Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School

The school is terrible. They don’t care about mental health or bullying. They only care about uniform. The toilets have been locked and they claim it’s to keep them more hygienic but it’s taking away our child’s rights. The staff is horrible, all they do is yell and act horrible towards the students. Some staff are nice but most of them are absolutely awful. The head teacher doesn’t care about the students and only cares about uniform and jewellery aswell. Do not send your child here!!

If I could give a less than bad rate I would but I can’t lol. I have experienced racism, bullying so many times, and felt segregated for the years that I have spent at this school. Some teachers actually care I cannot lie, But some of them are so arrogant and rude and make you feel so low about yourself. I’m soon to be an ex student and my parents themselves wish they never sent me to this school until this day themselves. They act like it’s a privilege to be a member of the school and in their own words name themselves as ‘Birmingham’s best school’ but listed on a SA list?

It is not a good school at all because staff do not care about students mental health, education and they dont care weather kids are getting bullied. Also they do not care about racism, discrimination or homophobia, they choose to ignore it or deal with it very poorly. Some of the teachers are even racist and homophobic themselves, i would advise you not to send your kids here. It is also not a very safe school as some of the teachers bully some of the students. For example one of their teachers would insult you but disguise it as a joke. When it comes to food they do not have many halal/vegan/vegetarian options. When it comes to appearaces they will judge you for example some girls roll their skirts up because they dont like it long and they will say “do you roll your skirt up just to impress a boy” but thats not the case its so girls can feel comftable and secure about themselves. There are also many uncontrolled men as teachers there because on a non uniform day a girl was wearing biker shorts and a male teacher was like you shouldnt be wearing those because those are inappropriate but where was he looking for that to be inappropriate.

dont go here pls its reaaly bad they are really racist people

My friend gets bullied here and he has told his teachers and they ain’t done nothing about it . The teachers are all idiotic and so are the people bullying my friend . They have been called by his parents and they still don’t do anything . This is horrendous . If they don’t do something I will personally go to the school.

Little support for anyone with special needs or above average intelligence. Good at covering up complaints. Very low standards. I was told that my child had got a grade (grade 3) in English Language mock so didn’t need any extra support. They totally messed up my son’s gcse results by losing his English paper and refused to appeal Food & Hospitality result, where they had clearly made a mistake with the marking.

they care more about dyed hair than they do homophobia and racism.

Honestly, from the bottom of my heart, as a student, please do NOT send your children here. The teachers higher up in the system do not care about your children or their education. There are a few teachers that will practically bully the students for grades, the way they decide to dress, or anything remotely different about them. Some people I know said that two teachers said that her hair was "horrendous" and "multicoloured", for having it dyed a ginger colour with different tones of orange and red that had accidentally happened because of the hair dye. They said her hair was an unnatural colour. As she walked off, one of the teachers said to the other "seriously, what is her hair?", and the other one said "it's all the quiet kids thinking they can get away with doing stuff like this". They do not allow your child to express individuality, which was quite literally stated by another teacher up in the higher department. They cannot deal with bullying, racism, homophobia or any type of discrimination. It's a god awful school. The students who are targeted by an act of racism or homophobia etc etc are punished by isolation, instead of the teachers trying to actually help the student. Don't get me wrong, some teachers are actually likeable, and can teach, but most of them could not care less about a students mental health. The students are twice as bad. I can honestly say that this school, and the people within it have been the main cause of my mental health issues. Please, I'm begging you, do not send your children here. I am apart of a good friend group, and are liked by practically everyone in my year group, but it doesn't change the fact that the students can be awful towards one another. All of my friends suffer with problems due to this school.

this school is awful when dealing with bullying/racism. Don’t send your child here they don’t care about your kids

I got mange moved to Archbishop Illsley and it was the best decision i ever made the teachers are so caring and the students support each other very well.There isn’t another school i’d rather be at