Southchurch High School, Southend-On-Sea

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Southchurch High School

Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-On-Sea SS2 4XA

https://www.southchurchschool.com/

Southchurch High School is a non-selective academy. It has about 790 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Partnership Learning. (Other schools in this trust include Hornchurch High School, Brook Sixth Form and Academy, The Sydney Russell School, Riverside School and Greatfields School.)

Particular strengths include Finances and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Destinations and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		Southend High School for Girls
0.9		Cecil Jones Academy
1.6		Shoeburyness High School
1.9		St Bernard's High School
2.2		Southend High School for Boys
2.4		Chase High School
3.2		St Thomas More High School
3.2		Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
3.3		Westcliff High School for Girls
3.7		The Eastwood Academy
4.2		The King Edmund School
4.4		Belfairs Academy

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Attainment: Poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Destinations: Poor. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

No A-level data

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