Horbury Academy

Doesn't even deserve a one star!!!!!!. The school is a controlling prison who only care for the children who are doing well and fit in their perfect box. The head teacher hides away in her office expecting her minions to do a job which they can barely do. Do not expect any support if your child is struggling to attend just expect isolation after isolation because it's easier for them then isn't it. Awful awful business not a school.

Horbury academy is a disgusting school it’s absolutely vile they don’t care about people mental health or any issues with people the only time teachers care is when your doing something wrong they have shutters on the toilets and in isolation they only have a few toilet breaks at ridiculous times it’s such a pathetic school they give c4s out for any little thing u do they say your fine at school and your happy when your not and just get mouthy with students and are just nasty.

I think Horbury academy is a very good school, yes they have a weird hang up about uninform guidelines, and maybe some is too far but rules are rules and kids need rules. I don’t agree with every rule, but a child in year 10 not done bad to be honest, kids are moodier than I was and more mouth but she does ok and they do listen if I have a problem, if I had another child would I send them absolutely good school

this school is horrible

Cant even believe that there isn't a option to give half a star review or less. The methods of education are appalling. The staff are manipulative and dont deal with issues.

Really bad school, wouldn't recommend sending you're kids here staff are really horrible. The school wants you to believe in there ideology. If any issue happens at school, school wont be motivated to sort the problem out (unless you report to police0 Some teachers shouldn't work here as they are unprofessional : Mrs Gough Mrs Dixon Mr sergeant Mrs Mitchel Hope you listen to this advice and take this seriously. Hope this helps any parents wanting to send there kids here!

The school is horrible does not support victims of bullying but supports the people bullying them targets people with anxiety even when they are clearly distressed and is an uncomfortable play to be.

This school sucks. They don't even try to make pupils feel welcomed or happy at the school. Glad Ive left this school.

Horbury Academy is an absolutely pathetic school. They give out detentions for being A MINUTE late, have ridiculous uniform rules and staff are obsessed with power. They claim to be building childrens' futures to be a good school etc, but would a good, caring school be taking away a CHILD'S learning over something as pathetic as a skirt? I could even say complaining about a child's skirt length to the extent that they do and the sorts of things they say to adolescents is very creepy. The uniform rules aren't only an insult to students: but to working class and poor families who can't afford to fork out £50 for their child a new skirt and new shoes and so on every week! They're legitimately breaking the law with such uniform rules - they arent allowed to be that strict and that expensive. Also, the SLT really couldn't give less of a crap about how kids do, obviously except for when they actually do well and then they take all the credit for the childs' success the hardworking teachers who are forced to enforce these ridiculous policies shaped with the hardworking child. Speaking of teachers, they don't do anything about teachers who have been problematic with and unfair on students, and instead blame and punish the student without doing any proper investigation. There's so much more wrong with this school, and I wholeheartedly wish they'd stop ignoring the negative feedback they receive and instead act on it, instead of ONLY doing what this tiny leadership team on the school board think will be better for the school.

I do not recommend sending your children to this school. The pricipal isn’t very accepting of LGBTQ+ students. As a non-binary student of horbury academy who hasnt come out to the pricipal, or anyone for that matter, and a friend of a few other LGBTQ+ students, I can say that the pricipal is homophobic and transphobic from my friends experiencing homophobia and transphobia. Majority of the teachers don’t listen well to what you are struggling with. For example, i struggle with putting things down on paper and i have told the teachers on many occasions and they haven’t done anything about it.

It's an absolute hellhole of a school. I'm currently a student here and I'm really disappointed. The fact that most of the students here actively despise it yet they go and make it worse is beyond me. They lie and just enjoy pretending students have a voice. Disgusting

My daughter is a current year 10 pupil at the school. She does well academically & is in the top sets. She never gets into trouble because she follows all of the rules. I’m shocked by the things that she tells me about the school & can only conclude that the culture of the school is extremely uncaring & old fashioned in the way that students are treated. This doesn’t create a cooperative or positive learning environment. Examples: students are not allowed to use the toilet during lesson times but they only get a short break & only 30 mins for lunch. The uniform policy is from the last century, students can’t even wear stud earrings. Does the school not see that even law firms allow their staff to dress smart casual these days? The teachers seem to delight in issuing detentions for minor breaches. Students who are struggling with non academic issues are not supported. Communication between staff at the school is poor & it is virtually impossible to contact or speak to staff if you have a concern. After school clubs aren’t as good as at other schools & are often cancelled or are erratic. It seems the school focuses too heavily on grades & discipline while neglecting extra curricular activities & support for students.

Where do I start? Equal rights are out the window, you can be issued isolation for accusations yet when you have proof of someone being racist towards you they don’t even receive as much as a warning. The ‘naughty’ kids get special treatment and can get away with far much more than the rule abiding students! The teachers (lack of teachers) are shocking at teaching and controlling the class. Especially the so called ‘Supply Team’. You can have teachers respond to your question with “Oh I don’t have a clue. It’s like rocket science!” Which is NOT very comforting providing I have GCSE’s coming up... Bullying is a daily occurrence and is totally ignored. The amount of students who have left due to this is astronomical. Code of conduct is absolutely ridiculous: you come into school with an infected earring yet are forced to some how take it out? When you explain that you cannot physically take out an earring which is stuck in there by surrounding inflammation you’re sent into isolation for the remainder of the day. You are not permitted to have ‘unnatural hair styles or colour’ yet teachers can waltz in with red hair and get away with it; same with jewellery. That school seriously needs investigating, I am speechless.