Cardinal Hume Catholic School
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Based on 10 reviews and 90 answers
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- Safety3.4
- Education3.3
- Communication3.0
- Indoor environment2.7
- Staff2.5
- Activities2.5
- Outdoor environment2.4
- Food2.3
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- Parent1.015 October 2024
In my opinion, the worst school in the area, ignore Ofsted.
I am a parent of a former student. This school does everything it needs to do to show that it gets the best results, if this means putting your child in the bottom set so they do not get pushed to do their best, that's what they'll do. The school is all about how's they look and DO NOT have the best interests of the students as priority one. The teachers are more hung up on skirt length, how the students walk through the corridors, rather than actually teaching. This was such an issue at one poi...
- Former Student1.06 August 2024
Overcrowded and Overruled: A Student's perspective.
At secondary the rules were over the top especially when you're a literal child in years in years 7-9 and still learning the ridiculous rules. Then you get the over the top reactions from many teachers for simple forgetful things such as: tucking your shirt in, not taking your coat off fully before walking inside the building, walking on the right-hand side, standing outside in the pouring rain, not allowed being let back inside to get your coat because its "your fault for not getting it before...
- Former Student1.029 August 2023
HORRIFIC
staff treat you like 7 year olds. the amount of bullying that is not dealt with is atrocious. mental health is absolutely nothing to them. they only to one side of the story. the amount of homework is unbelievable yes homework has to be done but we have a life as well i could never get anything done not even manage to finish my homework and ontop of that one question unanswered would result in a full 2 page code and redoing the homework from scratch. arguments are not dealt with one child gets p...
- Student2.08 May 2023
needs improving
the GCSE options are very little to choose between and a lot of irrelevant subjects are required.
- Student2.06 May 2023
It needs to change
It seems that the teachers care more about the smart students that will succeed much more than the students that are not so successful. They blame it on lack of-effort, lack of attention when it’s not! It’s the fact that teachers aren’t understanding that people need help learning that subject. Some teachers get mad if you ask a question such as “I don’t know how to do it” they blame it on lack ov attention when some teachers can’t even explain it properly. some teachers just sit at their desk t...
- Student2.06 May 2023
Mental Health Neglect
unless you’re a smart student , to most teachers, you aren’t valued enough, what I will say is that some teachers really do care about the students that aren’t the best academically and do want them to succeed, but definitely not all, the success of the school itself and the appearance of the students are the most important it seems, not the actual wellbeing of the students, for example low attendance, why do students not want to come into school? automatically they’d say laziness the lack of want to achieve, when if they stopped being so naive they’d realise it’s not due to laziness but other factors like how the school make it harder by putting pressure on the smarter students and making the less academically gifted students a harder time to push for higher grades leading the students to struggling with their mental health and not giving them a break away from all the pressure, bullying is also a huge factor, they don’t look into the situation but want students to still come in? the students aren’t being heard! that’s the problem
- Other3.06 May 2023
It’s an okay school
I mean it’s okay! Rules are so stupid and dumb! some teachers aren’t the best at teaching. Get over the top homework and get course work an top of course work and they expect u to revisit aswell which makes you not wanna go in. Get forced to go outside even if you don’t want to. The boys hair rule is the stupidest thing iv ever heard of in my whole entire life.
- Student3.022 April 2023
Cardinal Hume
I’m a student there in my opinion the school does help students get good grades but the school rules are stupid and over the top .the school is very strict.most of the staff are lovely but there is a small number that are not as nice or understanding .the school meals are horrible and you don’t get much time to eat and you are forced to go outside even if it is wet and cold students get a high amount of homework
- Student5.028 March 2021
Great School for all children!
It’s one of the stricter schools, which keeps them in a strictly order meaning they’re well educated and being taught well, there’s the odd few silly people in classes who need to be taught a lesson, due to covid there is a one way system which keeps students from mixing, they have year bubbles and have to wear a mask all day, with a short break at lunch in the open, we can’t gather in gangs around school and we can’t wait for friends after lessons, most teachers are very friendly and give really good help, they try hard when we’re in lockdown, with live lessons and recorded lessons, plenty of help and teachers to talk to, one of the only decent schools that have tough restrictions!
- Other3.06 September 2020
Over all reccomended
It’s very strict but due to COVID there’s a one way system
