Cottingham High School and Sixth Form College

Absolute terrible school. The staff are not approachable if you have an issue they won't get back to you and are always unavailable if you go in, they never ring you back or return emails. The example they set is appalling as the rules don't apply to them. I would compare the school to Nazi Germany and deffinatly would not send your child there.

I think 1 star review is too good for the school and if I had the option to transfer my child to Beirut instead of cotting high then I would take that option. Stay away!!!

Student can forget thinks like everyone else, is not wright to give a 30 minutes detention for once to forget her PE uniform, you could text parent to notice that make sure bring her next time instead

I'm bullied here. The teachers give those restraining orders but no one actually tries to reinforce them. I'm bullied for my stimming and I'm told to stop ticcing or to shut up in the classrooms(not by the teachers). The teachers don't do anything, and one got mad for me not being able to go near the one I have a restraining order against. I don't like it, and I've cried and had panic attacks there several times and no one does much. They didn't realise I was in pain, and when they did they asked if I could still walk across the whole school to get there. People there are constantly saying/doing homophobic or racist or sexist things, and the teachers do nothing! I've been sent home on two different occasions for running out of classrooms because I was so stressed by the teachers not doing anything about what the students were doing to me. There have been several occasions where I've been told to speak up or repeat myself or say something or been called on for a question, even though they know I have situational/selective mutism(anxiety disorder where I sometimes go mute). The changing rooms suck. They give the students no privacy, and I was judged by the other girls for the scars and cuts on my arms. Instead of asking if I was okay, I was accused of having a weapon and bag searched. It's basically impossible to get changed alone, and I feel horrible being in the girls changing rooms just because I'm scared to tell people there that I'm trans masc, for fear of being bullied more. I can't believe I have to keep going here for several years unless I either breakdown and physically can't force myself to go, or I tell my parents to let me change schools. I've seen someone in a wheelchair get teased by so many people on so many occasions. Some teachers are okay, but others aren't.

I feel like my education at this school was good and I learnt what I needed and most of the teachers are great however in this school the length of your nails or your hairstyles are more important than your well being and mental or physical health, for example, you can't even paint your nails now. Overall though the school is in a nice area to be in and the grounds are great. The only thing id change would be the way the staff deal with well-being situations and the way you may dress or express yourself. You are more than likely to come out with good grades if you go to this school. Another thing that went downhill here was the food. When I first started in year seven I loved the meals however now it's very shabby and most meals are barely edible.