Westcliff High School for Boys | |
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School badge Front entrance, viewed from the north | |
Address | |
Kenilworth Gardens , , SS0 0BP England | |
Coordinates | 51°33′10″N 0°40′09″E / 51.5529°N 0.6693°E |
Information | |
Other name | WHSB |
Type | Selective boys academy, with co–educational sixth form |
Motto | Fide Et Fortitudine (By faith and fortitude) |
Established | 1920 | (founded), 1926 (current premises)
Local authority | Southend-on-Sea City Council |
Trust | Westcliff High School for Boys Limited |
Department for Education URN | 136272 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair | Fiona Colwell and Anthony Cole[1] |
Headmaster | Michael Skelly |
Gender | Boys; co-educational sixth form |
Age range | 11–18 |
Enrolment | 1,267[2] |
Capacity | 1,300[3] |
Houses | Osprey Merlin Harrier Kestrel |
Colour(s) | Rugby Football Basketball |
Publication | The Westcliff Diary (termly) |
Alumni | Old Westcliffians |
Website | www |
Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) is an 11–18 selective boys academy grammar school in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. In September 2001 the school was awarded ‘Beacon’ status[4] for its breadth of achievements and quality of work. The school was classed as a humanities college in early 2007 and received a further specialism in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) on 1 April 2009.[5] The school converted to academy status in 2010.