Southchurch High School
Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 4XA
722 pupils · 86% of 840 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- PARTNERSHIP LEARNING
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Free school meals
- 44.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 21 May 2026. 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 | 38.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 32.4% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 112 | 84 | 229 | 95 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 156 | 136 | 317 | 150 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 135 | 103 | 276 | 118 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 151 | 111 | 309 | 134 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 172 | 197 | 463 | 172 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 163 | 158 | 483 | 163 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 158 | 169 | 431 | 158 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 166 | 156 | 365 | 166 |
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
- Southend High School for Girls 0.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Cecil Jones Academy 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shoeburyness High School 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Bernard's High School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Southend High School for Boys 4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Chase High School 4.4 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.