Southend High School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · 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 🔒
Southend High School for Boys is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 12 June 2024. Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Southend High School for Boys 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
- Year 7 2026 had 308 first-choice applications for 177 offers, 1.7 first choices per offer, the highest of 12 Southend-on-Sea secondary schools.
- In 2026, 150 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, while 158 first-choice families (51%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 742 of the 1,095 applications (68%) came from families living outside Southend-on-Sea; 62 offers went to them.
- 2024/25: 97% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea.
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
- Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 1,332 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 12 June 2024
Strengths
- “Everyone is incredibly proud to be part of the school.”
- “Pupils are extremely well supported by staff and their peers, which ensures they are happy and safe.”
- “They have an unbreakable sense of community.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 July 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) | 97% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 73.8 | 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: 308 first-preference applications, 177 offers in total, 150 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.
- Chase High School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More High School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Bernard's High School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westcliff High School for Girls 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Eastwood Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cecil Jones Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Southend High School for Girls 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published