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Seaford
High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory secondary education. It is preceded by primary education. High school is also the name used to describe the institution in which the final stage of compulsory education takes place.
Seaford is a coastal town in the county of East Sussex, England, on the south coast, east of Newhaven, Brighton and west of Eastbourne. It has a population of about 22,000. The parliamentary constituency of Seaford was a notorious rotten borough until its disenfranchisement in the Reform Act 1832 when representation was incorporated into the Lewes constituency. Seaford returned three members of parliament who went on to become Prime Minister. Henry Pelham, William Pitt and George Canning in 1827. Seaford boasts the westernmost of the South Coast Martello Towers, now a local history museum.
Seaford has been twinned with the town of Bonningstedt, Germany, since 1986. Also, Seaford Town Council is the only town council in the Lewes District which has a Quality mark of approval, a certificate system devised by the Government which praises the best run town councils in the country. This helps the town council secure bonds and partnerships with more ease. Twin sisters Connie and Cassie Powney, who play Mel and Sophie Burton in Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, grew up in Seaford, as did Paul Garred, drummer of the band The Kooks.
Seaford has one of the longest serving town criers in England and Wales Peter White who was appointed to this honorary position in 1977 by Lewes District Council. The town has been a civil parish since 1999, having previously been an unparished area. From 1894 to 1974 it was an urban district. Seaford railway station which serves the town is the terminus of the line from Lewes via Newhaven. Seaford rugby football club play in the county rugby union league, and play at the town's Salts Recreation Ground.
Offering many primary schools, from the nursery to the sixth year of education, the town of Seaford has only one state-run comprehensive secondary school, Seaford Head Community College. There is a public school and a specialist school, for pupils with specific learning difficulties. The school's mission is to provide all students with the opportunities and environment to achieve academic and personal excellence while assuring that this is done in a safe and comfortable atmosphere.
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