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Student
Jan 27, 2024

Fcc review

I go to fcc it is awful and it's slowly getting worse children have no manners and they but very disruptive people into top sets so actual smart people can't learn they have teachers there who from personal experience can't teach and toilets are always nasty and gross and usually closed because of vandalism and bullying isn't really delt with and there have been drug problems but overall the education is quite good if you get a good teacher and class
Student
Sep 9, 2023

Ball cancer and bullyin

this school made me wanna have cancer in my balls, i almost committed suicide because of this school, and its ugly, AND THE NEW RULES ARE SHIT
Other
Sep 1, 2023

paradise palms

the chicken makes me hiccup
Other
Sep 1, 2023

critical bang bang

DOOGIE‼️‼️‼️🗣️

CRITICAL BANG TO THE TANG. BOOM TANG TANG TOON TANG TUGALOOGIE FA IT FAI IT BANG BANG ON A DOOGIE. WE PULL UP IT ON A TANG TANG ON A DOOGIE‼️‼️‼️🗣️
Former Student
Jul 3, 2023

Not good.

I had stayed at this school for 5 years and i was not pleased. The behaviour of the students had gotten increasingly worse and no action was done to prevent this. Toilets were closed due to vandalism. However, when the toilets were open, in 99% of the classrooms you would not be allowed to go and would have to hold it in. Some classrooms punish you with detentions for drinking/eating during lessons.
Former Student
May 19, 2023

Bad School

Teachers overreact at a lot of things like skirts being rolled up, but don’t do much about perverted boys. Behaviour system is bad, you often get in trouble for things that aren’t really that important but if you need to tell someone about an accident they never get around to reporting it. Older years are allowed to push the younger ones around and don’t get told off. Strict on phone rules and stuff like that. If you ask for support you either get it and they tell you it’s for attention or they put you on a waiting list. Teachers are rude. Bullying doesn’t get dealt with well enough.
Former Student
Apr 24, 2023

Faringdon Community College

I attended Faringdon Community College for 3 years, and they were the worst years of my life. With some exceptions, the staff are incredibly uncompassionate and arrogant. It seems like 90% of the staff are unhappy in their jobs, and this rubs off very evidently in their work ethic. I will admit that I was not a well behaved child during my time here, but instead of trying to help me in any way, the school demonised me. Detention after detention after excluding and so forth. I learned essentially nothing in the three years I was there. Although I will admit that there were a handful of staff who really seemed to have compassion for their job, such as a history teacher named Miss F (won't say her full name for privacy reasons). Miss F was one of the only people who made me feel welcome in the school and I will always be thankful to her
Parent
Mar 15, 2023

Lazy rude

So bad I can't even be bothered to explain they should be ashamed
Employee
Dec 15, 2022

bad scl

bad school it is very bad school
Former Student
Nov 23, 2022

10/10

This school turned my life around, and i’m eternally grateful for the excellent teaching and support staff who helped me get the grades i did
Former Student
Nov 23, 2022

10/10

This school changed my life, the teachers were amazing and very supportive. I was very sad to leave at the end of june
Student
Sep 16, 2022

Goodish

The school was goodish
Student
Jul 5, 2022

okish

the students at the school are far from respectful with few exceptions
Other
Feb 12, 2022

Lack of respect by FCC pupils.

Following damage to our property, we viewed CCTV that shows a pupil from FCC deliberately damaging our property and cheering afterwards in front of other pupils.
Total lack of respect our our neighbourhood, used daily by unruly pupils. Very concerning behaviour!!
Student
Sep 16, 2021

dont send ur kids here

it wasn’t the greatest. I was bullied for two years and the school did nothing and i developed anxiety, they also did nothing. The maths department is an actual joke. The lack of discipline is noticeable and the teachers don’t seem to care about any misbehaviour. In recent years the school population has increased and the school just can’t handle it anymore.
Student
Jan 8, 2021

My opinion but we all have different experiences.

My experience at fcc wasn’t a good one. The deputy head and support workers were very helpful but I don’t think the school took bullying very seriously as it seemed to happen a lot to multiple students in school. Some of the teachers were really nasty so I don’t understand why they would become teachers in the first place. The overall teaching was ok apart from maths which I didn’t really learn anything from maybe it was just my teacher he wasn’t very good and just seemed to moan the whole lesson instead of actually helping me with my work. It’s not the worst school to go too but maybe the school is good and I just had a bad time there.
Former Student
Dec 4, 2020

A memorable experience

Going to this school was one hell of a ride! Developed social anxiety during school which they did f**k-all about, worsened by a couple of bullies I was forced to stand next to more often than I wanted due to being next to them in the register. To be fair though had I complained about it they may have been more inclined to do something about it, but social anxiety didn't let me so it only got worse. There were also a couple of teachers who seemed to despise kids so why they became teachers I have no clue. On a more positive note however, the food was excellent! Which you wouldn't normally expect from a school. The cookies were heavenly, I've never found better cookies anywhere else. Also it says not to mention any names but my Business Studies teacher (infamous for always wearing brown trousers and talking about his friend with a surf shop) made every day I had his lesson a really great one. Not only a brilliant person but a brilliant teacher and I managed to finish my Business GCSE with a B grade which for me was pretty high. Overall I'd say whether it's a good school or not depends on who you meet, mostly it's actually fairly decent, just ask for help/advice if something is wrong, don't be like me and suffer in silence. I could've had a much better time if I'd asked for help with the stuff I was going through.
Student
Nov 27, 2020

A solid school

Pretty good school in many ways. Mostly good kids with a few unkind ones who misbehave
and mostly good teachers with some great ones and a couple bad ones. They generally seem to care and it's mostly a nice atmosphere. It definitely deserved its "good" in Ofsted. The main thing I think is bad is how they handle bullying as well as theres like 2 teachers that if u get for GCSE you are screwed. But this 2 teachers out of like a 100 or something so.
Student
Nov 25, 2020

Overall a pleasant school, but with its downfalls.

The school has a great atmosphere and most students are geared towards their education and take the opportunities they are presented, however there is a small population of students who blatantly disrespect people living in the surrounding area and teachers in the school.
Student
Oct 27, 2020

My opinion

Really bad students but do get told off

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