Southend High School for Boys
Secondary schoolSouthend High School for Boys is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,332 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), June 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Southend High School for Boys was 75.1, against 51.9 in Southend-on-Sea and 46.2 in England.
98.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 75.1 | 51.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98.3% | 54.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 71.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 179 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Earls Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)430 m
- Chase High SchoolSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)440 m
- Lancaster SchoolSpecial. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met440 m
- Prince Avenue Academy and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- The Westborough SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Southend YMCA Community SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southend-on-Sea
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).