Shoeburyness High School
| Motto | Striving For Excellence |
|---|---|
| Type | Bilateral Academy |
| Headteacher | Rt. Hon Mark Schofield |
| Specialism | Technology |
| Location |
Caulfield Road Shoeburyness Southend-on-Sea/ Thorpe Bay Essex SS3 9LL  England Coordinates: 51°31′58″N 0°46′33″E / 51.53291°N 0.77581°E |
| DfE URN | 115210 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.shoeburynesshigh.co.uk |
Shoeburyness High School is a secondary academy school in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Unusually, it is one of the few partially selective schools in England. The high school celebrated its 70th anniversary in June 2009.
Shoeburyness High School is regarded as "Good with outstanding features" by Ofsted and has shown sustained improvement over the last 5 years. The school obtained its best ever results in the summer of 2010 with GCSE results just above the national average and the schools contextual value added score putting it in the top 25% of schools nationally.
Shoeburyness High School gained Technology College status in September 1999. Gaining Technology Status had been achieved by a community effort. As part of the plan, a CAD/CAM Centre was developed.
The school gained Leading Space Education School status in September 2008, and has since implemented a number of space-themed projects in Science, including the Year 8 Space Academy course and outreach work with local primary schools.[1]
The school has a range of subjects that pupils can learn. In Key Stage 3 pupils learn the following subjects: Art, Design and technology, Drama, English, French, Geography, History, ICT, Maths, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science and SCOPE (PSHE). In Key Stage 4 pupils then study English, Maths and Science as their three core GCSE subjects and others which can be chosen as their own options (GCSEs and BTECs are available). The school also has a Sixth Form College which takes on pupils for AS and A2 courses, as well as some BTEC courses. The Sixth Form offers a range of subjects into AS and A2 (and BTEC) some of which are Travel and Tourism, Business Studies, Film Studies, Performing Arts, Media Studies, Critical Thinking, History, Geography, Physical Education, English, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT, Music, Music Technology among others.
The school also offer an extended school service which has a range of activities for pupils of the school and other schools to attend.
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