Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
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Attainment 8 of 77.6 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 77.6
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 99%
- Academic year:
- 2024/2025
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- Progress 8:
- +0.93
- Confidence interval:
- [0.71, 1.14]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
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Verified exam details
Open days from the school website
Entry requirements
Westcliff High School for Boys is a selective single-sex boys academy grammar school. The school states that admission at age 11 is through the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex and involves tests in English and Mathematics.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The official admissions page says the Open Evening for Year 7 entry 2027 will be held on Tuesday 23 June 2026 from 5pm to 9pm. The 2027 entry arrangements confirm the use of the CSSE process, tests in English and Mathematics, the local-authority CAF deadline of 31 October 2026, and a PAN of 185. In this pass the school policy referred families to CSSE for the published 2026 test dates, so the exact exam date was left blank rather than inferred.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 177 | 77.6 | — | 99.4% | 94.4% | 7.5 |
| 2023/2024 | 181 | 77.3 | +0.93 | 100.0% | 95.6% | 7.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 180 | 78.2 | +0.90 | 100.0% | 99.0% | 7.7 |
| 2021/2022 | 177 | 79.7 | +0.82 | 100.0% | 95.0% | 7.8 |
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Other secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 136272 |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headmaster Michael Skelly |
| Trust | WESTCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS LIMITED |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SS0 0BP |
| Latest pupils | 177 |
| FSM eligible | 6.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP
http://www.whsb.essex.sch.ukView local authority page1702475443| DfE number | 5401 |
| UKPRN | 10031370 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2010 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 15 Jan 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 21 Nov 2023 |
| Publication date | 15 Jan 2024 |