Clacton County High School
| Motto | Higher Expectations, Raising Aspirations |
|---|---|
| Established | 1928 |
| Type | Academy |
| Principal | Mr Neil Gallagher |
| Location |
Walton Road Clacton-on-Sea Essex CO15 6DZ England 51°47′58″N 1°08′31″E / 51.79936°N 1.14182°ECoordinates: 51°47′58″N 1°08′31″E / 51.79936°N 1.14182°E |
| DfE URN | 138084 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1600 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Website | www |
Clacton County High School (often abbreviated to CCHS) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Clacton-on-Sea, in the county of Essex, England.
There are over 1,600 students attending the school. It specialises in the performing arts, and is situated next to Clacton Leisure Centre, east of the railway station.
The school sixth form is working in partnership with other local schools to provide post 16 years education in the Clacton area.
It was a grammar school. It was opened in September 1928, and the official opening was on 28 November 1928 by Robert Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh (son of the Nobel Prize–winning physicist John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh).
CCHS became a comprehensive school in 1973. In 1998 it became an Arts College.
In 2015 Neil Gallagher was appointed Principal and in 2016 the school formed the Sigma trust along with 5 other local schools. Former Principal Jeff Brindle was appointed to the role of trust CEO.
The school converted to academy status on 1 April 2012. On the 1 September 2016 the school formed the Sigma Trust along with 5 other schools in the locality.
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