Clacton County High School Clacton County High School Clacton County High School (often abbreviated to CCHS) 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 1,900 students attending the school. It specialises in the performing arts, and is situated next to Clacton Leisure Centre, 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. It was a grammar school. It was opened in September 1928, and the official opening was on 28 November
Butlin's Clacton the west of the town. After gaining the support of the local council, construction began and the camp opened on 11 June 1938. During the War years, all the Butlin's camps were requisitioned by the Government. Clacton was originally planned to be used as a POW camp, but it was spared this indignity and was used as a training site for the pioneer corps. However during its occupation, the camp suffered significant damage and substantial repairs had to be carried out to put the camp back into operation. It reopened to the public in 1946. In 1972, the Butlin's organisation