Westcliff High School for Boys
Westcliff High School for Boys | |
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Address | |
Kenilworth Gardens , , SS0 0BP England | |
Coordinates | 51°33′10″N 0°40′09″E / 51.5529°N 0.6693°ECoordinates: 51°33′10″N 0°40′09″E / 51.5529°N 0.6693°E |
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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 City Council |
Trust | Westcliff High School for Boys Limited |
Department for Education URN | 136272 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair | Jon Gershinson |
Headmaster | Michael Skelly |
Gender | Boys; co-educational sixth form |
Age range | 11–18 |
Enrolment | 1,156 |
Capacity | 1,090 |
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 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. 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
- 2012–present, Michael Skelly
Notable Old Westcliffians
- Maajid Nawaz, activist and former radio presenter
- Alf Adams, professor of physics at the University of Surrey from 1987 to 2008
- Peter Bone, Conservative MP for Wellingborough
- Ian James Brackley, Bishop of Dorking 1996-
- Gary Brooker, lead singer of the band Procol Harum
- Chris Clarke, leader of Somerset County Council from 1993 to 2000
- Alan Cook, physicist
- Geoffrey Crawley, photographic expert and journalist, and exposer of the Cottingley Fairies hoax
- Edward Greenfield, music critic working for The Guardian from 1977 to 1993
- Benjamin Grosvenor, musician
- Neil Harman, chief tennis correspondent, The Times
- Joshua Hayward, musician
- Alan Hurst, former Labour MP for Braintree (1997–2005)
- Jon Hutton, former Labour cabinet minister, now a life peer
- Stuart Jack, Governor of the Cayman Islands from 2005 to 2009
- Wilko Johnson, rock musician, guitarist/vocalist, and songwriter, for Dr. Feelgood
- Nigel Maddox, station commander of RAF Bruggen from 1996 to 1999
- David Nixon, magician
- James O'Donnell, organist and choirmaster of Westminster Abbey 2000-2022
- Julian Parkhill, professor at the University of Cambridge
- Bob Parr, Emmy Award-winning television producer, MBE, Doctor of Philosophy and Associate of King’s College London (AKC)
- Jamie Reeves, two-time FA Vase winning semi-professional footballer and football pundit
- Eric Sams, musicologist and Shakespeare scholar
- Derek Wyatt, Labour Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne and Sheppey 1997–2010. Played rugby union for Oxford University and England