Dereham Neatherd High School
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Based on 22 reviews and 198 answers
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- Food2.6
- Indoor environment2.4
- Outdoor environment2.4
- Staff2.1
- Safety2.0
- Communication2.0
- Activities1.9
- Education1.7
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- Parent1.014 July 2026
Not Recommended for SEN students.
Unsupportive school. Wouldn't recommend this school to any parent with SEN children, the "support" is not there. Plans are made and not adhered to. The SEN additional needs department for this school needs a massive overhaul. They put on a good show for parents evenings etc, but once enrolled the help is non existent.
- Other1.011 May 2026
Not a strong and healthy environment for any child
My child attended this school and I have to say, the overall culture here is inadequate and decisions are not for the wellbeing of the children. This school needs to improve on communication. The quality of care and consideration given to young people’s mental health is poor. Some of the teachers here are amazing. A lot of the good teachers here have left in recent years. Resulting in a lot of cover teachers during crucial GCSE years. A lot of cover lessons have been very disruptive, with very...
- Student2.023 March 2026
Why is this school so poor but also alright at the same time??
I attend dereham neatherd highschool and to be honest, the teachers really dont care about you/ the students 1 bit. If you are 'getting something wrong' then they would rather have you sent straight out then maybe even having a little chat with you. Half these teachers don't even know what they are saying and if you give any reasoning for poor behaviour or something 'bad' they won't have it no matter how valid the excuse is. I have a friend wigh special needs and the teachers treat him no differ...
- Student2.04 October 2025
THIS SCHOOL IS OUT WORLD STUPID, AND HERES WHY!!!
If you are not fat, or too overly skinny, you might just about survive in this school, the bullying is bad.
- Former Student1.07 July 2025
Neatherd High
As a student previously at Neatherd High, I was treated so poorly by several members of staff, while also being under the mental health team which they knew about, they continuously ignored the things my mum had been reporting to them, and got her to sign me off sick so they " didn't have to deal with me". Maths teacher Katie Foulger also proceeded to tell me I was a "waste of her time and effort" and which was obviously not very beneficial for my mental health. This is only one of the many inci...
- Student1.08 October 2024
Neatherd High school is so awful
Awful Teacher's are annoying and it's so stupid
- Student1.018 June 2024
AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Shit, fights every week, no support, no real education, teachers are miserable and passionless. Overall just an ass school avoid at all costs. Also the food is inedible I went hungry because I couldn't eat without gagging.
- Student1.018 June 2024
Exit cards
I currently I have a exit card and most of the time they don't let me use it for a example miss Parker manager of link she gave it to me and for some reason she refused to let me use it
- Other1.018 June 2024
WORST SCHOOL
The worst school in dereham I would not suggest sending your kids here
- Student1.029 January 2024
NEATHERD HIGH SCHOOL SUCKS DO NOT GO HERE
this place effects my mental heath they dont actually care about students when someone is bullied they do not care
- Student1.023 January 2024
my experience ????
as i student here i feel like i don't get the support i need ,i go to the teachers for help but they always send me to lessons saying they will catch up with you but they never do. the teachers here are very strict for example if you are more then 5 mins late you get suspended without hesitation if you are wearing acrylics they will shove you in isolation for the whole day .i never feel safe due to bullying as the teachers never handle it seriously and due to this it leads me never wanting to come in. i swear the teachers only want you to fail in life as when you get kicked it it goes on ur cv so the college you want to get in to might not allow you to as you neeed to have no suspensions so plz dont allow your children to make the wrong decision
- Student1.023 January 2024
A Shit-Show Of A School !
I feel, as a student here, that I do not receive the appropriate support as an individual. This therefore affects my education as i am suffering in lessons with adults that don't listen to my struggles, in terms of my emotions and they just the idea of me being affected by my mental health under the carpet. The school rules, have changed so much and keep changing as first they pick of skirt length and now criticize over acrylic nails and jewelry as it apparently " affects students learning" whic...
- Student3.016 May 2022
Great school
I go to this school and it has gotten me very good text results and I feel like I am really ready for the future and even though there are loads of homework they all ways make sure u are mentally alright. All the teacher are very kind and want to help with any problems
- Student2.014 April 2022
Not great
My experience at this school hasn’t been great. Throughout my time there I was bullied and the teachers ignored it.
- Student3.04 September 2021
Mentally Destroying
The extremely high work load that they give in both class and homework is degrading to mental health. I attend here and have had issues trying to keep on track mentally with the obsene amounts of work and the over the top expectations that staff give you. As soon as they realise that it's more serious than "being sad" they don't want to know.
- Student3.01 August 2021
my experience
where do I start? Absolutely destroyed my mental health, and as for them being advocates of mental health awareness… they try to help but as soon as they realise it’s more serious than just “feeling sad” they don’t seem to be bothered. They give out detentions for the smallest things like having more than 1 ring on each hand, yet when people are getting bullied and it is reported to them it is handled poorly and more often than not the bullying continued and the people being bullies don’t receive enough punishment. The education is okay but can be overwhelming as teachers expect you to prioritise their subject and seem to forget that we also are learning 9 other subjects. Very high expectations which just wears a child down and demotivates them if they cannot reach them.
- Former Student1.05 June 2021
Bad school
Bad school, teachers are gossip obsessed, they don’t follow their policy and make up stupid rules as they go on. They are strict over little things and you even get a detention for dropping a pen. Worst school ever don’t send your kids here unless you want their mental health to be bad
- Former Student1.028 April 2021
Don’t send your kids here!
Worst high school experience.
- Former Student1.029 December 2020
Don’t go
Neatherd completely shattered my mental health teachers tried to be helpful but you could tell they thought i was faking it, schools full of homophobes and just outright rude people
- Former Student1.012 September 2020
Bad experience
Most teachers are rude, and they try to change your identity and judge you. The work load is over the top and they’re strict over the smallest things, for example the colour of your socks but don’t care about mental health or bullying
- Student3.07 September 2020
Neatherd
It's alright. Could be better. Could be worse
- Student2.05 September 2020
It's just ok
It's ok just ok Nothing to be excited about unless you are into the stuff teachers preach to you in assembly.