Westcliff High School for Girls
| Motto |
Fide Et Fortitudine 'By faith and fortitude' (I force no friend, I fear no foe) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1920 (founded) 1931 (moved to current premises) |
| Type | grammar school, Academy |
| Headmaster | Dr Paul Hayman |
| Location |
Westcliff-on-Sea Essex England Coordinates: 51°33′09″N 0°40′04″E / 51.55242°N 0.66772°E |
| DfE URN | 136490 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1050, including approximately a dozen boys |
| Gender | Girls, mixed sixth form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Bourchier Mandeville Bohun Devereux |
| Website |
www |
Westcliff High School for Girls is a selective non-boarding grammar school and academy for girls in Southend-On-Sea, Essex and surrounding areas.
Admissions
It caters for those between the ages of 11 and 18. It is next to Westcliff High School for Boys, with the two schools sharing a canteen, and opposite St Thomas More High School for Boys.
History
The school converted to academy status in 2011. In January 2014, Westcliff High School for Girls achieved second highest GCSE results in the entire UK. The new English block was completed late 2009 and opened to pupils in the spring term of 2010. The new building has three floors and caters for English, Law, Psychology and other subjects.
Academic performance
Westcliff is a very strong school academically, with 2014 GCSE results placing 2nd in the country. In 2006, the school achieved the 14th best A-Levels in the country as well.
Westcliff High School for Girls has been recognised by Ofsted as 'outstanding' (October 2010 inspection). In 2011, 100% of GCSE students achieved 5 or more A*-C grades, including English and Maths.[www.whsg.info]
Notable former pupils
- Pam Hobbs, author
- Alison Childs, Olympic diver, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
- Catherine Bishop, silver medalist, coxless pairs, 2004 Olympic Games
- Nathalie Emmanuel, actress
- Annabel Port, Radio broadcaster
- Jack Monroe, Journalist and campaigner
- Wei Ming Kam, contributing author to The Good Immigrant (edited by Nikesh Shukla)