Harwich and Dovercourt High School

Harwich and Dovercourt High School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Harwich in the English county of Essex.^[2] It was named the Sir Anthony Deane School until 1974,^[3] and was then known as the Harwich School. The school faced controversy in 2006 when parents campaigned to remove existing Headteacher, Jacky Froggat, over concerns regarding falling standards. She was replaced by Nigel Mountford, who had been the acting head teacher of the Harwich School,^[4] Under his leadership the school was transformed into a positive learning atmosphere with a new code of conduct and praise scheme for pupils who perform well, his appointment came just one week after the school was saved from going into special measures, Ofsted reported the school had shown significant improvement.^{[citation needed]}

Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Address
Hall Lane Harwich , Essex , CO12 3TG England
Coordinates	51°55′46″N 1°15′42″E
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Working together, reading together and learning together.
Established	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Department for Education URN	137946 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Kate Finch[1]
Staff	197
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 19
Enrolment	1210
Houses	Heidelberg, Windsor, Alhambra, Versailles
Former Name	Sir Anthony Deane School, The Harwich School
Website	www.hdhs.org.uk

In 2011 the school relaunched, changing its name from The Harwich School to Harwich and Dovercourt High School^[5] Nigel Mountford retired and was succeeded by headteacher Robert Garrett in 2014.

In July 2016 following an Ofsted inspection the school was given a Good rating.^[6]

The school was converted to academy status in August 2012, and became a member of the Sigma Multi Academy Trust on 1 June 2017. The school continues to coordinate with Essex County Council for admissions.

Notable former students

• Ivan Henderson - Labour Party politician and former MP for Harwich (1997-2005)^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of schools in Essex

References

1. "Harwich and Dovercourt High School". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. "{title}". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
3. "The Schools - Harwich & Dovercourt - History, Facts & Photos of Harwich". www.harwichanddovercourt.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
4. "Dovercourt: New Head At The Helm". Gazette. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
5. "High school back with fresh look". Harwich and Manningtree Standard. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
6. "High school rated Good for the first time in its history". Gazette. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.