Southend High School for Boys is a secondary school located in Southend-on-Sea. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 10/12/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
Website: www.shsb.org.uk
Telephone: 01702606200
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Robin Bevan
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136443

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1060
Number of Pupils: 1318
Number of Boys: 1196
Number of Girls: 122

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.53 Confidence interval 0.33 to 0.73
Of the 173 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 158 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:71%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:98%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:73.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.71
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Earls Hall Primary School
Carlton Avenue , SS0 0QN
3out of 4 472 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery
Hornby Avenue , SS0 0LG
3out of 4 766 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Westborough Academy
Macdonald Avenue , SS0 9BS
3out of 4 896 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's, Prittlewell, CofE Primary School
Boston Avenue , SS2 6JH
3out of 4 1,438 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
North Road , SS0 7AY
3out of 4 1,556 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
2out of 4 476 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BW
3out of 4 1,875 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BP
4out of 4 2,003 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Bernard's High School
Milton Road , SS0 7JS
3out of 4 2,008 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BS
4out of 4 2,093 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education
Luker Road , SS1 1ND
- not rated 2,047 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sutton House Academy
Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG
2out of 4 474 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
3out of 4 476 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southend YMCA Community School
The Ticket House , 110 East Street SS2 6LH
3out of 4 1,146 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Victory Park Academy
Wentworth Road , SS2 5LG
2out of 4 1,851 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road , SS9 1LE
- not rated 2,103 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.