Teesside High School is an independent school in Eaglescliffe, near Stockton-on-Tees. It takes students aged from three to eighteen and is a diamond school, meaning the primary school and sixth form are coeducation while girls and boys are taught separately at the secondary level.
| Motto | "Everything is Possible" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1883 |
| Type | Independent School |
| Religion | Non-denominational |
| Headmaster | Mr. M. Wilkinson |
| Location | The Avenue Stockton-on-Tees County Durham TS16 9AT England |
| Students | c. 400 |
| Gender | Diamond Structured Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | Stoneyridge Wainstones Roseberry Highcliffe |
| Former Pupils | Teesside High Old Students Association |
| Website | www.teessidehigh.co.uk |
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The Queen Victoria High School was founded in Stockton-on-Tees in the nineteenth century and had a long history at its location on Yarm Road. The school's distinctive brown uniform was well known by local residents throughout the region (girls now wear a tartan skirt with blue jumper). The Cleveland School was originally founded in 1938 and began in the outbuildings of a former headmistress' father's house on Yarm Road. She purchased the rambling mansion of Woodside Hall on the banks of the River Tees in The Avenue. The coming of the Second World War, however, delayed the move as the buildings were requisitioned for use as ICI headquarters. Temporary buildings were dotted around the grounds and an air raid shelter was built. On VE Day the headmistress gave ICI their notice to quit and by September the first girls were entering the old buildings. These were enjoyed by generations of schoolgirls until the merger when they were demolished and the current buildings were built. In September 1948 Cleveland School moved to its current site; and in 1970 the Queen Victoria High School merged with the Cleveland School, and the name was changed to Teesside High School.
In the Nursery and Prep School the children are given lots of different paths for learning academically as well as a range of extra-curricular activities which includes a number of field trips.
The Senior School gives the pupils a lot more choice with regards to study within the National Curriculum; it also allows the children a range of sport activities as well as music and other extracurricular activities, as well as charitable projects.
The Sixth Form has its own self-contained centre; within this students have shared study-rooms where groups of two or three have their own personal space.