Bexhill High Academy

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Bexhill High Academy
Address
Bexhill High Academy
Gunters Lane

, ,
TN39 4BY

Coordinates 50°51′24″N0°27′26″E / 50.8567°N 0.45731°E / 50.8567; 0.45731
Information
Type Academy
Department for Education URN 138895 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherCo-Principals Mrs Eleanore Gordon, Dr Craig Neal
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Website www.bexhillacademy.org

Bexhill High Academy (formerly Bexhill High School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Bexhill-on-Sea in the English county of East Sussex. [1]

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Bexhill High converted to academy status in November 2012. It had been a community school administered by East Sussex County Council. The school continues to coordinate with East Sussex County Council for admissions. As an academy, the school was previously part of the Prospects Academies Trust. However, in May 2014 the trust folded. [2] Bexhill High Academy is now part of the Attwood Academies trust. [3]

Along with Bexhill College the school operates Bexhill FM, a Restricted Service Licence FM frequency station which broadcasts for a few weeks a year to the Bexhill area. [4]

Notable former pupils

Notable former staff

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References

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  2. Richard Garner (19 March 2014). "First academy chain closes leaving the fates of six schools in the balance". The Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  3. "Bexhill High Academy 'taken out of special measures'". BBC News.
  4. "Bexhill FM 87.7". Bexhillfm.org. Retrieved 8 November 2013.