Highcliffe School
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| Highcliffe School | |
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| Address | |
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Parkside , , BH23 4QD England | |
| Coordinates | 50°44′48″N 1°43′19″W / 50.74656°N 1.72196°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Department for Education URN | 136763 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Patrick Earnshaw |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,535 |
| Colour(s) | Purple Black for year 11 |
| Website | https://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
[edit]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
[edit]Highcliffe School specialises in languages, and teaches:
- Japanese (as an optional extra curricular subject)
- Spanish
- French
- Chinese (as an optional extra curricular subject)
- Latin (as an optional extracurricular subject)
The school also offers "twilight lessons" for parents and other adults to learn languages after normal school hours.
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