SCHOOL PROFILE

Southend High School for Boys: data, trends and context

Southend High School for Boys is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136443
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
Region
East of England
Trust
SOUTHEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS ACADEMY TRUST
Postcode
SS0 0RG
Gender intake
Boys
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,332
FSM eligible
7.2%
EAL / First language other than English
8.4%
SEND (total)
6.1%
SEN Support
4.1%
EHCP
2.0%
White British
48.6%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
95.6%
Overall absence
4.4%
Persistent absence
8.4%
Severe absence
0.44%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Southend-on-SeaLocal authority92.1%7.9%2.8%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
1.1%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
0.68%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
73.8
English & maths grade 5+
97.2%
English & maths grade 4+
98.9%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Southend High School for Boys against 25 similar schools

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Southend High School for Boys is a secondary school in Southend-on-Sea. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.