Southend High School for Girls

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18GirlsSixth form

Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4UZ

Headteacher · Mr Jason Carey

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,312Capacity 1,338

OfstedOutstandingInspected 2 July 2024

TrustSouthend High School for Girls Academy Trust

Free school meals9.1%

AdmissionsSelective

Outstanding

Graded inspection on 2 July 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Southend-on-Sea council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

161 of the 271 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered217

Applications943

First choice271

First-choice offers161

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).