---
type: "School Guide"
title: "Southend High School for Girls Catchment Area and 11+ Guide"
description: "Partly. Most of its 224 places are reserved for the catchment area, with a block open to girls anywhere on test score. Map, distances and the CSSE."
resource: https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/southend-high-school-for-girls-catchment-area
tags: ["grammar-schools", "grammar schools", "catchment areas", "pip"]
timestamp: 2026-10-13T19:42:37Z
image: https://pip11plus.com/og-grammar.png
---

Score + location rules Girls Essex

# Southend High School for Girls catchment area

Southend-on-Sea · girls grammar school · ages 11 to 18

Score + location

### Does Southend High School for Girls have a catchment area?

**Partly.** Partly. Most of its 224 places are reserved for the catchment area, with a block open to girls anywhere on test score.

Admissions

Area + open
score places

Intake

Girls · ages 11 to 18

11+ test

CSSE

Year 7 places

224

Location

Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Catchment, explained

## How catchment works at Southend High School for Girls

After the CSSE test, the catchment quota is ranked by score (with preferential consideration places), then remaining places go to out-of-area girls by score.

Look at the number of places in each route before using your postcode or your child's score to judge their chances.

Grammar schools near Southend-on-Sea

Essex

Nearby options

## Other grammar schools near Southend-on-Sea

[St Thomas More High School Westcliff-on-Sea · Area or distance priority 0.7 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/st-thomas-more-high-school-catchment-area)

[St Bernard's High School Westcliff-on-Sea · Area or distance priority 0.7 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/st-bernards-high-school-catchment-area)

[Southend High School for Boys Southend-on-Sea · Score + location 0.8 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/southend-high-school-for-boys-catchment-area)

[Westcliff High School for Boys Westcliff-on-Sea · Score + location 1.1 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-catchment-area)

[Westcliff High School for Girls Westcliff-on-Sea · Score + location 1.3 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/westcliff-high-school-for-girls-catchment-area)

[Shoeburyness High School Shoeburyness · Area or distance priority 3.6 miles away](https://pip11plus.com/grammar-schools/shoeburyness-high-school-catchment-area)

Applying

## Sitting the 11+ for Southend High School for Girls

1

### Read the rules

Check [Southend High School for Girls's admissions information](https://www.shsg.org/admissions/) for the current priority categories, address rules and entry year.

2

### Register for the test

Find the current CSSE instructions and deadline from the school, consortium or local authority. Registration routes can differ.

3

### Apply for a place

Submit your secondary school preferences by your local authority's deadline. A qualifying test result makes your child eligible; it is not an offer.

FAQs

## Southend High School for Girls catchment, your questions answered

**Does Southend High School for Girls have a catchment area?**

Partly. Most of its 224 places are reserved for the catchment area, with a block open to girls anywhere on test score.

**How are places allocated at Southend High School for Girls?**

After the CSSE test, the catchment quota is ranked by score (with preferential consideration places), then remaining places go to out-of-area girls by score. Check the [school's current admissions information](https://www.shsg.org/admissions/) before applying.

**What test does my child need to take?**

Southend High School for Girls lists CSSE as its entrance test. Check its current registration instructions and dates before making plans.

**How many Year 7 places does Southend High School for Girls offer?**

The published admission number in our source data is 224. Confirm the number for your child's entry year in the school's current policy.

**Does passing the entrance test guarantee a place?**

No. Meeting the qualifying standard makes a child eligible for consideration. Offers then follow the school's published priority and oversubscription rules.

### Practise the subjects this test uses

Pip offers short maths, English and reasoning practice. Check Southend High School for Girls's current test subjects before choosing what to work on.

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Admissions details can change each year. Check [Southend High School for Girls's published information](https://www.shsg.org/admissions/) and your local authority's current arrangements before applying. The map shows nearby schools; it does not predict an offer.