Copley Academy

I currently go this school it’s awful the teachers don’t care about mental health or when a child is unwell they prioritise attendance over health. They don’t care about bullying they say they will talk to the other student/students (they don’t) and they tell u to ignore it even though most of the time it’s awful things that gets spread and 99% of the time it isn’t true. Most of the time teachers just shout at you for no reason even if your doing not but you have to stay quiet because they’re the adult and your the child. The food is awful the gravy is like water and the pasta has loads of water in it I have been sick loads of times due to the school food. The uniform is uncomfortable and you get in trouble for the smallest of things like jewellery or nails or lashes etc ( don’t know how it affects mine or my piers work) I have not learnt much since I have joined the school I don’t understand science at all and I’ve been doing the same thing in English since I joined (but different subjects) maths never changes it’s always the same the toilets are never clean and always have drink cartons in there and they always smell. You have to wait for a member of SLT to respond to and email just so you can go toilet(most of the time SLT is busy and don’t reply ) or some teachers just say no unless you have a toilet pass then they have no choice to let you go. You can’t speak to your parents when you need to as you get your phone taken off of you until your parents/guardian can get it (some can’t get to the school to get it so the phone is sometimes kept overnight even though it’s needed for your journey home or incase something happens) the classrooms always smell and are cold. We aren’t allowed to turn lights off even if we have a mind grain or headache. Most of the teachers can’t teach they just shout at us, send us out or stand/sit there and do nothing. They give us too much homework like we do enough work at school then I have to come home and do more they’re basically trying to take away peoples free time. We get 30 min dets for being 1/2 mins late it’s a joke I would understand if we were 30 mins late but we’re not and even if we give a good enough reason then we still have to do the det like they’re trying to take up all of your time it’s not fair I just want to go home and chill but I can’t I have to make my whole life about school they even give out homework for the holidays (especially Christmas). Some teachers have said to students they will fail they’re GCSEs and get nowhere in life. It’s so draining to go to that school.

the school is aweful does nothing to help with students mental health whatsoever because if you look like youve got friends you cant be struggling right? they do nothing to help with bad behavior and just label you as a naughty kid and honestly the whole time iv been at copley iv learned nothing whatsoever,teachers provoke students and when they react the students in the wrong and i know a few teachers who have touched/grabbed people for no reson whatsoever, the foods bad and the teachers are so disrespectful and wont send you home even if youv been sick in the toilets,theyv even started locking the toilets

Worst school you could ever send your kids to the teachers have no manners wat so ever they tell children there not going to get far in life witch as a school they should be encouraging you to be the best of your ability, they allow bullying, they lie to parents wen an incident takes place makin the children look like the bad ones,they put your children in isolation for a full day for not having a tie witch your not going to school to be best dressed your there for your education there more arsed about what you wear and what you look like than your education the teachers can’t even seem to keep a class silent they just stand there and wait they make your child wait if they need to use the bathroom and the hygiene is so bad

Some of teachers just cant be bothered ands its very apparent to the pupils and parents,they treat certain pupils very different to others and as a parent i never a call back if i have questions or concerns,the head teacher is invisable,i cant even get the official complai ts form to fill in despite asking several times.kids get sent home and suspended rather than helped then parents get fined even though its the school that sends kids home.absolutely appauling school.

Shocking school took my child out

This is my current school and its not good at all. Half of the teachers don't know how to teach/ make the class silent because they just stand there with their arms crossed at the front waiting for people, and half the time you aren't even being loud/your whispering about your work. Another problem with with teachers not letting you go to the toilet. If u need the toilet half way through the lesson only the nice teachers let u go and Mr Harrison (maths teacher) will straight up just say no along with Miss Knight the PE teachers and some others. Also, whenever u go into the girls toilets, there is always people (all the years) vaping. About 4-6 people go stand in a cubical and pass around someone vape, so that's why I never go to the toilets. Toilets aren't very clean. The year 8 some 10 and near enough all the year 11s (these are mostly girls in 8,10,11) are really rude, don't have respect for other pupils and the teachers. The year 8s are very rude to all the year 7s and treat them like garbage. The food is disgusting. The potato wedges aren't even cooked and they are transparent, the pasta has loads of water in it and the food just taste horrible. Wouldn't recommend, can't even wear light makeup on your eyes.

It's okay... Some teachers however do not know how to make a class be silent and will just stand in the class waiting, disturbing the learning of others. The students seem friendly enough but some aren't as kind. Students don't have many opportunities at Copley to express yourself. There's no clubs (only band which is rare), uniform is a priority, makeup is restricted as well as hair styles/accessories.

I currently attend Copley and I don’t think it’s that bad !! Everyone is friendly and teachers are super helpful. Although there’s been a lot of management changes, I think it’s fair to say standards are increasing. My grades are very high and suit my standards.

This is my current school, and I don’t understand why people think it’s so bad. I really like it!! Most teachers are lovely and overall, it’s just a nice place filled with nice people.