Old Westcliffian Max Cole, and his father Anthony, Co-Chair of Governors at WHSB, begin their ambitious adventure today and they embark on their challenge to climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Northeastern Tanzania.   The School is delighted that, in taking on this incredible challe...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...