Burnley High School
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Based on 23 reviews and 200 answers
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Average of 23 reviews with area ratings
- Safety2.3
- Food2.3
- Indoor environment2.0
- Activities2.0
- Communication1.9
- Outdoor environment1.9
- Education1.7
- Staff1.6
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- Student1.019 June 2026
Teachers disgust about food
Teachers within this school always refuse to give children food, despite being able to afford it. I have seen plenty of people complain about going through a whole day starving, because they were left unserved. I had went through this experience and it is ultimately ridiculous. What makes you teachers believe that you have the right to starve us for misbehaving?
- Other1.018 May 2026
Teachers being the bullies
This school increases stress levels ridiculously. They had failed many people in their exams and fail to support people actually struggling mentally. This is ironic as on Facebook they post "mental health awareness" yet they favour those who are bad, and shout at those who aren't. Even had to do pe on my period because "periods" aren't excuses when running around a yard! Many teachers have also been caught talking about students, and none being actually nice. This school lacks manners and is abs...
- Former Student1.023 February 2025
Traumatised two years later .
Ex student here,2 years later and developed PTSD from this place -teachers banning socks bc it's "inappropriate" -being denied support for an ehcp -being bullied by a TEACHER -giving up on pupils
- Student1.012 February 2025
Bad school
Cold meals and teachers threaten you and parents
- Former Student1.024 August 2023
Not what it used to be
Went to this school a few years ago and enjoyed it (for the most part). Change in Headteacher (Because the Walmsleys actually seemed to care about students compared to the new one) has lead to serious issues in the school. I was shocked when I heard about the prostitute comment, they're children, calling a child a sex worker is disgraceful! My siblings follow a strict uniform policy, something it seems they care more about than the wellbeing and safety of students. They make kids who self...
- Other1.020 June 2023
Very bad school
This school is worst ever assisted head a bully the head knows about her behaviour and has no backbone to do anything about it other teachers don't communicate with each other children going home crying because they have had no dinner or not been able to go to the toilet even ones with doctors notes this school needs all new teachers that support children encouraged them to trust adults
- Former Student1.026 May 2023
Disgusting
As a past student I found this place vile and the bullying there was outrageous so homophobic and racist. They would block the toilets off during class and no one was allowed to go without a pass which was vile the teaching there also some of the new teachers were good the old wants were vile never wanna see that place again.
- Former Student1.015 May 2023
outstandingly bad
underfunded hellhole
- Student1.08 April 2023
What is Burnley high school
Burnley high school is a disgrace. There is no mental health resolve,bullying is a large factor at bhs and teachers know it happens and nothing is done. The whole thing at bhs is the bhs way but no one follow it neither do the teachers
- Other1.030 March 2023
bad school
no a bod school were teachers dont care about you and always have supplys and they are now makeing unisexual toliets and that is wrong
- Student2.030 March 2023
This school is crap all toughther
The worst school ever you get locked it room , and called names such as a prostitute it's disgrace ful the have no cares to give for anyone
- Student1.027 March 2023
Racism
Do put your child in this school school if they are not white skin coloured because if they aren’t they will be targeted!!
- Other1.015 March 2023
Disappointing.
I hate this school. Not one of my personal experiences however my best friend tends to get bullied a lot and the school is aware of his bullying yet they don't do anything about it. The teachers (the vast majority) will often take the more 'popular' kid's/group of kid's side which is also quite pathetic. The school has also been quite short staffed for a while and we have been having lots of substitutes during lessons which doesn't allow us to learn well as the substitutes barely ever know what they are doing.
- Other1.027 November 2022
School with bullying problems
Think very hard before you trust your Son or Daughter to this school, they have a bullying problem which they are unable to deal with, it took my family 4 years to receive an apology from them regarding this issue.
- Former Student2.04 October 2022
Personal review
I’m a former student of this school and I don’t think the school is fully responsible for things that may of happened to me and my mental health going forward but they did play a part in it, I didn’t feel safe enough to be able to tell the teachers how I was being my treated or being bullied, the teachers who were mostly nice were always with the “popular/bad” students and seemed to get way more unneeded attention for being bad behaved then the students who were clearly struggling. I do believe...
- Student1.028 June 2022
honestly, seen better schools
don't like this school, they dont support individuality but heavily say that they do, force kids to look a certain way, kids who cant speak up get bullied infront of the teachers and they dont do anything, kids get attacked by other students just for being different the school say they support LGBT+ but their actions prove otherwise, they refuse to call people by preferred pronouns, they do not have enough bathrooms and seem to love rewarding bad kids just for being "slightly better than normal" but completely ignore the kids who just quietly get on with what they are told to do, they are more obsessed with how a student looks than their mental health
- Other1.09 June 2022
Terrible
terrible. The only word I would use . Terrible. Some of the teachers (only about 4) actually care but all of the others just sit there and think that 11-16 year olds mental health dosnt exist. The school also has a serious bullying problem wich does not get sorted at all .
- Student1.027 March 2022
Would rather have gone to a behaviour school.
Teachers call female students prostitutes, allow sexual predators to come to school, tend to give more attention to kids that act like shitheads but drone on about good behaviour. Only have 3 toilets for the entire 5 years of female students, you can't go when they tell you to and get mad when you need the toilet during lesson. Barely provide the necessary help to students who actually need it and complain when they get bad grades. They talk about self expression but won't allow any individualit...
- Student1.024 February 2022
absolutely poor school wouldnt even rate it a one
wouldnt even rate it a 1 tbh
- Former Student1.016 February 2022
Awful school
When i went to this school there were 0 mental health resources and no sympathy for kids that were struggling. The uniform is extremely strict and allows no individuality. Teachers preach about telling somebody if you’re being bullied but when it’s one of the troublesome popular kids its brushed off and said “they wouldn’t do something like that”. I was moved between the same 2 sets for my classes so often and as somebody who doesn’t handle change very well it was very distressing. Overall awful experience here and glad i no longer had to stay.
- Former Student2.09 October 2021
Bad school
They don't allow for any individuality and girls all have to read there hair up. You get random back checks weekly and loads of kids get bullied. Just a bit of a shit school
- Former Student3.01 September 2021
Bit of good, bit of bad innit
I went here about two years ago, don't know how it's changed since, but for me? Any other school in Burnley. Some teachers care more than others and will go out of their way to help you (that's true) but some are absolute... you know. Careless. Little things to some big things they have done over the years have just really ticked me off. Still. Some very fond memories.
- Student5.03 November 2020
A really perfect place
So far only 1-3 cases since September started. Since the start the school has kept a strict ruling on seating plans, mask wearing and sanitizing. Its Great.