highcliffe school
Dorset,
We believe this atmosphere stems from the ethos passionately promoted by the
Governors, school leaders and staff. Our Prospectus aims to give you an insight
into the ethos which animates everything we do and how we do it. Caring,
Supporting and Encouraging Firstly, we believe young people learn best when they
feel safe, supported, and encouraged. Our pastoral care system, alongside our
approach to behaviour management and to Rewards, creates a ‘one big family’ feel
among students and staff where negative behaviours are not accepted and positive
attitudes and successes are celebrated daily. Students say that ‘this is a
friendly school’. This view is endorsed by parents who are extremely positive
about their children’s safety and the care and guidance they receive. - Ofsted
Passionate about Learning Secondly, we believe a first-class education will make
a huge difference to every Highcliffe student, opening their minds, developing
their powers of reasoning and deepening their knowledge and understanding of the
complex world around them. We believe education changes lives and that educated
people can change the world. We are passionate about learning, and we
communicate our passion for learning and its benefits in everything we do. We
encourage students to throw themselves into the experience of secondary school
and achieve excellence. We use education to prepare our students for life and
equip them with the intellectual powers and personal awareness to aspire to make
a difference to the world around them. Our daughter has embraced starting at
Highcliffe School. The experience has been extremely positive and most
importantly she is very happy. - A Highcliffe Parent The academic rigour of
learning at Highcliffe underpins our students’ excellent examination success.
Our year groups always achieve well above the national average in GCSE and A
Level results. We believe in 2013 and 2015 the proportion of Highcliffe students
achieving at least 5 GCSE Grades A*-C including Maths and English by the end of
Year 11 was higher than any other nearby Dorset, Bournemouth or New Forest
comprehensive school. Our Sixth Form students regularly achieve the top grades,
often gaining places on the most academic degree courses at the most prestigious
universities. We have an exemplary record gaining college places,
apprenticeships or employment for our vocationally talented students at age 16
or 18. As a consequence according to government figures we have one of the very
highest proportions nationally of former students now securely in further
education, training or employment compared to schools similar to Highcliffe.
