Harwich and Dovercourt High School

Harwich and Dovercourt High School
Address
Hall Lane Harwich , Essex , CO12 3TG England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Working And Learning Together
Established	1958
Department for Education URN	137946 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headmaster	Mr Robert Garrett
Staff	197
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 19
Enrollment	1210
Houses	Heidelberg, Windsor, Alhambra, Versailles
Telephone	01255 245460
Former Name	Sir Anthony Deane School, The Harwich School
Website	http://www.hdhs.org.uk/

Harwich and Dovercourt High School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Harwich in the English county of Essex. It was named the Sir Anthony Deane School until 1974, and was then known as the Harwich School. The school faced controversy in 2006 when parents campaigned to remove existing Headteacher, Jackie Froggart, over concerns regarding falling standards. She was succeeded by hard hitting Headteacher, Esther Bauman, who also made headlines when she famously excluded 40% of the school's pupils on the first day of term as they were not dressed in appropriate school uniform and/or did not have suitable 'ready to learn' equipment such as pens/pencils etc. Despite this rocky start, she won the trust of parents and turned the schools fortunes around until her resignation in 2007 when Nigel Mountford replaced her as Headteacher, relaunching the school some years later as Harwich and Dovercourt High School. Following a period of ill health, Nigel Mountford retired and was succeeded by the current Headteacher Robert Garrett in 2013.

The school was converted to academy status in August 2012, and had been a foundation school administered by Essex County Council. The school continues to coordinate with Essex County Council for admissions.

See also

• List of schools in Essex