Southend High School for Girls
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Southend-on-Sea, East of England SS2 4UZ · Southend-on-Sea
#9 of 460 secondary schools in East of England
#70 of 4,090 nationally
About Southend High School for Girls
Southend High School for Girls is a academy secondary located in Southend-on-Sea, in the Southend-on-Sea local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,312 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 96.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools in England and 9th of 460 ranked secondary schools in East of England. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (99th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (87th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,312; capacity filled 98.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 100%; ebacc average points 7.09.
There are 25 schools in Southend-on-Sea; Southend High School for Girls ranks 2nd of 23 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)75.0
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)98.9%
- A level points per entry (10%)41.6
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)9.1%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Southend High School for Girls by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,312
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 98.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 75.0
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 98.9%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 100%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 7.09
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 41.6
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Southend High School for Girls
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Southchurch High School
Southend-On-Sea · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
722 students · 382 m away
Hamstel Junior School
Southend-on-Sea · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
583 students · 700 m away
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Southend-on-Sea · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
434 students · 700 m away
Greenways Primary School
Southend-on-Sea · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
856 students · 748 m away
Thorpe Hall School
Southend-on-Sea · Independent all-through · Ages 2–16
600 students · 1.1 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Southend-on-Sea · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
440 students · 1.3 km away
Alleyn Court Preparatory School
Southend-on-Sea · Independent primary · Ages 2–11
218 students · 1.4 km away
Bournes Green Junior School
Southend-on-Sea · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
264 students · 1.5 km away
Cecil Jones Academy
Southend-on-Sea · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,159 students · 1.5 km away
Bournes Green Infant School
Southend-on-Sea · Academy primary · Ages 2–7
193 students · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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1,310 students
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1,309 students
Mildenhall College Academy
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1,317 students
The King Edmund School
Rochford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,318 students
Thomas Clarkson Academy
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1,295 students
Downham Market Academy
Downham Market · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,329 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Southend High School for Girls a good school?
Southend High School for Girls has a Success Index (England) of 96.2 out of 100 (Top 5% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #9 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Southend High School for Girls rank in East of England?
Southend High School for Girls ranks #9 of 460 secondary schools in East of England and #70 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Southend High School for Girls?
Southend High School for Girls had 1,312 students in 2025.
Is Southend High School for Girls a primary school or a secondary school?
Southend High School for Girls is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Southend High School for Girls?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Southend High School for Girls; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.