School admissions in Westcliff-on-Sea
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 6 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Westcliff-on-Sea in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Westcliff-on-Sea first 377 times for 361 places: 1.04 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Southend-on-Sea authority's 29 schools. 2 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Earls Hall Primary School, to 0.42 miles.
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 5 schools in Westcliff-on-Sea first 1,018 times for 903 places: 1.13 first choices per place, against 1.07 across the Southend-on-Sea authority's 12 schools. 4 of the 5 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Chase High School, to 1.70 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
6 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court Primary School and Nursery | 2.54 | 35 | not published |
| Earls Hall Primary School | 1.35 | 84 | 0.42 miles |
| Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery | 0.85 | 54 | 1.1 miles |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | 0.80 | 55 | not published |
| The Westborough School | 0.71 | 58 | 0.656 miles |
| Milton Hall Primary School and Nursery | 0.59 | 75 | 0.461 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.
Year 7 places, September 2026
5 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westcliff High School for Boys Academy | 1.54 | 182 | not published |
| Westcliff High School for Girls | 1.29 | 185 | not published |
| St Thomas More High School | 1.13 | 179 | not published |
| St Bernard's High School | 1.05 | 175 | not published |
| Chase High School | 0.62 | 182 | 1.704 miles |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.