Year 7

Start of Term Arrangements

The new academic year for Year 7 students starts at 8.35 a.m. on Wednesday, 4th September where they will spend the start of the day with their Form Tutor going through information for the start of term, including the issuing of their timetables and lockers, as well as activities to help them settle into their Form Groups and the school.

Please see below a link to an Equipment List to help with preparation ahead of the start of term in September:

Equipment List

Transition Readbing Booklet

Please see below a link to the Transition Reading Booklet for Year 7 students joining the school in September 2024.

Transition Reading Booklet July 2024

School Tours

A limited number of school tours are available for the parent(s) of current Year 5 students who may wish to join Westcliff High School for Girls in Year 7 in September 2025. These will take place on Wednesday, 10th and 17th July at 1.30 p.m, 2.00 p.m, 2.30 p.m. and 3.00 p.m. Please note that, due to an agreement with primary schools not to impact attendance, the tours are for adults only, we will be unable to admit families that are accompanied by children. There is limited availability and tickets must be booked in advance via Ticket Source (free of charge) for a maximum of 2 adults. These can be accessed via the links below:

There is limited availability and tickets must be booked in advance via Ticket Source (free of charge) for a maximum of 2 adults. These can be accessed via the links below:

To book a tour on 10^th July: Ticket bookings for tours on 10th July 2024

To book a tour on 17^th July: Ticket bookings for tours on 17th July 2024

Please note there is no parking available on the school site; there is, however, a public car park behind the fire station near to the school.

Open Evening - July 2024

Admission to Year 7

National Offer Day was 1st March 2024. If your child has received an offer of a place at Westcliff High School for Girls, please note that we will have made contact with you during the week commencing 18th March 2024.

Westcliff High School for Girls is unable to deal with queries relating to our waiting list for school places in Year 7 for September 2024.

Please click the following link for Southend City Council Admissions FAQs Southend School Admissions

Parents should contact the Local Authority where they live for any queries:

Southend Schools Admissions Service: admissions@southend.gov.uk 01702 212934

Essex County Council, Planning and Admissions Service: admissions@essex.gov.uk 0345 603 2200

London Borough of Havering Admissions Service: schooladmissions@havering.gov.uk

London Borough of Redbridge Admissions Service: admissions@redbridge.gov.uk

Admission appeals information is available by written request from the school. The school will then reply to your request and send you a Notice of Appeal Form to complete. The deadline for receipt of completed admission appeal documentation was Monday 15^th April at 3.30pm. Appeal Hearings were heard prior to the deadline set of Wednesday 18^th June 2024.

Appeal documentation received after 15^th April 2024 may not be heard before the end of the Summer Term.

Determined Admissions Arrangements 2025/26 Determined Admissions Arrangements 2024/25 Admissions Arrangements 2023/24

11+ Information

This guidance is provided to help parents who are deciding to apply to Westcliff High School for Girls.

Please click the following link to access the CSSE website www.csse.uk.org

The information below shows the lowest scores over the past 3 years achieved by pupils in the 11+ gaining entry to Year 7, broken down by in/out of priority area and for those with preferential consideration (introduced in 2020).

Each year the situation is different. Sometimes the scores will be higher, sometimes lower.

	Priority Area	Out of Priority Area
2023	303.5957	342 (322)
2022	303.1336	327.0621 (320)
2021	303.018	344.041 (323.2703)
2020	303.189	364.749 (343.047)
2019	303.744	354.749 (344.397)
2018	303.183	337.360 (336.517)

* Lowest score achieved to gain entry on 1^st March; figure in brackets is lowest score where a place was eventually offered

Entry to WHSG via 11+ September 2023 FAQs