don't send your child here if you aren't ready for hell
Where do I start? I was here for less than 6 months (joined April 2025 and left September 2025) and it was pure torture, I have complex safe guarding instructions and it was followed cause me, as a pupil, more stress as the school didn't follow them. I was horrifically bullied into not wanting to be there, leading me to refuse me going into the school, this led to my mum getting fined because I couldn't cope being chased after school, followed, and cyber bullied! The only thing they wanted to do was talk to the students after I asked to be removed from the lessons as I was consistently having panic attacks in school and at home. They consistently said I could manage and cope with the comments being made towards me, they would also twist my mum's words making me consistently resent her!! MY OWN MUM. They gave me a timeout card and told me to only use it when I needed to. I consistently used it in English as it was my worst lesson for bullying, when I would use it they would greet me with "why are you in here now", terrible. It was completely useless to talk to them as they dismissed my feelings by saying "everyone has it not just you" which I do understand to a degree but after having a bad school experience before and coming to a school that does the same thing is terrible. They constantly had mental health assembly's which talked about how you should talk to the teachers, but when you do they call your parents immediately after. My French teacher, Miss Prowse, was the only one who actually noticed something was happening, and the two ladies in reset never gave me any hassle when I was there, it was more peaceful when I was in internal reset and reset then normal lessons. The bullying got 10x worse when year 10 started, I started refusing to go lessons. Eventually, my mental health got so bad my mum took me out of the school system because the school was threatening to fine her again due to my attendance being low again even though she couldn't get me to go school!! I started isolating myself from my friend group because of the comments I got through walking around the school and in lessons. Apparently the teachers didn't see any of it, but I reckon they just ignored it. The school cares more about your attendance than your mental health which is absolutely diabolical. They need to get a grip because this is happening to multiple students, not just myself, they don’t even care when your behaviour gets worse, because im not a naughty child. I was constantly running out of my lessons in hope the students would follow me outside the school through the streets, even though I don't attend the school anymore I still get comments made towards me in public. I got bullied for all sorts, music taste, makeup I wore outside of school, and just my personality. I changed myself entirely too, I didn't talk, kept to myself, and yet I was still bullied for it. I can understand you can't please everyone but having more than half the year group hate you, plus people in older and younger years not liking you too just piles so much on you. I was going home every night hysterically crying or having panic attacks about going in the next day. I wasn't sleeping well and could go days without sleeping because of my anxiety being so high. I had older years trying to steal my bag while I had it on me walking home from school. It had reset all my progress that i had made before i joined the school due to more complications with my mental health. 0/10 i wouldnt recommend the school. Let me know if you want part 2.