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Highcliffe School

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Highcliffe School
Location
Parkside

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BH23 4QD

England
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Information
TypeAcademy
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Department for Education URN136763 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherPatrick B. Earnshaw
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,535
Colours  Purple
  Black for year 11
Websitehttps://www.highcliffe.school/

Highcliffe School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Highcliffe-on-Sea (near Christchurch) in the English county of Dorset.

Features

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The school has a £4,000,000 technology block, ICT and science departments, and plasma TV screens all around the school for displaying messages and announcements.

Building work has finished on a fitness suite, which PE students have access to, containing fitness training machines and weights.

The school Music Department has access to a technology room, which contains computers loaded with Cubase music programs and Sibelius software (a score-writing program). It also features keyboards connected to these computers, acting as speakers and MIDI-input devices.

Specialism

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Highcliffe School specialises in languages, and teaches:

The school also offers "twilight lessons" for parents and other adults to learn languages after normal school hours.

Controversies

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Former teacher Adam Gutteridge was charged with ten counts of sexual assault and jailed for 4 years [1]

Notable alumni

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References

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