Excellence Thrives at Highcliffe Sixth

Highcliffe Sixth has been placed as the top performing Sixth Form in Dorset and competes at the top level nationally, across a wide range of subjects.

Headteacher, Patrick Earnshaw said: “We are delighted to have been rated top performing Sixth Form in Dorset and our outstanding results place us firmly in the top 10% of Sixth Forms nationally. At subject level, our A Level results further demonstrate the impressive academic and creative excellence of Highcliffe Sixth, with the follow results officially published this week”:
 
Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) - best results in the country
Chemistry – highest overall performance over three years in Dorset
Biology – best results in Dorset for 3 years running and in top 1% of the country in 2016
Maths – highest performing in Dorset
Further Maths – highest performing in Dorset
PE – second highest performing in Dorset
Art, Design and Textiles – highest performing in Dorset over three years
Product Design – highest performing in Dorset over three years and in top 1% of the country
Film Studies – highest performing in Dorset over three years
Sociology – highest performing in Dorset over three years and top in the country for 2016
Spanish – joint highest in Dorset over three years
Geography – joint highest performing in Dorset in 2016
BTEC – overall progress for our BTEC courses places Highcliffe in the top 20% nationally

These achievements express the outstanding teaching and learning we have at Highcliffe Sixth. Our students are encouraged to aspire to the highest levels of achievement through effective tutorial support and guidance.

Our reputation for academic excellence and successfully placing students on courses at top universities continues to thrive this year with an impressive 41% of our 2016 cohort attending one of the Russell Group or top universities. In addition to the prestigious Russell Group universities, we are proud to illustrate the impressive diversity of specialist university and college courses achieved by our Class of 2016, with particular examples being:

Heather Baugh – Music Journalism – Brighton Institute of Modern Music
Charles Brewis – Coventry University – Automotive and Transport Design
Hannah Gilbert – Costume and Performance Design – Arts University Bournemouth
John-Luke Greenacre – Chiropractic – Anglo European College of Chiropractic

“I would not be where I am now without the immense support and excellent teaching I received at Highcliffe”
Rebecca Tooze, Southampton University - Biology

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