Southend High School for Girls

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Southend High School for Girls is a grammar school with academy status situated on Southchurch Boulevard in the east of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. It caters for students from the age of 11 through to 18 years old.AcademicsThe school achieved an 'Outstanding' grade following a full Ofsted inspection in December 2011. The school was rated as outstanding in all 31 areas, one of fewer than 50 secondary schools nationally to be so assessed.Southend High School for Girls has a specialism in languages. All Key Stage 3 students study two languages from the following three - French, German or Spanish (replacing Latin in 2002, which is now available as an additional subject studied off-timetable).Similar to other Southend-on-Sea district grammar schools, the school achieves excellent results at A level and various other examinations which are consistently above national averages, in part because of the selective entry system.In Science, Mathematics, English and Geography all students take a two-year Key Stage 3 qualification allowing them to commence their GCSE studies early.DemographicsAccording to the school's most recent Ofsted report: "Most students are from a White British heritage, and a broadly average proportion is from minority ethnic backgrounds. No students are in the early stages of learning English. The proportion of students with special educational needs and/or disabilities is low and the proportion known to be entitled to free school meals is below average."