Highcliffe School

Support may be delivered by teachers, teaching assistants and outside agencies.

“We recognise that the support needed for a student with educational differences can be delivered by a wide range of professionals including, but not exclusively, the classroom teacher, teaching assistants and outside agencies.”

The school supports students with complex specific needs, including physical disabilities.

“We successfully support a number of students with more complex specific needs including physical disabilities.”

The school's mental-health provision includes a peer mentor scheme.

“Peer Mentor Scheme.”

Students can seek help from their tutor, Pastoral Lead, or Head of Achievement.

“You can go and see your tutor, Pastoral Lead or Head of Achievement.”

The school currently offers lunchtime and after-school activities.

“Please see the link below for details of our lunchtime and after school activities that are presently running.”

Students are encouraged to develop teamwork, leadership, performance, creative and athletic abilities alongside academic learning.

“We are very keen for Highcliffe students to develop as great team players, eager to lead, to be formidable competitors and impressive performers. In addition to academic learning and studying our students sing, dance, act, draw, compose, perform, create, make and compete athletically as ways of expressing themselves and achieving.”

The school states that it believes education has the power to change lives.

“At Highcliffe we believe in the power of education to change lives.”

The school promotes tolerance, open-mindedness, respect, self-motivation, independent study, emotional resilience and personal responsibility.

“Commendations are awarded for many reasons, but all have in common the goal of encouraging students to be tolerant, open-minded, respectful of their education and each other; highly self-motivated; skilled at independent study; emotionally robust in the face of the challenges learning often presents; and to accept their share of the responsibility for their education.”

The school commits its 16–19 funding to small-group tuition intended to mitigate pandemic-related learning disruption.

“Highcliffe School commits to using the small group tuition funding that it has been given to mitigate against the impact of the pandemic.”

The school has a flourishing Sixth Form providing transition into post-16 education.

“We are sure that you, as parents, are delighted our flourishing Sixth Form provides a seamless transition into post 16 education now that education or training to 18 is compulsory for all.”

DfE 2020 destination data reported 55% staying in education, 6% entering apprenticeships, 21% entering employment, 6% not in employment or education for two terms, and 12% unknown.

“Destinations 2020 data provided by Department for Education: Staying in education (University etc) 55%, Apprenticeships 6%, Employment 21%, Not in Employment or Education for 2 terms 6%, Unknown 12%”

The 2023 destination measure recorded 88% progressing to education, apprenticeships or employment.

“• Destination Measure (2023) - Progressing to Education, apprenticeships or employment: 88%”

In 2018, 60% of BTEC grades were Distinction* or Distinction.

“• 60% of all BTEC grades were Distinction\*/Distinction”

The school reports that its GCSE and A Level results are consistently well above the national average.

“Our year groups always achieve well above the national average in GCSE and A Level results.”