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Clifton High School, Bristol

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Clifton High School details

Address:

Clifton High School
College Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 3JD

Telephone:

0117 9730201

Fax:

0117 923 8962

Email:

admissions@ cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

Website:

www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk

Authority:

Bristol

Gender of entry:

Girls

Age range:

2-19

Number of students:

629

Affiliation:

IAPS, GSA

Gender of sixth form:

Girls

Last inspection:

February 2004. Read the full inspection report.

General information

Headteacher: Colette Culligan, appointed in 1998.

Background: For a 125-year-old school, Clifton High has always been significantly ahead of its time. It had one of the first chemistry laboratories in a girls' school, thereby allowing pupils to enter professions in the fields of medicine and science. Situated close to Brunel's famous suspension bridge in Bristol, the school still aims to give its pupils an education free from subconscious stereotyping and encourages them to excel in whatever area of knowledge they wish to embrace from aeronautical engineering to information technology. The curriculum is designed to give students a broad range of subjects. At GCSE level, they all study six core subjects, which can be combined with each pupil's additional options to enhance their career and personal interests. The spacious original houses, grouped around a central lawn and gardens, house four ICT suites including one newly created in 2003 as a language lab for independent learning. The school also offers the fairly unique option of allowing students in the sixth form the opportunity of boarding during term time with families known to the school. Clifton Hall has a strong focus on sport, not just to promote sporting achievements but also to encourage lifelong fitness in its students. Every year its pupils represent the city and the county in a number of competitions. The school recently won the national schools' tennis championship, two girls represented England in rounders and senior swimmers won places in the national swimming finals, while juniors performed in a Bristol schools' gala.

Alumni: Jo Durie; Elizabeth Filkin; Charlotte Wallace; Penny Porter; Stephanie Coles.

Higher education: 100%.

Special needs: Special educational needs, LEA grants and facilities available or required are discussed prior to a place being offered. Facilities include laptop computers, handheld spell checker and reading aids.The school allocates resources for training to develop teaching strategies across the range of special educational needs.

Inspection: February 2004: Clifton High School provides a very good education for its pupils who often achieve very good and sometimes outstanding results. The school was praised for its spiritual, moral and cultural development, its pupils behaviour and staff leadership. Its Classics department was deemed to be excellent although it was urged to encourage better use of the libraries in the senior school.

Feeder schools: Fairfield Pneu; Christchurch Primary; Stoke Bishop; Cleeve House; Christ Church Primary School.

Boys' age range: 3 to 11.

Girls' age range: 3 to 18.

Percentage admitted according to academic ability: 100.

Average class size (seniors; 11-16): 19.

Average class size (sixth form): 10.

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