Westcliff High School for Girls is the lead school at the South East Essex Academy Trust. Now, discussions are taking place for the Deanes School, in Thundersley, Westcliff’s Westborough School and the Hadleigh Junior School to all join the multi-academy Trust. As well as Westcliff High School for Girls, the trust includes Prince Avenue Academy and Nursery, Holt Farm Junior School and Rochford Primary School. Desi McKeown, headteacher of the Deanes School, is pleased to be on the brink of joining the trust. He said: “I am really pleased that Deanes is being considered as a new member of the South East Essex Academy Trust.