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Shoeburyness High School catchment area

Shoeburyness · co-educational grammar school · ages 11 to 18
Admissions
Catchment area
(distance priority)
Intake
Co-educational · ages 11 to 18
11+ test
CSSE
Year 7 places
310
Location
Shoeburyness, Essex
Catchment, explained

How catchment works at Shoeburyness High School

Shoeburyness High School draws its intake using a designated catchment or distance priority around Shoeburyness. To be considered your child first needs to pass CSSE, which makes them eligible but does not guarantee a place.

A proportion of places are selective via the CSSE test for catchment-area children ranked by score; the remaining places are non-selective by distance. The qualifying distance shifts every year with demand, so a postcode that was inside the catchment one year can fall outside it the next.

Bottom line: for Shoeburyness High School, both things matter, your child must pass the 11+, and you generally need to live close enough to clear that year's distance cut-off.
Grammar schools near Shoeburyness
Essex
Nearby options

Other grammar schools near Shoeburyness

Southend High School for Girls
Southend-on-Sea · Part-catchment
3.6 miles away
St Bernard's High School
Westcliff-on-Sea · Catchment area
4.1 miles away
St Thomas More High School
Westcliff-on-Sea · Catchment area
4.3 miles away
Southend High School for Boys
Southend-on-Sea · Part-catchment
4.4 miles away
Westcliff High School for Boys
Westcliff-on-Sea · Part-catchment
4.7 miles away
Westcliff High School for Girls
Westcliff-on-Sea · Part-catchment
4.9 miles away
Applying

Sitting the 11+ for Shoeburyness High School

1

Register

Sign up for CSSE with the school or local authority, usually by early summer before Year 6 begins.

2

Sit the test

Your child takes the test in September of Year 6. Results follow in October, before the 31 October secondary application deadline.

3

Get your place

Pass, then your home distance decides. List Shoeburyness schools by preference on the application.

FAQs

Shoeburyness High School catchment, your questions answered

Does Shoeburyness High School have a catchment area?+
Partly selective, and selective places go to the catchment area; out-of-area children are not offered selective places on score alone.
Is Shoeburyness High School super-selective?+
No. Shoeburyness High School is a selective grammar with a catchment or distance priority, so both a qualifying mark and your home address affect whether you get a place.
How is the catchment for Shoeburyness High School measured?+
A proportion of places are selective via the CSSE test for catchment-area children ranked by score; the remaining places are non-selective by distance. Distances are normally measured in a straight line from your home to the school, and the cut-off moves each year with demand.
What test does my child sit for Shoeburyness High School?+
Children applying to Shoeburyness High School sit CSSE, usually at the start of Year 6. Register with the school or local authority before the summer deadline in Year 5.
How many places does Shoeburyness High School offer?+
Shoeburyness High School admits 310 pupils into Year 7 each year. With far more qualifiers than places, the score needed in practice is well above the basic pass mark.
Can we apply to Shoeburyness High School from outside the area?+
Yes, you can always apply. In quieter years out-of-area children are offered places, but in-catchment families take priority, so it is less predictable.
Does passing the 11+ guarantee a place at Shoeburyness High School?+
No. Passing qualifies your child, the place then depends on the admissions priorities, most often home-to-school distance.
When do we register for the CSSE?+
Registration usually opens in the spring or early summer of Year 5 and closes before the test, which is sat in September of Year 6. Results come back in October, the secondary application deadline is 31 October, and offers are sent on national offer day, 1 March. Always confirm the exact dates with Shoeburyness High School or your local authority.

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Catchment and admissions details change every year. This page is an indicative guide for parents, always confirm the current catchment area, distances, places and test arrangements directly with Shoeburyness High School and your local authority before applying.