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Shoeburyness High School: selective places

Caulfield Road, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9LL

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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We check every fact against the official source on a schedule, and some details on this page are due their next check (last verified 19 October 2026). We'll update the page if anything has changed. How we check facts

Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • 303or more

    CSSE 11+ examination (English and Mathematics), 2027 entry

    Checked, source: Shoeburyness High School, checked

  • Year 7 places

    310

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Shoeburyness High School, checked

  • 28.492miles

    2026 entry, on National Offer Day

    Checked, source: Southend-on-Sea City Council, checked

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    in 25 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Shoeburyness High School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 303 or more in the CSSE 11+ examination (English and Mathematics) means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Distance from home to school, in miles

  • National Offer Day

Outside catchment area

  1. 2027 entryNot known yet
    Offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027
  2. 2026 entryOffer day
    28.492 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 28.492 miles away.

How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Straight line from pupil's home (main external entrance for flats) to nearest pupil entrance to the school, using Local Authority's computerised measuring system.

Source: Southend-on-Sea City Council, checked
What the words mean
National Offer Day:
the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
Final:
how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
Admission rule:
schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
N/A or “All offered”:
no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
No figure published:
nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Lowest score offered a place

Scores are on the aggregate score scale.

Inside priority area

  1. 2026 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 303.

  2. 2025 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 304.

  3. 2024 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 304.

  4. 2023 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 305.

  5. 2022 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 303.

Outside priority area

  1. 2022 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 303.

  2. 2021 entryOffer day

    On National Offer Day, the lowest score offered a place was 303.

Source: Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE), checked

Other published figures

  • 2027 entry: Priority area: 303
  • 2027 entry: Priority area, only if selective places unfilled: 295
  • 2026 entry: Last admission rule that offers reached: pupils living outside the catchment area
  • 2026 entry: Borderline selective places (priority area): 295

Source: Shoeburyness High School, checked

About these figures

The council booklet records selective and borderline offers separately, and CSSE's sheets give the score of the last selective place in the priority area:

A dash in the selective column means the booklet gives only a very small number rather than an exact count. Borderline offers were made in each year the booklet covers, which tells you the selective places were not all taken up by children at or above the qualifying score. Past years are a guide, not a promise.

For the school as a whole, the council booklet says the last place for 2026 entry went under "pupils living outside the catchment areashoeburyness-high-school-2026-lastRuleOffered: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: For admission into Year 7 in September 2026 the last place offered was under the admissions criteria 'pupils living outside the catchment area' with the last place being offered to a pupil living 28.492 miles from the school.View the official source", to a child living 28.492shoeburyness-high-school-2026-lastDistanceOffered-outOfCatchment: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: with the last place being offered to a pupil living 28.492 miles from the school.View the official source miles from the school, as the council published it.

At a glance

Shoeburyness High School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
mixedPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: see so many boys and girls representing our schoolView the official source
Who the school admits.
School type
academySchool typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: Shoeburyness High School is an academy school part of the South East Community Academy Trust.View the official source
How the school is run and funded.
Year 7 places
310Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: Published Admission Limit (PAN): 310View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
CSSE 11+ examination (English and Mathematics)
The test children sit to be considered. Written by the CSSE's own 11+ examination.
the academy trust (Southend East Community Academy Trust)Admission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: All secondary schools in the City have academy status and therefore the academy trust is the admission authority for the school.View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
A mapped area (see the admission rules)
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

Southend-on-Sea City Council

4 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: School place applications open (CAF)

  2. Done: Test registration opens

    Source: Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE), checked

  3. Done: Test registration closes

    Source: Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex (CSSE), checked

  4. Done: Test day

  1. Next: School place applications close (CAF)

    in 11 days

  2. Coming up: Results

    Expected

  3. Coming up: Home address date: the address used for school places

  4. Coming up: National Offer Day

  5. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    in 25 weeks

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.

  1. Not published yet: Test registration opens

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Not published yet: Test day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  4. Not published yet: Results

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

  5. Not published yet: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

    Not yet published

  6. Not published yet: National Offer Day

    Not yet published

Notes on these dates

Which date fixes your home address is unclear: the school's own arrangements and the council's booklet do not agree, and we are checking. If you are moving, talk to Southend Council's admissions team early.

How places are given

Admission rules and catchment
Admission rules not checked yetWe add the school's rules from its determined admission policy.
Who qualifies
Selective place: Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex () score of 303 or above and residence in the selective priority area. If selective places remain unfilled, borderline places for scores 295 to 302.99 in the priority area. Allocated in score order.Source: Shoeburyness High School, checked
Catchment
Catchment area defined by Southend Council's online catchment map look-up; selective and borderline places limited to the separate 'St Bernard's & Shoeburyness High School Priority Area' (Selective Place Priority Map).Source: Shoeburyness High School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Closest first within a criterion; equal distance for the last place by computerised random allocation supervised by someone independent of the governing body. Selective/borderline places by highest score.Source: Shoeburyness High School, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Shoeburyness High School, checked
Supplementary form
Only for Year 7 selective-place applications, per Southend's co-ordinated scheme, which treats CSSE registration as in effect a SIF. No school SIF is published on the school website.Source: Southend-on-Sea City Council, checked
Waiting list
Automatic for children refused in the main round; ranked by the admission criteria and re-ranked as children are added; late applications slotted in after initial offers; lists close at the end of each school year (re-apply via in-year form).Source: Shoeburyness High School, checked

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

For everyone not given a selective or borderline place, the school looks at its catchment area, brothers and sisters, named feeder primary schools and, from 2027 entry, children of staff. The school's determined arrangements and its Year 7 prospectus put these in different orders, and only the determined arrangements include children of staff. Sources disagree, so we are checking which order applies and have not listed one here.

  • Catchment, and the separate selective area: Catchment area defined by Southend Council's online catchment map look-up; selective and borderline places limited to the separate 'St Bernard's & Shoeburyness High School Priority Area' (Selective Place Priority Map).Shoeburyness High School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: The catchment area is provided in the catchment map look up facility: https://southend.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d105451f93da49e7bd19ad946ffc2939View the official source
  • Sibling priority: YesShoeburyness High School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: Students who have a sibling attending the schoolView the official source
  • Other named groups: children of staff; feeder schoolsShoeburyness High School: Special places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: Students attending Year 6 at the following feeder primary schools: Bournes Green Junior, Friars Primary, St George’s Catholic Primary, Hinguar Primary, Richmond Avenue Primary, and Thorpedene PrimaryView the official source
  • Children of staff: From 2027/28, children of staff qualify if the parent (teaching or named senior roles) has two or more years' service or fills a skill-shortage post, and lives at the same addressShoeburyness High School: Children of staffChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: Students of Staff (Applicable from Academic Year 2027/28)View the official source
  • How distance is measured: straight line from pupil's home (main external entrance for flats) to nearest pupil entrance to the schoolShoeburyness High School: Distance rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: a “straight line” distance will be used to measure the distance between the pupil’s home and the nearest pupil entrance to the school. Distances will be measured using the Local Authority’s computerised measuring system.View the official source
  • Ties: Closest first within a criterion; equal distance for the last place by computerised random allocation supervised by someone independent of the governing body. Selective/borderline places by highest score.Shoeburyness High School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: If the same distance is shared by more than one pupil, and only one place is available, the place will be awarded on the basis of a computerised random allocation process (supervised by someone independent of the governing body).View the official source
  • Waiting list: Automatic for children refused in the main round; ranked by the admission criteria and re-ranked as children are added; late applications slotted in after initial offers; lists close at the end of each school year (re-apply via in-year form).Shoeburyness High School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: Students will automatically be placed on the waiting list for the school if they have been refused a place for the main round to year 7. ... Each child subsequently added to the waiting list will require the list to be ranked again in line with the published oversubscription criteria.View the official source
  • Selective places after Year 7 starts: Mid-year applicants for a selective place sit CSSE papers set and marked by school staff (or give verified Year 6 CSSE scores); page says scores over 303 are admitted when a place arises, but also that 295+ joins the selective waiting list in merit order.Shoeburyness High School: In year selective entryChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: Students wishing to apply mid-year for a selective place may do so, if any remain unfilled. ... Those with scores over 303 will be admitted once a place becomes available. ... Those students securing results of 295+ will be added to the waiting list for selective places in the order of merit of those already on the waiting list.View the official source

Because the selective area and the ordinary catchment are different maps, check your address against both on Southend Council's look-up before you apply. 2028 entry: the school's arrangements are Shoeburyness High School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Shoeburyness High School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Determined Admission Arrangements 2027/2028View the official source.

The test

CSSE 11+ examination (English and Mathematics)
Test
CSSE 11+ examination (English and Mathematics)
Written by
the CSSE's own 11+ examination
Test date, 2027 entry
Saturday 19 September 2026
How the parts count
English and Mathematics weighted equally (1:1)

Most places at Shoeburyness have nothing to do with the 11+. The test only counts for a small group of selective places, and those come in two tiers. Children scoring 303shoeburyness-high-school-2027-qualifyingScore-selective: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: All selective places (scores of 303 and above in the 11+ examination)View the official source or more are placed first, highest score first. Only if selective places are still unfilled does the school offer borderline places to children scoring from 295shoeburyness-high-school-2027-qualifyingScore-borderline: ValueChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: borderline selective places (scores of between 295 and 302.99 in the 11+ examination)View the official source up to just under that mark, again in score order.

  • The rule in full: Selective place: CSSE score of 303 or above and residence in the selective priority area. If selective places remain unfilled, borderline places for scores 295 to 302.99 in the priority area. Allocated in score order.Shoeburyness High School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: All selective places (scores of 303 and above in the 11+ examination) and borderline selective places (scores of between 295 and 302.99 in the 11+ examination) are allocated with preference given to those students with the highest scores, in order of merit and whose normal place of residence lies within the priority area (see map below).View the official source
  • Where the child must live: Joint 'St Bernard's High School and Shoeburyness High School priority area for selective places only' (Southend-on-Sea City Council map, Selective Place Priority Map).Shoeburyness High School: Selective priority areaChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: StBernard’sHighSchoolandShoebury nessHighSchoolp riority areaforselectivep lacesonlyView the official source
  • How to apply: Register for the CSSE test online at www.csse.org.uk by the closing date; tick the selective-place box on the Southend CAF (school site gives no separate route).Shoeburyness High School: Registration route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: To take part in this year’s CSSE test you must register for the selection test. You will need to complete a registration form online at www.csse.org.uk by the closing date.View the official source
  • Both routes at once: One CAF preference with the selective tick box; considered for a selective/borderline place and automatically under the main criteria. Borderline places only if selective places remain unfilled.Shoeburyness High School: Selective non selective interactionChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: Admission to these three schools through the selection test is in addition to admission through their main admission criteria. This means that if you are applying for a selective place at any of these schools you only need to put one preference for the school on your application. You should indicate on the application form in the tick box that you are applying for a selective place. You will automatically be considered through the main criteria as well as this does not count as an additional preference.View the official source
  • Extra forms: Only for Year 7 selective-place applications, per Southend's co-ordinated scheme, which treats CSSE registration as in effect a SIF. No school SIF is published on the school website.Shoeburyness High School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: Shoeburyness High School | For year 7 applications for selective placesView the official source

How many selective places? The school's determined admission arrangements and Southend Council's booklet give one total, while the school's Year 7 prospectus and an older policy file give another. Sources disagree, so we show this as awaiting confirmation while we check. It is a small share of the intake either way.

The test itself, for 2027 entry, was on Saturday 19 September 2026Shoeburyness High School: Test date as stated by school 2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: 11+ Exam for Year 6 th 19 September 2026View the official source. For the papers and how scores are worked out, see the CSSE guide.

How the Essex and Southend (CSSE) test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Open evening (Year 7 entry September 2027) (passed)

    6pm to 8pm

Source: Southend-on-Sea City Council, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Notice of Appeal form lodged at the school within 20 school days of National Offer Day; heard in June by an independent panel; Year 6-7 appeal hearings organised by the Local Authority.Source: Shoeburyness High School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

  • How to appeal: Notice of Appeal form lodged at the school within 20 school days of National Offer Day; heard in June by an independent panel; Year 6-7 appeal hearings organised by the Local Authority.Shoeburyness High School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Shoeburyness High School.The source says: In the case of admission to Year 7, Notice of Appeal forms must be lodged at the school within 20 school days of National Offer Day (1st March). All appeals that are received by this deadline will be heard in June.View the official source
  • Deadline for 2027 entry: Tuesday 13 April 2027Shoeburyness High School: Appeal deadline 2027Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: 13 April 2027 Closing date for 'on time' admission appeals to be submitted to schools.View the official source

Few families appeal here compared with the size of the intake: the council booklet shows 3Shoeburyness High School 2026 entry: Appeals lodgedChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Southend-on-Sea City Council.The source says: Allocation Data for Shoeburyness High School 2022-2026 DFE 882-4034 ... Appeals | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | ... Number of appeals logged for year 7 | 3 | <5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |View the official source appeals lodged for 2026 entry. The council's appeals page still showed the 2026 round when we checked, so use the 2027 deadline above. See CSSE appeals for general guidance.

Official documents and sources

13 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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