Southend High School for BoysPrittlewell Chase , Southend-on-Sea

Southend High School for Boys is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy converter and operates as a boys school. It follows a selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Southend High School for Boys currently has around 1325 pupils on roll, which is about 125% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 91.5% boys and 8.5% girls. Around 7.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 4.9%. Persistent absence is recorded at 10.1%. The school also includes resourced provision, supporting 13 pupils.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 48.8%. other white pupils make up about 11.3%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Outstanding. This indicates exceptional performance across all areas. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 99% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (95%) , including 90% who stay in school sixth forms and 3% progressing to further education , while 3% enter apprenticeships .