Highcliffe School
Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4QD
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,519 (798 boys, 721 girls)
- Capacity: 1461
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 14.2%
- Telephone: 01425273381
- Ofsted: Good (31 Oct 2017); ungraded inspection 28 Jun 2023: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 525 applications, 256 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Highcliffe St Mark Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch (1.1 miles, straight line)
- Somerford Primary School (1.5 miles, straight line)
- The Grange School (1.5 miles, straight line)
- Mudeford Junior School (1.6 miles, straight line)
- Mudeford Community Infants' School (1.7 miles, straight line)
