Westcliff High School for Girls is a secondary school located in Westcliff-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 07/10/2010. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0BS
Website: http://www.whsg.info
Telephone: 01702476026
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Southend-on-Sea
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Cooper
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 136490

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/10/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1224
Number of Pupils: 1302
Number of Boys: 59
Number of Girls: 1243

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.77 Confidence interval 0.58 to 0.97
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 165 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:73%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:98%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:76
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.13
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darlinghurst Academy
Pavilion Drive , SS9 3JS
3out of 4 343 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Manchester Drive , SS9 3HS
2out of 4 378 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Blenheim Primary School
School Way , SS9 4HX
3out of 4 681 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Chalkwell Hall Junior School
London Road , SS9 3NL
3out of 4 836 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chalkwell Hall Infant School
London Road , SS9 3NL
3out of 4 836 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westcliff High School for Girls
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BS
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BP
4out of 4 91 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St Thomas More High School
Kenilworth Gardens , SS0 0BW
3out of 4 333 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Eastwood Academy
Rayleigh Road , SS9 5UU
4out of 4 1,383 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chase High School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
2out of 4 1,633 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Estuary High School
820 London Road , SS9 3NH
- not rated 672 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
The St Christopher School
Mountdale Gardens , SS9 4AW
4out of 4 861 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Saint Pierre School
16 Leigh Road , SS9 1LE
- not rated 1,082 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsdown School
Snakes Lane , SS2 6XT
3out of 4 1,568 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lancaster School
Prittlewell Chase , SS0 0RT
3out of 4 1,633 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.