Highcliffe School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.448 miles
Published by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Highcliffe School is a secondary school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 June 2023. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Highcliffe School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.448 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2017 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 3.448 miles away, the 2nd longest of 7 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further than in 2015, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 256 first-choice applications for 256 offers; 249 offers went to first-choice families, and 7 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 14.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is 22.9%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4QD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 1,519 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 June 2023
Strengths
- “Highcliffe School is a welcoming school.”
- “Pupils are keen to share their experiences of school life with visitors.”
- “Pupils behave well in lessons and at social times.”
To improve
- “The school does act, but pupils and parents are not always confident that bullying will not reoccur.”
- “However, they do not identify the individual reasons for this precisely enough.”
- “Even so, this does not continue for pupils in Year 9 and above.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 256 first-preference applications, 256 offers in total, 249 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- The Grange School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Twynham School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy 4.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Avonbourne Girls Academy 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Bishop of Winchester Academy 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bournemouth School for Girls 5.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bournemouth School 6.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Glenmoor Academy 7.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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