Hurworth School

It's a great school the staff are lovely even the pe staff play with the students if you choose to take your child to hurworth school don't worry they are in safe hands

this school is an absolute disgrace. they do not know how to manage bullying. this is quite simply down to them not being bothered to handle it as they are more interested in grades then the actual well-being of their pupils. the lack of communication between teachers and parents is also a big problem. they do not support any of their pupils when needed most , they just leave them in the dark and also do not provide support for any parents who might need it whether it’s a minor issue or a big problem.
do not send you child here.

The amount of misbehavior, harassment, and general unprofesionalism of this school is something to be ashamed of. Vaping in toilets on the daily, kicking off at teachers, and tardiness are massive issues at this school. How they passed their recent ofsted inspection, I have no idea. The staff, for the most part, are very good. Good at what they do. But 2 members of staff have been sacked in the last 3 years for sexual misconduct. This is appalling. The grades have dropped the last few years, and French and German courses have been scrapped from the option choices. The pastoral team have no grasp on the behavior of students, and clearly lack authority. I would not recommend this school, to be employed by or to study here for years 7-11. Unless you want to be constantly verbally abused by pupils AND staff.

Hurworth School a rathole of budget cuts , poor bullying and abuse management , unfair treatment of disadvantaged students and etc.

Overall, the teachers are good at what they do and they want you to achieve the best grades possible and they try their best to do so. An issue is that the school is short of staff, so they have teachers who are not particularly qualified in teaching that subject. For example, the science department, a teacher in particular does not know what they are doing the majority of the time and when asked a simple question they have to consult the internet or another student.

Another problem i had when attending Hurworth School was the way they handled behavioural issues and bullying. In my eyes, the pastoral team did not do enough when it came to that, they need to be much stricter on the way they handle it.

It’s an okay school but I have autism and the autism department is disgusting, it is so stressful because they always try to solve small problems but make them 10 times worse.

Hurworth School has a great history of teaching students well however has been going down in grades the past few years , as a result they have been trying to manipulate data for progression records . They have extremely few extracurricular activities compared to other schools and the meals have so minimal healthy options it’s almost like they want you to eat unhealthy. Overall most teachers work well with the kids and are very focused and helpful with ensuring they learn in the best manner .