Grammar schools in the Essex and Southend (CSSE) 11+ area

In Essex and Southend, 10Source for Essex and Southend (CSSE): School countEssex and Southend (CSSE): School countCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).The source says: The same selective test is utilised by ten CSSE selective schoolsView the official source schools use the test set by The Consortium of Selective Schools in EssexSource for Essex and Southend (CSSE): Consortium nameEssex and Southend (CSSE): Consortium nameCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE).The source says: The Consortium of Selective Schools in EssexView the official source. Not all of them are fully selective. The partially selective schools are: Shoeburyness High School, St. Bernard’s High School and St. Thomas More High SchoolSource for Essex and Southend (CSSE): Partially selective schoolsEssex and Southend (CSSE): Partially selective schoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: Three other schools in Southend, Shoeburyness High School, St. Bernard’s High School and St. Thomas More High School admit a proportion of their intake through the selection test.View the official source. One more school uses a different route: Chelmsford County High School for Girls runs its own entrance test outside CSSESource for Essex and Southend (CSSE): Essex cchs separate testEssex and Southend (CSSE): Essex cchs separate testCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Essex County Council.The source says: If you are interested in a year 7 place for September 2027 at Chelmsford County High School (CCHS) for Girls, you need to register your child to sit the entrance test by the given deadline.View the official source. Every school decides its own places. Reaching the CSSE pass mark makes a child eligible, and then each school orders eligible children by its own criteria, which in this area often include the test score and where the family lives. This page lists the schools A to Z. It does not rank them, because the right school is the one that fits your child and your journey.

Year 7 places at each school

For a partially selective school, only some of the Year 7 places are selective. The school page explains the split.

Southend priority area and Catholic schools

The Southend grammar schools are Southend High School for Boys, Southend High School for Girls, Westcliff High School for Boys and Westcliff High School for GirlsSource for Essex and Southend (CSSE): Southend grammar schoolsEssex and Southend (CSSE): Southend grammar schoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: The four grammar schools, Southend High School for Boys, Southend High School for Girls, Westcliff High School for Boys and Westcliff High School for Girls only admit pupils through the selection test.View the official source. Their priority area is: Postcodes SS0 to SS9 inclusiveSource for Essex and Southend (CSSE): Grammar priority areaEssex and Southend (CSSE): Grammar priority areaCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: the four Southend Grammar schools give preference to those pupils living within a defined geographical area that includes all addresses with a postcode SS0 to SS9 inclusive.View the official source. St Bernard's and St Thomas More are CatholicSource for St Bernard’s High School: Religious characterSt Bernard’s High School: Religious characterCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Bernard's High School.The source says: A catholic academy built in 1910 for students aged 11-18.View the official source schools. St Bernard's High School says: Any girl of any faith or none may be admitted; criteria order reflects a commitment to Catholic education.Source for St Bernard’s High School: Faith statementSt Bernard’s High School: Faith statementCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Bernard's High School.The source says: Although St Bernard's High School admission criteria allow the admission of any girl of any faith or none, the admission criteria priority order reflects a commitment to Catholic education.View the official source St Thomas More High School says: Catholic children have priority when oversubscribed, but non-Catholics may apply and be admitted under the arrangements.Source for St Thomas More High School: Faith statementSt Thomas More High School: Faith statementCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against St Thomas More High School.The source says: This does not affect the right of an applicant who is not Catholic to apply for and be admitted to a place at the school in accordance with the admission arrangements.View the official source Both ask for their own form: St Bernard's, St Thomas More (and The Eastwood Academy) require a school SIF; grammar schools require CSSE registration.Source for Essex and Southend (CSSE): Sif schoolsEssex and Southend (CSSE): Sif schoolsCloseChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: The Eastwood Academy, St Bernard’s High School and St Thomas More High School require you to complete a SIF. ... The grammar schools also require a registration form with the CSSE.View the official source

For the CSSE test timetable, see the CSSE dates page. To compare schools with your own priorities, use the CSSE 11+ plan.