Highcliffe School is a secondary school located in Christchurch. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Parkside, Christchurch, BH23 4QD
Website: http://www.highcliffe.dorset.sch.uk
Telephone: 01425273381
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Patrick Earnshaw
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136763

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1401
Number of Pupils: 1516
Number of Boys: 771
Number of Girls: 745

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.06 Confidence interval -0.12 to 0.25
Of the 196 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 186 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:56%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:47%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.43
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Highcliffe St Mark Primary School
Greenways, Highcliffe BH23 5AZ
1,354 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
Dorset Road, Somerford BH23 3DA
1,850 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Somerford Primary School
Draper Road, BH23 3AS
2,669 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Mudeford Junior School
Mudeford Lane, Mudeford BH23 3HP
2,769 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mudeford Community Infants' School
Queen's Road, Mudeford BH23 3HH
3,065 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Highcliffe School
Parkside, Highcliffe BH23 4QD
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Grange School
Redvers Road, BH23 3AU
2,684 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.