Bexhill High Academy (formerly Bexhill High School) is a
coeducational
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secondary school
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with
academy status, located in
Bexhill-on-Sea
Bexhill-on-Sea (often shortened to Bexhill) is a seaside town and civil parish in the Rother District in the county of East Sussex in South East England. It is located along the Sussex Coast and between the towns of Hastings, England, Hastings ...
in the
English county
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of
East Sussex
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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
East Sussex County Council is the upper tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex in England. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county; the latter additionally includes Brighton and Hove.
East ...
. 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. Bexhill High Academy is now part of the Attwood Academies trust.
Along with
Bexhill College
Bexhill College is a sixth form college in the south-east of England. The college is based in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex and is located on Penland Road, north-east of the town centre. The college is rated ''Outstanding'' as of its latest Ofste ...
the school operates
Bexhill FM
Bexhill FM is a restricted service licence FM frequency station broadcasting to Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, UK for two weeks a year.
The station is regulated by Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, whenever it is on air in its RSL per ...
, a Restricted Service Licence
FM frequency station which broadcasts for a few weeks a year to the Bexhill area.
Notable former pupils
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Hayley Okines
Hayley Leanne Okines (3 December 1997 – 2 April 2015) was an English author and activist who was a sufferer of the extremely rare aging disease progeria. She was known for spreading awareness of the condition. Although the life expectanc ...
, subject of documentary
*
Nils Norman
Life and career
Early life
Norman was born in Sevenoaks, Kent, England in 1966 and lived there until 1979. In 1979 his parents moved to Bexhill, East Sussex. He attended Bexhill High School, Bexhill Sixth Form College and he did his Art Foun ...
, artist
*
Alexia Walker
Alexia Laurette Walker (born 26 November 1982) is an English cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. She is a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter and right-arm Fast bowling, fast-medium Bowling (cricket), bowler. She appeared in three Women's ...
, cricketer
Notable former staff
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Russell Floyd
Russell Floyd (born 29 May 1962 in Croydon, London, England) is a British actor. After graduating from RADA, he played Rick in three episodes of '' London's Burning'' as firefighter Sally Reid's swimming instructor. He then played Bridge Street ...
, actor
*
, piano accordionist
References
External links
Bexhill Academy official website
Secondary schools in East Sussex
Academies in East Sussex
Bexhill-on-Sea
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