Corfe Hills School

Corfe Hills School is a co-educational upper school in Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, England, in the urban fringe between Poole and Wimborne. The school became an academy in 2011.[1] The school has 869 students[2] and serves Corfe Mullen, Broadstone, Wimborne, Merley and Sturminster Marshall. The school was established in 1976.[3] The current headteacher is James Sankey.

Corfe Hills School
Address
Higher Blandford Road

Broadstone
,
Dorset
,
BH18 9BG

England
Coordinates50°46′11″N 2°00′22″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoHigh Expectations, Exceptional Individuals
Established1976
Local authorityBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Department for Education URN136574 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherMr James Sankey
GenderCo-educational
Age13 to 18
Enrolment869
HousesKimmeridge, Lulworth, Sandbanks
Websitehttp://www.corfehills.net/

Productions

For over 30 years the school has produced a musical for a week at the Poole Lighthouse theatre, a regional arts centre. Further music and drama productions take place in the spring and summer terms and a Christmas carol service is held at Wimborne Minster. The school also enters a team into the annual Rock Challenge Dance competition, being placed in several years allowing entry to the regional premier competition. Productions include Guys and Dolls, Hot Mikado, In to the Woods, Calamity Jane,[4] "Anything Goes", Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Fiddler on the Roof,[5] Oliver Twist, Sweet Charity[6] and many more.

Sports tour

The school has international links, of which its rugby, hockey and Netball tours are the best known. In recent years the teams have travelled to Dubai, South Africa, New Zealand and Fiji. The school sporting facilities include an indoor sports hall and outside area, including football and rugby pitches, a cricket strip, a 400m running track and four tennis courts.

County top
Corfe Hills seen from Barrow Hill. The highest point is near the foot of the transmission mast.
Mobile phone mast on the summit of Corfe Hills by the school entrance

The school is located on the county top for Poole unitary authority, called Corfe Hills, hence the name. The actual summit of the hill is on the Higher Blandford Road near the mobile phone tower by the school entrance. At 78 metres, Corfe Hills is the highest point in Poole.[7]

Notable former pupils

Headteachers
  • James Sankey (2020-present)
  • Phil Keen (2016-2020)
  • Gary Clark (2012-2016)
  • Alan Hinchliffe (2003-2012)
  • Andrew Williams (-2003)[8]
  • Dr Brian Harper (1976-

References
  1. http://www.corfehills.net/academy-status/43.html
  2. "Corfe Hills School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Schools Guide UK Search Find Best Top Schools List Reviews Lessons". www.schoolsnet.com. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "A school with a heart | Dorset Life - The Dorset Magazine". Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. "Fiddler plays at school". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. "Archive for Guys and Dolls at Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre), Poole. 2004. [POOLE]". www.uktw.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  7. Database of British and Irish Hills. Accessed on 29 Mar 2013.
  8. "DorsetLife On-Line Magazine". archive.ph. 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 3 November 2003. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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