John Rawlinson joined as headteacher in January 1955, after seven years at Shepton Mallet Secondary Modern School, being originally from Dagenham.

The early school in the 1950s had houses of Witham, Ancholme, and Trent[5] and had been opened by the Lindsey Education Committee.

Lincolnshire was not joining the comprehensive system, as it was universally opposed in the rural areas of the county, so children in that part of West Lindsey would have to choose another secondary school.

[7][8] Lincolnshire Education Committee said that it could start going comprehensive by 'possibly 1995', led by the Chairman, Jean Wootton, of Horbling Hall.

Huntcliff School teaches GCSEs, BTECs, OCR Nationals and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils.