Secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Southend-on-Sea has 12 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 2,303 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 91% stayed in education (England 86%): 58% in a school sixth form, 30% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
4% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, fewer than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 32% of students in Southend-on-Sea went to university (England 37%), and 19% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Southend-on-Sea against England
| Measure | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 2,303 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 30% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (12)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfairs AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,558 | 85% | 35% | 50% | 4% | 44% | 45.5 | 45% |
| Cecil Jones AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,159 | 79% | 37% | 42% | 4% | 53% | 35.1 | 21% |
| Chase High SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,293 | 83% | 52% | 30% | 1% | 15% | 39.2 | 32% |
| Shoeburyness High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,713 | 83% | 35% | 48% | 3% | 42% | 37.6 | 34% |
| Southchurch High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 722 | 82% | 24% | 58% | 2% | — | 38.7 | 24% |
| Southend High School for BoysAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,332 | 99% | 93% | 4% | 0% | 68% | 73.8 | 97% |
| Southend High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,312 | 99% | 92% | 6% | 0% | 74% | 75.0 | 99% |
| St Bernard's High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,001 | 97% | 74% | 22% | 1% | 66% | 54.9 | 59% |
| St Thomas More High SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,243 | 95% | 69% | 27% | 1% | 70% | 52.3 | 64% |
| The Eastwood AcademyAcademy converter | 1,154 | 87% | 32% | 54% | 2% | — | 51.6 | 55% |
| Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,309 | 99% | 97% | 1% | 0% | 70% | 77.6 | 98% |
| Westcliff High School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form · selective | 1,354 | 99% | 97% | 2% | 0% | 76% | 75.6 | 97% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (6)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Essex College of Further and Higher Educationcollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Thorpe Hall Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 600 | — | — | — | — | — | 54.7 | 62% |
| Lancaster Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 138 | 96% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| St Nicholas Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 108 | 94% | 0% | 67% | 0% | — | 2.5 | 0% |
| Sutton House Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 0% |
| The St Christopher Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 270 | 91% | 0% | 36% | 0% | — | 4.2 | 0% |