Highcliffe School


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

Features

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. It also features keyboards connected to these computers, acting as speakers and MIDI-input devices.

Specialism

Highcliffe School specialises in languages, and teaches:
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Chinese
  • Latin
The school also offers "twilight lessons" for parents and other adults to learn languages after normal school hours.

Controversies

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

Notable alumni