Southchurch High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Open
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School Profile
- Phase
- Secondary
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Religious ethos
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils
- 805 (Boys: 418, Girls: 387)
- Free School Meals
- 43%
- Capacity utilisation
- 96% (805 / 840)
- Establishment type
- Academy sponsor led
- Type group
- Academies
- Trust
- Partnership Learning
- Federation
- n/a
- SEN provision
- None reported
- Resourced provision
- None
- Opened
- Jul 2018
- Status
- Open
Key identifiers
- URN
- 143144
- LAESTAB
- 8824002
- UKPRN
- 10057545
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Ofsted phase
- Secondary
Ofsted
Requires improvement (Grade 3)
published 19 Dec 2023
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
9
Sixth form
9
At a glance
- Total pupils
- 794
- Age range
- 11–16
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Faith
- Non-faith
- Trust (MAT)
- Partnership Learning
What do Ofsted grades mean?
- Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
- Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
- Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
- Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”)
but don’t replace the last graded judgement.
Inspection history
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Requires improvement19 Dec 2023Type: Schools into Special Measures Visit 3Quality: Requires improvementBehaviour: Requires improvementPersonal dev: Requires improvementLeadership: Requires improvementEarly years: 9Sixth form: 9
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective
(19 Dec 2023)