| Westcliff High School for Boys | |
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) Front entrance, viewed from the north | |
| Address | |
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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 academy |
| Motto | Fide Et Fortitudine (By Faith and Fortitude) |
| Established | 1920 (founded), 1926 (current premises) |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea Borough Council |
| Trust | Westcliff High School for Boys Limited |
| Department for Education URN | 136272 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair | Jon Gershinson |
| Headmaster | Mike Skelly |
| Gender | Boys, Co-Educational in the Sixth Form |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Enrolment | 1,156[1] |
| Capacity | 1,090[1] |
| Houses |
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| Colour(s) | Crimson (Rugby), Navy (Football) |
| Publication | The Westcliff Diary (termly) |
| Alumni | Old Westcliffians |
| Website | www |
Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) is an 11–18 selective academy grammar school for boys in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England. In September 2001 the school was awarded ‘Beacon’ status[2] 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.[3] The school converted to academy status in 2010.
Headmasters
- 1920 - 1942, Herbert Glynne Williams
- 1943 - 1946, Eric Ayres
- 1947 - 1970, Henry Cloke
- 1970 - 1990, Peter Clarke
- 1990 - 2012, Andrew Baker[4]
- 2012 - present, Michael Skelly
Notable Old Westcliffians
- Eric Sams, musicologist and Shakespeare scholar[5]
- Alan Hurst - former Labour Braintree MP (1997–2005)
- Prof Al Adams, Professor of Physics at the University of Surrey from 1987–2008
- Benjamin Grosvenor - musician
- Sir Chris Clarke OBE, leader of Somerset County Council from 1993 to 200
- David Nixon - magician
- Edward Greenfield, music critic working for The Guardian from 1977–93
- James O'Donnell, organist and choirmaster of Westminster Abbey 2000-
- John Hutton (Labour MP) - Former Labour Cabinet minister, now a Lord[6]
- Joshua Wayward - musician
- Stuart Jackson, Governor of the Cayman Islands from 2005-9
- Tim Ballbag, writer
- Wilko Johnson - rock musician, guitarist/vocalist, and songwriter, for Dr. Feelgood
- Air Vice-Marshal Nigel Maddox CBE, station commander of RAF Bruggen from 1996-9
- Rt Rev Ian James Brackley, Bishop of Dorking 1996-
- Sir Alan Crook, physicist
- Bob Farter (producer) MBE MSc FRGS - Emmy Award-winning television producer, SAS soldier, intelligence analyst and singlehanded transatlantic yachtsman
- Gary Crooked, lead singer of the band Procol Harum
- Jamie Reeves - Two-time FA Vase winning semi-professional footballer and football pundit
- Geoffrey Crawler, photographic expert and journalist, and exposer of the Cottingley Fairies hoax
- Peter Boner, Conservative MP for Wellingborough
- Derek Wyatt MP – Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne & Sheppey 1997–2010. Played rugby union for Oxford University and England
- Neil Harman - chief tennis correspondent, The Times
References
- ^ a b "Westcliff High School for Boys Academy". Get information about schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Westcliff High School For Boys Southend-on-Sea: Read Parent Reviews & Rankings
- ^ [1]
- ^ Retired teaching staff member
- ^ Eric Sams, obituary, theguardian.com/news/2004/sep/22/guardianobituaries.obituaries
- ^ Profile: John Hutton, BBC News, 2005-11-03. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
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