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
Clacton-on-Sea Originally built as a landing point for goods and passengers, as Clacton was becoming an increasingly popular destination for day trippers, in 1893 the pier was lengthened to , and entertainment facilities added. Bought by Ernest Kingsman in 1922, it remained in the ownership of the Kingsman family until 1971. In March 2009 the pier was purchased by the Clacton Pier Company, who installed a helter-skelter as a new focal point. A 48 turbine wind farm has been constructed about off the Clacton coast. Clacton has an oceanic climate (Köppen "Cfb") with fairly low precipitation. This makes for pleasantly warm