Southchurch High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Southend-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Southend-on-Sea City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Southchurch High School is a secondary school in Southend-On-Sea, Southend-on-Sea for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Southend-on-Sea has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Southchurch High School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 4 of the 11 other Southend-on-Sea secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 24% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 38.7 (England 46).
- Year 7 2026 had 84 first-choice applications for 112 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 28 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 44.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea is 15.1%.
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
- Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Southend-on-Sea
- Pupils on roll
- 722 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Southchurch High School describe how the school has improved significantly in recent years.”
- “Pupils now benefit from a well-thought-out curriculum.”
- “Pupils' attitudes to learning have improved, and they are increasingly engaged in their activities.”
To improve
- “In the past, the curriculum was not effective.”
- “Pupils experienced regular disruption to their learning.”
- “Although pupils currently at the school progress well through the curriculum, over time, too many pupils have left key stage 4 without the knowledge and skills they need to be well prepared for their next steps in education, employment or training.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2026 (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) | 24% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.7 | 46 |
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: 84 first-preference applications, 112 offers in total, 84 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.
- Southend High School for Girls 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cecil Jones Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Shoeburyness High School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Bernard's High School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Southend High School for Boys 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chase High School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More High School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published