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  • 03/09/24

    Returning to School 2024/2025

    We look forward to seeing all pupils returning to School tomorrow morning, and to welcoming our pupils new to Year 7, and those joining the Sixth Form. We send our very best wishes to them all and their families for the new academic year ahead. Details of the full School Calendar for the new term...
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  • 30/08/24

    School flags fly at half-mast today as a mark of our respect for Mr Jimmy Harrison

    Our School flags fly at half-mast today as a mark of our respect for Mr Jimmy Harrison, who sadly passed away on Monday 22 July. Family and friends of Jimmy gather today to commemorate his remarkable life. Jimmy was educated at Westcliff High School for Boys (1945-1951) before completing military...
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  • 22/08/24

    Excellent performance for GCSE Students at Westcliff High School for Boys

    We would like to congratulate our pupils on their excellent performance in their GCSE examinations this year. Having achieved 75% of all grades at 9-7, their results are highly impressive. A remarkable 26% of all results achieved were graded 9 (the top grade). We are proud of our pupils for their ou...
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  • 15/08/24

    Record-breaking A Level results for Westcliff High School for Boys

    In a record-breaking year for A Level results at Westcliff High School for Boys, our students have achieved the School’s best ever examination results with 21% of entries graded A* and 56% of all entries graded A* or A. In addition, a remarkable 83% of all entries were graded A*, A or B. We...
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  • 20/07/24

    End of Academic Year

    As we reach the end of another busy and successful term, we would like to congratulate all our pupils on their very many personal and academic achievements during this academic year, and to thank our wonderful staff for their hard work in relation to those outcomes. We wish all our pupils, parent...
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  • 19/07/24

    Wishing the very best of luck to the Lower Sixth Physical Education class in the ‘Half for Havens’ half marathon tomorrow

    We wish our Lower Sixth Physical Education class the very best of luck in the ‘Half for Havens’ half marathon tomorrow. Their training has been going well, and they will be running in aid of Havens Hospices, one of the local charities that our School supports. https://www.gofundme.com/f...
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  • 16/07/24

    Four Old Westcliffians return to WHSB in School-led Teaching Internship Programme, part of a Department for Education initiative.

    Following a successful recruitment campaign, this term we were delighted to welcome back four Old Westcliffians to WHSB to complete the School-led Teaching Internship Programme, part of a Department for Education initiative. Targeted at undergraduates studying for a degree in STEM-related subjects o...
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  • 12/07/24

    Congratulations to our team of students and staff who participated in this year’s HARP24 Running Festival

    We congratulate our team of students and staff who participated in this year’s HARP24 Running Festival on 6 and 7 July to raise money for Southend’s homeless charity, HARP. This year marks the School’s second consecutive participation in this demanding 24-hour relay race. Now in...
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  • 11/07/24

    Lower Sixth attend ‘Careers in Medicine’ morning at Southend Hospital

    In June, Lower Sixth students with aspirations to study medicine at university, attended a ‘Careers in Medicine’ morning at Southend Hospital. This event gathered students from WHSB and other local schools, to provide them with the opportunity to listen to talks given by doctors at vario...
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  • 10/07/24

    Quinn (Lower Sixth) Highly Commended in a Cambridge University Essay Competition

    Well done to Quinn (Lower Sixth) for being Highly Commended in a Cambridge University Essay Competition. Run annually by Trinity College, The Robert Walker Law Essay Competition, is named after the Rt Hon. The Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe GBS PC (1938–2023), a former Trinity College law studen...
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  • 08/07/24

    30 Club welcomes new members

    Congratulations to Josef, Benjamin, Nicholas, Sam, Peter, Michael, and Edith, who have received the Award of 30 Club Membership for their sustained and exceptional service in fields from Music to Drama, to School Clubs, and a great deal of Community Service. All are worthy members of the 30 Club...
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  • 07/07/24

    ESAA National Athletics Final WHSB Results

    Well done to our superb athletes who competed in the ESAA National Athletics Final, held in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday. We are proud of them all. Their skill, dedication towards training, and strong performances in the qualifying rounds earned them their places on the national athletics stage. Both...
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