Southchurch High School
Academy sponsor led in Southend-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 722 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 840 |
| Free school meals | 44.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | PARTNERSHIP LEARNING |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Address | Southchurch Boulevard, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4XA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.southchurchschool.com |
| Telephone | 01702900777 |
| URN | 143144 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 24 March 2026, published 21 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 November 2023, published 19 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Southend High School for Girls (secondary school, about 0.4 km)
- Cecil Jones Academy (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Shoeburyness High School (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- St Bernard's High School (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Southend High School for Boys (secondary school, about 4.0 km)
- Chase High School (secondary school, about 4.4 km)
- St Thomas More High School (secondary school, about 5.7 km)
- Westcliff High School for Boys Academy (secondary school, about 5.8 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Southend-on-Sea
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.