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Horbury Academy
Secondary · Academy · Wakefield
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Do not send your kid here.
As a pupil of Horbury academy. I want to inform that its school has probably affected my life worser than anything else. The uniform is silly as we can’t even wear stud earrings, our skirts have to be just above knee length which is absolutely ridiculous. Also, two toilet breaks a day It’s HORRIBLE. If you think it’s generous then you need to get help. Worse part is is when teachers seem HAPPY when they are handing out detentions to young kids when they are literally balling their eyes out because their parents yell at them. Walking out of class because you are overwhelmed or getting yelled at shouldn’t lead to being put in an isolated room for half or full day like some animal. Staff is STARVING FOR POWER it is vile. No wonder you think why teachers are being hit and yelled at my students because teachers don’t expect it when they are literally yelling at minors. I’ve had this experience a couple times, and why in the word should a student, a child, respect a grown adult who is yelling at the top of their lungs at kids they don’t even know the backstory of or anything. This school should be for prisoners, NOT KIDS. Do not expect students to not yell back at people when they are yelling at them. It is NOT “talking back.” it is proving their point. If your not teaching why make them sit in silence? Surely they should be aloud to talk to their mates as some parents are strict and don’t let kids go out to see their friends. School is their only place they can meet their friends. And yet they only have 45 minutes out of 6 hours to speak to them.
This school is disgusting
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.
Not bad to be fair
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
horbury academy
this school is so bad i dont recommend sending your kids here cause you get screamed at for no reason
dont go here
this school is horrible
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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.
The methods of education are appalling. The staff are manipulative and dont deal with issues.
Very bad school!
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!
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!
Horrible place of learning.
I go here and struggle with my mental health and I have been in for around 5 hours since december. The last time I went in two teachers lied to my mum saying I was fine in school and was happy there but I was masking my anxiety (not very well tbh) and the second I got in my car I cried really hard. They didn't let me leave for 5 minutes but i was already extremely overwhelmed as it was lunch time and it was very busy. They had walked me out and even though they saw I was already in tears they carried on sending me teacher to teacher which did not help. We had already told them that I have quite bad anxiety and we are trying to get me an autism assessment but they tried to make it out to my mum that I am fine there but I am clearly not. They treat students with zero respect and expect us to worship them back? The teachers have terrible attitudes towards students with anxiety towards public speaking and force them to answer questions when they are clearly distressed. On my first day of this year I was absolutely revolted by what my form tutor told us he said that if our skirts are too short they would make us do the 'bend over test' to see if they could see anything innapropriate I do not think this is true and was just a scare tactic but my skirt length does not effect my learning and should not effect anyone else's. It is not a welcoming environment for most students and most of us hate it here. The teachers need to do better and act like adults I am personally fed up of how we are treated.
Dont send your 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.
bad school
This school sucks. They don't even try to make pupils feel welcomed or happy at the school. Glad Ive left this school.
Ignorant To Serious Issues
I left this school two years ago, and since leaving I’ve realised how bad this school is.
The students are awful to each other. Sexual harassment is ignored, boys get away with everything because “It’s just boys being boys”, and bullying is not taken seriously.
The staff ignore issues inside and out of school. If you report bullying outside of school, nothing happens. If you report bullying in school, they ask the bully for their side of the story, and take their answer over yours.
In year 8 my French teacher put her face right next to mine, and started shouting in my ear for not knowing the sentence in french.
In year 10 I was horrendously bullied. When I was dragged into school by my mum for trying to avoid lessons my bully was in, I had to talk to my head of year. She disregarded my bruised ribs, talked to the bully, then came back to me and said “He said he was only joking. We can’t do anything if he’s playing rough”.
When I was groped, had sexual comments thrown at me, and had to deal with sexual threats outside of school, Staff did nothing since I couldn’t name my attackers. The attackers were students, and they didn’t do anything.
When my bike was spat on, and almost stolen, Staff did nothing. The attackers were students.
I have physical hidden disabilities, and they were ignored in PE. I was crippled for a week, despite me trying my hardest to refuse the activity. I was threatened with an hours detention because I didn’t want to snap my tendons.
I have a genetic mental disorder, and this was ignored. I had no help or support, even when I asked and told them I couldn’t control my outbursts. I continuously got shouted at for having panic attacks. They preach “Mental Health matters!”, but they don’t believe that.
I had to do my GCSE’s while my family member rested at home to died. I had to do my GCSE’s after my close family member died, and I had no support during the most depressing time in my life so far.
The rules for late detentions, dress code and code of conduct are horrendous, but others have gone into that already.
This school needs serious improvement. It has caused serious issues with my communication and mentality. I’m always scared to ask for help, even though my college teachers are lovely.
It’s not just 5 years to deal with, the effects last a lot longer than 5 years. School needs to get a grip and stop prioritising grades over health.
The students are awful to each other. Sexual harassment is ignored, boys get away with everything because “It’s just boys being boys”, and bullying is not taken seriously.
The staff ignore issues inside and out of school. If you report bullying outside of school, nothing happens. If you report bullying in school, they ask the bully for their side of the story, and take their answer over yours.
In year 8 my French teacher put her face right next to mine, and started shouting in my ear for not knowing the sentence in french.
In year 10 I was horrendously bullied. When I was dragged into school by my mum for trying to avoid lessons my bully was in, I had to talk to my head of year. She disregarded my bruised ribs, talked to the bully, then came back to me and said “He said he was only joking. We can’t do anything if he’s playing rough”.
When I was groped, had sexual comments thrown at me, and had to deal with sexual threats outside of school, Staff did nothing since I couldn’t name my attackers. The attackers were students, and they didn’t do anything.
When my bike was spat on, and almost stolen, Staff did nothing. The attackers were students.
I have physical hidden disabilities, and they were ignored in PE. I was crippled for a week, despite me trying my hardest to refuse the activity. I was threatened with an hours detention because I didn’t want to snap my tendons.
I have a genetic mental disorder, and this was ignored. I had no help or support, even when I asked and told them I couldn’t control my outbursts. I continuously got shouted at for having panic attacks. They preach “Mental Health matters!”, but they don’t believe that.
I had to do my GCSE’s while my family member rested at home to died. I had to do my GCSE’s after my close family member died, and I had no support during the most depressing time in my life so far.
The rules for late detentions, dress code and code of conduct are horrendous, but others have gone into that already.
This school needs serious improvement. It has caused serious issues with my communication and mentality. I’m always scared to ask for help, even though my college teachers are lovely.
It’s not just 5 years to deal with, the effects last a lot longer than 5 years. School needs to get a grip and stop prioritising grades over health.
Horbury Academy is appalling.
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.
my opinions on 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.
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.
terrible school
my son has been bullied since year 7 hes now year 8 , school turned it on him and ignored his sen needs , do not send kids here ....never encountered a school so terrible , i wouldn't let them look after a pet rat never mind my child
I hate it here
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
Uncaring, old fashioned & unsupportive
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.
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.
If I could rate it 0 stars, I would!
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.
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.
Don’t send your kids here
It’s awful here. I could not give one positive thing about it. The head teacher enforces draconian policies, we can’t walk certain ways down corridors even before covid, I got an hour detention for eating on the stairs after I almost passed out in a lesson. I’ve been bullied and nothing was done about it. I was sexually harassed by a boy, and they were informed. They did nothing. I was SAT NEXT TO HIM the next year. I’m pretty smart and I’m never challenged or pushed, it’s just boring. Don’t send your kids here unless you hate them.
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