Clacton County High School


Clacton County High School 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 1,700 students attending the school. It specialises in the arts, and is situated next to Clacton , 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.

History

Grammar school

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.
The British-Nigerian soul singer Sade attended the school.

Comprehensive

CCHS became a comprehensive school in 1973. In 1998 it became an Arts College.

Academy

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.