Southend High School for Boys

Founded in 1895, Southend High School for Boys has been offering a stellar education to boys for over a century. Rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted with boys achieving excellent exam results every year, this is a school to be reckoned with.

The sixth form is open to boys and girls and offers its young people a chance to pursue a broad range of A levels ahead of gaining admission to many of the UK's finest universities. A nurturing and innovative establishment with a thriving parents’ association and one of the largest alumni organisations in the UK, Southend High School for Boys sets its pupils up for a life of learning and success.

• Address: Southend High School for Boys, Prittlewell Chase, Southend-on-Sea, SS0 0RG
• Local authority: Essex County Council
• School type: boys' grammar with a mixed sixth form
• Headteacher: Robin Bevan
• Number of pupils: 1,300+
• National rank (Sunday Times Parent Power): 60
• A level results: 84% A*–B
• GCSE results: 77% A*/A/9/8/7

Southend High School for Boys is a member of the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE). This means that the admissions arrangements are similar at all the grammar schools within the consortium, and all children applying to one of the 10 schools take the same 11 plus test.

If you would like your child to be considered for a place at Southend High School for Boys you will need to complete two forms:

• Register for the 11 plus: you will need to register your child to take the CSSE 11 plus exam on the CSSE website. Registration opens on Thursday 16th May 2023 and closes on 30th June 2023.
• Register for a school place: you will need to submit the common application form (CAF) and name Southend High School for Boys as your preferred school of choice. You will be able to complete the form on the Essex County Council website between 1st September and 31st October 2023.

After your child takes the CSSE exam, a team of independent professional markers will double-mark and check the papers. Some scores will be age-standardised and then the results for each school will be ranked in order.

The pass mark can vary from year to year. In 2022, the pass mark at Southend High School for Boys was 303 for children living within the priority area, and 337 for children living outside the priority area.

The CSSE does not normally make secondary school offers to any child who has scored under a total standardised score of 303. However, some appeals outside of this criteria are successful.

How are places prioritised at Southend High School for Boys?

Of the 180 places available in Year 7 at Southend High School for Boys, 150 are reserved for children who pass the CSSE exam and primarily live within the school's priority area. This covers the postcode areas SS0, SS1, SS2, SS3, SS4, SS5, SS6, SS7, SS8 and SS9. If there are fewer than 150 children from the priority area who have scored the pass mark or higher, then more places will be available for children who live outside of the priority area.

10% of places (15 within the priority area, and 3 outside the priority area) are reserved for children who exceed the pass mark and are Looked After children, previously Looked After children, or entitled to Free School Meals.