Southchurch High School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Southend-On-Sea (Southend-on-Sea).
Attainment 8
44.5
▼ 1.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
40.1%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.0%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.2
▲ 1.5 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
44.9%
▲ 18pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
26.9%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
86%
722 / 840 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Mar 2026
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Southchurch High School is a secondary school located in Southend-On-Sea. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 805 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 840. It is part of the PARTNERSHIP LEARNING. The school is led by Mrs Tracy Airoll.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 143144
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Grover | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Campbell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Steven Lawes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Grant James Taylor | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Julie Lapslie | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mr Richard Cooper | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Harrod Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Karen Harrod Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
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