Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| CSSE minimum score for any offer | 303 |
From Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Southend-on-Sea City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy is a secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 November 2023. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 98% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B+ (England B-), though progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
- Year 7 2026 entry drew 280 first-choice applications for 182 offers; 141 offers went to first-choice families, and 139 first-choice families (50%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026, the minimum 11+ standardised score for any offer was 303; 725 of the 1,028 applications (71%) came from outside Southend-on-Sea, with 78 offers going to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southend-on-Sea schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 1,309 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 November 2023
Strengths
- “There are high expectations for what pupils can achieve.”
- “Pupils consistently rise to meet these and achieve exceptionally well.”
- “They produce high-quality work across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 98% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 77.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 280 first-preference applications, 182 offers in total, 141 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southend-on-Sea.
- Westcliff High School for Girls 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Thomas More High School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Eastwood Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Chase High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southend High School for Boys 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Belfairs Academy 1.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Bernard's High School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cecil Jones Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published