Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
1,354 pupils · 111% of 1,224 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
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 6 February 2024, published 19 March 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 | 75.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 97.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 100% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 92.4% |
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?
Oversubscribed — 1.29 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 185 | 239 | 856 | 185 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 178 | 302 | 882 | 178 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 160 | 262 | 873 | 160 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 167 | 228 | 891 | 167 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 182 | 237 | 832 | 182 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 183 | 466 | 1,331 | 183 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 152 | 266 | 966 | 152 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 177 | 313 | 1,060 | 177 |
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
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy 0.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Thomas More High School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Eastwood Academy 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Chase High School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Southend High School for Boys 1.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Belfairs Academy 1.9 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
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.