Highcliffe School
About the school
Highcliffe School is an open secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 June 2023
- Published
- 14 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 50.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 45.70%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 56.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.20%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 74.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 45.70%
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 44.10%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.26
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- 4.54
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.58
AAB or better
- School
- 12.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1565
Girls
48.43%
Boys
51.57%
SEN support
9.71%
Education, health and care plan
3.13%
English as an additional language
3.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.86%
Overall absence
7.01
Persistent absence
18.22
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
236
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
126
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
44%
Further education
4%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
33%