At a Glance
Assessment: CSSE
Fees Type: Free
Boarding: Day school
Admissions: Mixed Boys and Girls
Places per year: 310
Introduction
Shoeburyness High School is a co-educational, selective school based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The school boasts an inclusive education with a broad curriculum, providing something for everyone, as well as being a renowned school for local and national success in extra-curricular sporting activities.
At GCSE level the school performs just under the national average. In the 2019 academic year, 33% of the school achieved a grade 5 or above, compared to a national average of 43%. Further, 95% of the school stay in full-time education or enter into employment, with many progressing into the school’s adjoining Sixth Form. The Sixth Form boasts a focus on the students’ needs, ensuring their wellbeing is of focus and each child is challenged academically. Many students at the Sixth Form progress into competitive apprenticeships and Universities as well as their chosen career paths.
Shoeburyness High School is a popular and oversubscribed school to the Southend area. The co-educational school selects students based on their performance in the CSSE 11+ Examination. This is the Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. It is a multiple choice test, made up of two papers. One test in English and one in Mathematics. Each paper is designed to test a candidate beyond their ordinary primary education, with both formatting and question difficulty. Our resources with 11 Plus Hero help prepare your child for the CSSE 11+, providing them with a toolkit to have the best chance to succeed for admission into Shoeburyness High School. We also provide information to help guide yourself and your child through the admissions process, so that you and your child can confidently and competently apply to your chosen schools.
Shoeburyness High School Key Information
Under this section we list key information useful to students and their parents about Shoeburyness, including addresses, contact details and more.
School Address
Full Address:
Shoeburyness High School, Caulfield Road, ShoeburynessSouthend-on-Sea
Essex
SS3 9LL
Contact Information
Parking in the school
There is parking on site at Shoeburyness High School, but use of public transport or walking is advised. Where driving is necessary, please use the alternative parking listed below. All are within a 30 minute walk.
Additional parking off site
Shoebury Common North Parking, 17 Waterford Road, Southend-on-Sea SS3 9HG (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)
Thorpe Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3NW (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)
Additional parking off site
Shoebury Common North Parking, 17 Waterford Road, Southend-on-Sea SS3 9HG (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)
Thorpe Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea SS1 3NW (Opening Times: Mon-Sun All Day)
Key Information for Shoeburyness High School
PAN for Year 7 intake (2021)
Total Student Capacity Years 7 to 13 (2022)
Total Students Years 7 to 13 (2018)
Percentage Capacity (2022)
Latest Ofsted Rating (2017)
Selection Test
Shoeburyness High School Key Dates and Application Information
In the application process to Shoeburyness High School, there are several key deadlines to keep to, for application to the school itself and the 11+ test registration. At 11 Plus Hero, we understand this can be a lot for prospective students and parents, especially alongside exam preparation. For this reason, we regularly update key dates below.
CSSE Entrance Test Registration Opening (Available Online)
Entrance Test Deadline
Open Days
Reasonable Adjustments Deadline
Letter posted to parents informing them of the test arrangements
11+ Entrance Examination Date
Results Date
School Application to Local Authority (school preferences must be finalised by this date)
School Offer
Application Documents for Shoeburyness High School
Under this section, we keep links with relevant information regarding the admissions and application process to Shoeburyness High School and CSSE schools alike.
The CSSE 11+ Entrance Test Format
The CSSE 11+ is the method of selective testing used by Shoeburyness High School and the other grammar schools in the Essex consortium. The assessment consists of two papers: English and Maths, made up of both multiple choice and open answer questions. The English test includes reading comprehension, vocabulary questions, literacy questions and creative writing, while the Maths questions test students on content similar to what they will have learnt at KS2, but pushing them a little further. The test is designed with difficult formatting and challenging questions. The unfamiliar format and its difficulty can seem daunting; for this reason, 11+ Hero is here to help. We understand and are accustomed to the content of the CSSE 11+ Entrance, the question methodology and how to score marks highly. We can provide a toolkit to your child, familiarising them with the test format and ensuring they have the best chance to succeed in admission to Shoeburyness High School.
The CSSE 11+ Entrance Test: Overview
The CSSE 11+ consists of two test papers, one testing English and the other Maths. The test will include both multiple choice and open answer questions. For an in depth breakdown of the CSSE 11+, please visit our article ‘ – Selective Tests in Essex – the CSSE CEM 11+ Test’.
Paper One
Maths
Paper Two
English
The CSSE 11+ Entrance Test - 11 Plus Assessment Criteria
| Verbal Reasoning | Non-verbal Reasoning | English (some verbal reasoning is included) | Maths | Additional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XX | XX | ✔✔ | ✔✔ | n/an/a |
Pass Mark
Test scores are received in mid-October of the preceding year of entry; for example, for entry in 2023, test scores will be received by mid-October 2022. The scores are also ‘weighted’, meaning children are given different results depending on their age, so they are not penalised for it. For admission to Shoeburyness High School, there is no official pass mark. Instead, candidate’s aggregate scores are ranked in descending order, giving children with the highest scores, the highest level of priority.
Pass Mark
Test scores are received in mid-October of the preceding year of entry; for example, for entry in 2023, test scores will be received by mid-October 2022. The scores are also ‘weighted’, meaning children are given different results depending on their age, so they are not penalised for it. For admission to Shoeburyness High School, there is no official pass mark. Instead, candidate’s aggregate scores are ranked in descending order, giving children with the highest scores, the highest level of priority.
Catchment Area
Notably, Shoeburyness High School does operate on a catchment area, used in it’s oversubscription criteria. A map of this can be found on the schools website – https://www.shoeburynesshigh.co.uk/admission-process – under the subheading “Catchment Area for Shoeburyness High School”.
Additional Eligibility
The school determines admission in the order of priority set out below:
- Looked After or Previously Looked After* children
- Up to 31 pupils can be granted preferential consideration on the basis of their performance in the selection test;
- If any selective places remain unfilled, the Governers should consider whether any of the remaining applicants who took the selection tests are eligible to be awarded a borderline selective place. In doing so, preference will be given to those students with the highest scores in order of merit;
- Pupils who live in the catchment area served by the school and who have an older sibling at the school;
- Pupils living inside the catchment area served by the school;
- Pupils who live outside the catchment area served by the school, who have a sibling at the school;
- Pupils who live outside the catchment area served by the school
Shoeburyness High School FAQs
- There is no official pass mark for Shoeburyness High School. Instead, candidates are ranked in descending order of their aggregate score on the CSSE 11+; students with the highest score having the highest level of priority for admission.
- For more details see section ‘Pass Mark and catchment area’. LINK
- Shoeburyness High School tests candidates using the CSSE 11+, used by all the schools in the Essex Consortium of Grammar Schools. It assesses a candidate’s competence in Maths and English, and is designed to push them past their primary level education.
- For more details see ‘Section 4: The CSSE 11+ Format’ LINK
- The CSSE website hosts familiarisation materials, allowing children to better understand the format of their exams.
- Please find these on the CSSE website at https://csse.org.uk/examination
- This familiarisation material should include Maths and English questions. Please note, the Maths questions will be of a similar standard to the difficult standard of questions on the KS2 curriculum.
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