Southend High School for Girls
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ
1,312 pupils · 98% of 1,338 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- SOUTHEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 9 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 75 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 98.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 100% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 83% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.25 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 217 | 271 | 943 | 217 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 222 | 217 | 889 | 222 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 161 | 226 | 874 | 161 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 172 | 226 | 927 | 172 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 173 | 829 | 177 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 178 | 292 | 1,221 | 178 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 141 | 223 | 921 | 141 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 172 | 259 | 969 | 172 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Southchurch High School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Cecil Jones Academy 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shoeburyness High School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Bernard's High School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Southend High School for Boys 3.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Chase High School 4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.