Beecroft Primary School

Very good school and has brilliant teachers, students and facilities

My children had a bad experience in this school, though education there is a quite high level, but the price you pay is emotional damage to children. I had to transfer my kids to a nearby school because of emotional abuse they were going through to reach school’s high level of performance. Parents get quickly silenced if they complain to school or any other institution. Appears school’s “good” reputation is more important than children mental health.

Beecroft is excellent in every way. The teaching, clubs, opportunities to play a musical instrument (free) are just some of the reasons it is great. It is always calm and when I was there you were really made to feel special. All children get on well together- and it is very diverse. When I went to High Schhol I knew much more than pupils from other schools.

Despite consistently getting outstanding reviews from visitors, this school was an awful experience. I was constantly punished for an anxiety disorder that affects my speech. I have had books thrown at me and have been pushed into walls by the teachers because of my disorder, and my best friend was forced to leave because of her Tourette’s syndrome. I was told to ‘man up’ when I said I was unhappy there and when I said I had been humiliated in class I was told by the headmistress that ‘humiliated is quite a big word’. In this school they had unrealistic expectations from students and when I could not meet these expectations I was ridiculed and made to feel I was not good enough. The teachers said me and my sister were ‘embarrassments’, ‘disgusting’ and I was called ‘the naughty little sister’ when I had non-verbal episodes. Please do not send your children here.