Schools in Westcliff-On-Sea

How many schools are there in Westcliff-On-Sea?

Westcliff-On-Sea has 13 open schools: 6 state primary, 5 state secondary or all-through and 2 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Westcliff-On-Sea are rated Outstanding?

2 schools in Westcliff-On-Sea were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Westcliff High School for Girls and Westcliff High School for Boys Academy. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 12 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Westcliff High School for GirlsWestcliff High School for Boys Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Westcliff-On-Sea get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Westcliff-On-Sea with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 77.2 and 99% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Westcliff High School for Girls (selective grammar), with an Attainment 8 score of 73.8 and 96% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Thomas More High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 52.9 and 57% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Selective schools admit by ability, so their raw results are not a like-for-like comparison with comprehensives. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff High School for GirlsSt Thomas More High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Westcliff-On-Sea have the best SATs results?

Of the 6 primary schools in Westcliff-On-Sea with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Barons Court Primary School and Nursery (94% in reading, 91% in maths); Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery (76% in reading, 81% in maths); and St Helen's Catholic Primary School (75% in reading, 82% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Barons Court Primary School and NurseryPrince Avenue Academy and NurserySt Helen's Catholic Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Westcliff-On-Sea?

Yes. Westcliff High School for Boys Academy and Westcliff High School for Girls are state grammar schools in Westcliff-On-Sea. Grammar schools admit pupils by ability through an entrance test, usually sat at the start of Year 6.

Westcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff High School for Girls

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Westcliff-On-Sea have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Westcliff-On-Sea have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Southend-on-Sea allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Westcliff-On-Sea?

Apply to Southend-on-Sea through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.