East Bergholt High School

My time at this school has been marked by persistent emotional hardship and systematic failures in student care. Despite raising concerns repeatedly through both verbal and written complaints, I have been met with silence, inaction, and continued mistreatment. The lack of response from staff has left me feeling invisible and profoundly unsupported. These behaviours—ranging from discriminatory treatment, humiliation, and emotional neglect—are wholly inappropriate and demand urgent redress.
One particularly distressing example involved being denied access to the toilet during menstruation, despite openly communicating my discomfort and health needs. Refusing such a basic accommodation, then demanding medical proof, was not only degrading but discriminatory. Such treatment highlights a disturbing disregard for dignity and raises serious concerns about how the school manages student wellbeing. This was further echoed when I was misled into a meeting under the guise of seeking support, only to be blindsided with disciplinary action. The manipulation and lack of transparency were deeply harmful and eroded any trust I had in the staff's intentions.
Throughout my time at this school, I have felt targeted—not for my behaviour, but for who I am. Staff members have repeatedly scrutinised my actions through a lens of bias, undermining my individuality and focusing solely on negatives. A particularly upsetting episode occurred when I wore modest Nike Pro shorts instead of the uncomfortable skorts, only to be body shamed, pulled from lessons, and forced into ill-fitting lost property clothing. The humiliation and inconsistency in enforcement based on body type were not just unfair—they were degrading and discriminatory.There have also been failures that endangered my physical and emotional wellbeing. Despite four separate visits to the office while feeling extremely unwell, staff failed to contact my mum, forcing me to take action myself and then penalising me for doing so. Similarly, after suffering a panic attack on school grounds, I received no real emotional support—only a directive to return to class. These instances demonstrate a troubling lack of mental health awareness and a neglect of basic safeguarding responsibilities. Delayed counselling referrals, ignored requests for break cards, and being denied access to essential resources have only worsened my condition and made learning feel like a punishment rather than a right.Perhaps most heartbreaking was being excluded from a reward trip I had earned through good attendance. Staff offered false excuses and treated me as undeserving, showing a deliberate disregard for fairness and student morale. These repeated acts of exclusion, neglect, and emotional harm reflect a deep-seated failure in the school’s culture—one that fails to see students as people deserving respect and support. The impact of these experiences has been profound and lasting, and I urge those in leadership and oversight roles to reflect on these failures with honesty and urgency.

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Despite the claim that the needs of students are always considered, our experience is nothing like this and individual needs often seem to be ignored. Communication within the school would also seem to be poor
. Could not recommend the school

This school has good teachers but a bad school in general and the toilets are disgusting

A truly terrible school.
There is a total absence of discipline.
Teaching is very, very low grade. Not surprising as teachers wear jeans and denim jackets. Pupils allowed to call teachers by first names. Massive staff turnover.
Curriculum highly politicised. Emphasis on brainwishing pupils with leftist jetsum, rather than pursuing legally required National Curriculum.
OFSTED need to urgently inspect this failing school.

i hate it, the teachers cant teach and they care more about uniform than racism

East bergolt highschool has very good teachers, who will support you no matter what. They are determined to get the grades up of all their students. The student environment is also good, students will help each other out and are very friendly.