Compare Jo Richardson Community School and Southend High School for Boys and Southend High School for Girls
Comparison of secondary schools: Jo Richardson Community School (Secondary) in Dagenham; Southend High School for Boys (Secondary) in Southend-on-Sea; Southend High School for Girls (Secondary) in Southend-on-Sea — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Jo Richardson Community School, Southend High School for Boys and Southend High School for Girls. They are secondary phase and community school and academy converter type located around Dagenham, Essex and Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Jo Richardson Community School), published Jun 2024. The most recent inspection on record is for Southend High School for Girls (Sep 2024). average roll around ≈ 1,400, combined total ≈ 4,250, typical FSM 15–20%, range 5–10%–35–40%; across local authorities including Barking and Dagenham and Southend-on-Sea.
| Attribute |
Jo Richardson Community School
RM9 4UN
|
Southend High School for Boys
SS0 0RG
|
Southend High School for Girls
SS2 4UZ
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Community school | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Dagenham Essex RM9 4UN |
Southend-on-Sea Essex SS0 0RG |
Southend-on-Sea Essex SS2 4UZ |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 20 Jun 2024 | 1 10 Jul 2024 | 1 9 Sep 2024 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 1,700 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,350 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 1,250 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 35–40% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 5–10% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 1700 | 1060 | 1269 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | Girls |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Selective | Selective |
| Trust / Local authority | Barking and Dagenham (301) | Southend-on-Sea (882) | Southend-on-Sea (882) |
| Website | jorichardson.org.uk | www.shsb.org.uk | www.shsg.org |
| Telephone | 02082706222 | 01702606200 | 01702588852 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Community school
- Location
- Dagenham
Essex
RM9 4UN - Ofsted
- 1 20 Jun 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,700 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 35–40% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Barking and Dagenham (301)
- Website
- jorichardson.org.uk
- Telephone
- 02082706222
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS0 0RG - Ofsted
- 1 10 Jul 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,350 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Southend-on-Sea (882)
- Website
- www.shsb.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01702606200
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Southend-on-Sea
Essex
SS2 4UZ - Ofsted
- 1 9 Sep 2024
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,250 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 5–10% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Southend-on-Sea (882)
- Website
- www.shsg.org
- Telephone
- 01702588852
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