SFGSouthend High School for Girls 11+ admissions

• Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex 11 Plus

  Formal consortium · Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex · Two timed papers: English and Mathematics

  English and maths are age-standardised and weighted equally. CSSE normally makes no school offer below a total score of 303; each school applies its own admission policy and historical offer scores are not September 2027 cut-offs. Essex and Southend school applications close on 31 October 2026. This directory lists seven fully selective schools; three partially selective CSSE schools also use the test.

  Check the official test registration page

Eligibility

Girls must pass the CSSE selection tests and meet the school's required standard.

Score policy

A CSSE pass mark is set annually; eligible applicants are ranked by test mark within the published priority categories.

Oversubscription

After looked-after/previously looked-after applicants, the policy orders: (1) priority-area SS0-SS9 applicants qualifying for preferential consideration, up to 17 places; (2) other eligible priority-area applicants, up to 162 places, with categories 1 and 2 together capped at 179; (3) outside-area applicants qualifying for preferential consideration, up to 4 places; (4) all other eligible outside-area applicants, to PAN, with at least 41 places. Applicants must pass the English and Mathematics selection tests. Within each category, higher test mark ranks first; ties use preferential consideration, then straight-line distance, then an independent drawing of lots. The priority area is defined by SS0-SS9 postcodes.

Registration

GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.

Use the admissions summary and current policy to check any priority-area rules. This page does not provide an address eligibility check for this school.

DfE preferences and offers at National Offer Day. A child can appear at several schools or through more than one recorded route at the same school. These figures describe past demand and do not predict an offer.

School identifiers are joined across documented predecessor links. Missing and suppressed values stay unpublished. Latest dataset: September 2026 entry. Checked 2026-10-24.

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• Department for Education: School level secondary and primary applications and offers 2026 (AppsandOffers_2026_SchoolLevel29062026.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools all establishments CSV (edubasealldata20261001.csv)
• Department for Education: Get Information about Schools establishment links CSV (links_edubasealldata20261001.csv)

These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.

• English
• Mathematics

1. 1. CSSE selection tests

   The policy requires English and Mathematics tests on a date and at a school determined by CSSE. Passing is required but does not guarantee an offer; the school sets a pass mark. The policy gives no exact 2026 sitting date or registration deadline.

Registration opens

GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.

Registration deadline

GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.

Test date

GIAS does not publish the current test dates.

Published CAF date

31 October 2026

National Offer Day

GIAS does not publish the current offer date.

Apply through the council where your child lives, even if this school is in another area. Check your home council's on-time application deadline before relying on the date shown here. Read the government's application guidance.

Shared assessment dates are in the 11+ dates calendar. To decide where this school goes on the application form, use the school application order planner.

Southend High School for Girls is a state-funded school, so there is no tuition fee for a Year 7 place. Uniform and optional activities can have separate costs. Check the Department for Education school record and the GOV.UK guide to state schools for the funding rule. The school can confirm current uniform and activity costs.

Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.

• Southend High School for Boys
• Westcliff High School for Boys Academy
• Westcliff High School for Girls

1. CSSE Information Guide: 2027 Entry

   Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. Accessed 20 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

2. CSSE 11+ Examination: 2027 entry

   Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex. Accessed 20 October 2026. September 2027 entry.

3. Open state-funded school fields CSV

   Department for Education. Accessed 21 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 20 October 2026.

4. Open state-funded school fields CSV, 24 October 2026

   Department for Education. Accessed 24 October 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 24 October 2026.

5. ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract

   Office for National Statistics. Accessed 21 October 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026; candidate-school postcodes queried 21 October 2026.

6. SHSG Admissions Arrangements 2027-2028

   Southend High School for Girls. Accessed 24 October 2026. September 2027 entry.