Westcliff High School for Girls
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Attainment 8 of 75.6 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- Attainment 8:
- 75.6
- 5+ Eng & Maths:
- 100%
- 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:
- +0.90
- Confidence interval:
- [0.68, 1.11]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Grammar School Entry
Official links
Verified exam details
Entry requirements
Westcliff High School for Girls is a selective grammar school and entry to Year 7 is through the CSSE 11+ process. The official school page directs families to the CSSE website for the admissions test and states that places are offered for girls who achieve the required standard under the school's determined admissions arrangements.
Exam dates and admissions evidence
The reviewed official Westcliff High School for Girls Year 7 page states that the school is part of the CSSE admissions process and links families to the CSSE website for 11+ information. In the school pages captured during this pass, exact 2026 registration, test and results dates for September 2027 entry were not restated in plain text. The separate Becoming page says Year 5 outreach workshops and 11+ familiarisation sessions run during the Spring and Summer terms of 2026.
Verification
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 184 | 75.6 | — | 100.0% | 92.4% | 7.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 172 | 76.9 | +0.90 | 100.0% | 94.8% | 7.5 |
| 2022/2023 | 184 | 78.5 | +0.89 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 7.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 180 | 79.5 | +0.69 | 99.0% | 93.0% | 7.7 |
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School information
| URN | 136490 |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Girls |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Emma Matthews |
| Trust | SOUTH EAST ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | SS0 0BS |
| Latest pupils | 184 |
| FSM eligible | 8.5% |
Contact and identifiers
Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BS
http://www.whsg.info1702476026| DfE number | 5423 |
| UKPRN | 10033024 |
| Opened | 1 Mar 2011 |
| GIAS updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 19 Mar 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 | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2024 |