Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy

DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS THERR!!!!
that school is terrible i used to go their before my mum had to remove me for the teachers poor lack of respect i used to get picked on my mostly all teachers I then had loads of suspensions because I got no help and would get treated like utter rubbish it then became a frequent problem I ended having a meeting with the head teacher which then said he was gonna permanently suspend me and said that because I was being permanently suspended I wasn’t gonna find a college and do well in life which is poor rudeness my mum has gone to the papers and the government about that school it’s terrible absolutely terrible I’m now starting homeschooling which I found is better then being targeted by teachers

I had to pull my daughter out of this school as she was being bullied by a teacher there.
Reported it to the school but they seemed to think that was alright.
I do not feel like this is a safe environment to send children to.....I would aviod if I was you.

As an ex student, this school is TERRIBLE!!

I began struggling with severe mental health issues from a young age, which affected my attendance. At first the school appeared supportive, but over time that support disappeared completely. When I was 13, I was diagnosed with cancer, and my situation became significantly worse. Due to surgeries, treatment, and infection risks, I was medically unable to attend school on many occasions. The school was fully aware of this, yet absences that should have been authorised were repeatedly marked as unauthorised, including during major hospital treatment.

In March 2022, I was moved to an alternative provision temporarily for what was supposed to be 12 weeks. However, the school then failed to properly communicate with either me or the provision for almost an entire year. During this time, I received little to no coursework despite repeated requests from myself, my family, and staff at the provision. Emails were ignored, meetings did not take place, and there was a serious lack of educational support.

By the time I finally began receiving coursework, I was already in Year 11. I had lost a significant amount of learning time, which severely impacted my GCSE outcomes.

I was also told by a senior member of staff responsible for safeguarding and senior leadership that I would still be allowed to go on a pre-paid school trip if I attended the alternative provision. After attending, I was later informed that I “no longer deserved the place.”

For over a year, communication remained extremely poor. On one occasion, shortly after my EHCP was approved, a senior member of staff unexpectedly attended my provision and only then provided work that had been requested for months. In my view, support only began once additional funding was attached to my education through the EHCP, whereas prior to that I was largely left without meaningful provision.

I was also placed on reduced timetables and attended multiple meetings, including online meetings with senior staff and the provision, about my education, but very little effective support followed from these discussions.

The only consistent support I received came from the school’s attendance team, who genuinely tried to help throughout, including practical support to help me attend during periods of severe anxiety.

Unfortunately, the overall experience had a serious negative impact on my education and wellbeing.

I am now 17 and enrolled in an online academy, resitting my GCSEs as a result of the disruption caused during this period.

Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this school.

omds, this school is awful. The only good thing Abt it is miss hye, she's amazing I swear do not send ur child here, dont think Abt going here. They only care Abt helping others rather than their own kids that are suffering.