--- title: "Westcliff High School for Boys: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-westcliff-on-sea-752476 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Westcliff High School for Boys: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Westcliff High School for Boys (Companies House 07347930, Westcliff-on-Sea) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 17 May 2019 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 17 May 2019 - Legal name: WESTCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS LIMITED - Also known as: Westcliff High School for Boys Academy - Industry: Education - Town: Westcliff-on-Sea - Registered address: Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP - Companies House number: 07347930 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07347930) - Website: https://www.whsb.essex.sch.uk - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-westcliff-on-sea-752476 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 41 licensed sponsors in Westcliff on Sea: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/westcliff-on-sea - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 23 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Dec 2025: New director appointed: WIGHTMAN, Daniel. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2025: Director resigned: STEEL, Roger John. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Dec 2024: New director appointed: BAMBRICK, Douglas William. Director change recorded on 17 Dec 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Dec 2024: New director appointed: MOORE, Hannah Shoshana Elizabeth, Dr. Director change recorded on 17 Dec 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Dec 2024: New director appointed: JAMES, Alexandra Anne. Director change recorded on 17 Dec 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Aug 2024: Director resigned: NORMAN, David Attlee, Cllr. Director change recorded on 30 Aug 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Aug 2024: Director resigned: DALBY, Keith. Director change recorded on 30 Aug 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Aug 2024: Director resigned: DEGROVE, Matthew Kennedy. Director change recorded on 30 Aug 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 Feb 2024: New director appointed: LUXON, Keith David. Director change recorded on 20 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2022: Director resigned: GERSHINSON, Jonathan Howard. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Dec 2021: New director appointed: STEEL, Roger John. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Dec 2021: New director appointed: DALBY, Keith. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Sep 2021: Director resigned: HAMILTON, Emma Catherine. Director change recorded on 8 Sep 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2021: Director resigned: BURDEN, Claire Jane. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2021: Director resigned: NEAGUS, Samuel Joshua. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 Apr 2021: Secretary resigned: COLWELL, Fiona. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Apr 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 Apr 2021: New secretary appointed: SKELLY, Michael Anthony. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Apr 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Oct 2020: New director appointed: CURRELL, James Stuart. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Oct 2020: New director appointed: GUYLER, Paul, Dr. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Sep 2020: New director appointed: NAGEH, Thuraia, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Sep 2019: Director resigned: JOHNSON, Steven John. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 Sep 2019: New director appointed: HAMILTON, Emma Catherine. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 20 Jul 2019: Director resigned: CROXFORD, Ian Lionel, Qc. Director change recorded on 20 Jul 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Westcliff High School for Boys ### Is Westcliff High School for Boys a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Westcliff High School for Boys in Westcliff-on-Sea is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Westcliff High School for Boys sponsor? Westcliff High School for Boys is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Westcliff High School for Boys based? The register lists Westcliff High School for Boys at Kenilworth Gardens, Westcliff On Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 07347930. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-westcliff-on-sea-752476 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/westcliff-high-school-for-boys-westcliff-on-sea-752476.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.