Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Westcliff-on-Sea (Southend-on-Sea).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Key Information Welcome from the Headmaster --> Welcome from the Headmaster I have a long association with the School having begun my teaching career here back in the early 1990s and I consider it an enormous privilege to be Headmaster of this School. Westcliff High School for Boys is a School rich in tradition with a fine academic, cultural and sporting record.
It is also a School which fosters deep affection from within its community, from current and former pupils and staff. Founded in 1920, we have a proud tradition of serving our local community and actively promote local entry through our Westcliff Centre for Gifted Children (WCGC) Go for Grammar! programme.
Public examination outcomes are consistently of the highest order; the extent to which attainment at WHSB exceeds national outcomes is not only large but is, in many subjects, growing.
Such levels of achievement, together with the broader perspectives and deeper insights which go beyond the narrow confines of the subject specifications, provide a secure foundation for future study and enable our students to attend the top universities in the UK and further afield.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Basketball
- Chess
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Orchestra
- Robotics
- Stem
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136272
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (21 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.17 governors are linked to a profile (16 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Wightman Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Hannah Shoshana Elizabeth Moore Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Douglas William Bambrick Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Alexandra Anne James Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Anthony Cole Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Keith David Luxon Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Anthony Cole Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 |
| Mr Stephen Rothon | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Mr James Currell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Dr Paul Christopher Guyler Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Dr Thuraia Nageh Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Galvin Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Ms Fiona Colwell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 |
| Mr Jon Gershinson (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2014 |
| Ms Fiona Colwell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2012 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Skelly Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2012 | |
| Mr Michael Skelly Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2012 |
| Mr Steven Johnson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2010 |
| Mr Ian Croxford Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2010 |
| Mr Mark Solomons Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2009 · until 2029 |
| Mr Charles Casey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 1999 · until 2030 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record