- Shoeburyness High School has capacity for 1,770 pupils and 1,713 on roll (97%), 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 Shoeburyness High School a faith school?
- No. Shoeburyness High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Shoeburyness High School a selective school?
- No. Shoeburyness High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Shoeburyness High School?
- Shoeburyness High School is part of SOUTHEND EAST COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Shoeburyness High School have?
- The schools register lists Shoeburyness High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Shoeburyness High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42 in 2022/23 and 37.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shoeburyness High School rank locally?
- Shoeburyness High School ranked 11th of 12 secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 32% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shoeburyness High School's absence rate?
- Shoeburyness High School's overall absence rate is 11.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shoeburyness High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shoeburyness High School'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.