John Kyrle High School and Sixth Form Centre Academy

Terrible school can’t even feed kids lunch

well well well…. my sister goes to this school and she told me her white male teacher called her a slur (we are mixed), and he then threatened to lock her in his cupboard, my sister then reported this and they put her in reflection room for ‘making up false accusations’ my sister was then refusing to go to his lesson and got in more trouble after fully explaining evrrything and even crying but the teachers would never believe her

my friend goes to this school and she said that her female teacher chucked a computer keyboard at her head because she hadnt wrote the date. im not being funny but i would be seriously upset if i was being treated like that at school, and the teachers are getting away with it!!!

Appalling pastoral care, uncaring staff, bullying that goes unchecked and unresolved, teachers prefer power and control over students’ welfare. If your child is not fitting into the norms of education as they view it then they will fall behind or get penalised for SEND behaviours. Bad communication, unable to resolve situations or for them to consider any other viewpoint but their own. Don’t send your child here they will suffer.

Wouldn't send your child there ever never ever deals with bullying and it's one rule for one and different for others and they allowed a boy in the school with a machete that was going to attack a girl its it they just put barriers around him got the machete off him then let him go to lessons with the girl he was going to attack didn't phone the police didn't even suspend him

My cousin went here when he was in year 9 to 11, he said the education experience is really good. The meals are good I should say that this school is a five star rating and that your child should go here.

bad teaching, horrible food and an overall poor experience

My children went to John Kyrle - the youngest left summer 22. They were supported by staff who always gave their time out of lessons as well as in. Behaviour had always seemed fairly good but started to slide after the lockdowns from what my youngest said. There was a sudden change of headteacher at Christmas and he made a really positive change to the culture - He was out and about with a lot more and we saw him on duty most days - this set a good example for the children and he appeared to have a good relationship with them. New behaviour and mobile phones policies fixed a lot of problems. Although some other parents I spoke to didn't all like the firmer approach, I did. While I've read the other reviews on here and some of the social media criticisms, I wonder how many are truly representative, I think the silent majority of students and parents have been very happy with the school over the many years I've known it. I highly recommend this school

as someone who struggles very much with their mental health, & struggles to go to school because of this. This school is not very accommodating towards that. They will not sort this problem out theirselves, they will involve others (family support workers) without having the regard to talk with the student themselves or even their parents. They have told me that due to low attendance that there would be a possibility I would be pulled out of the school & made to restart somewhere completely new when that wasn’t something that I had even wanted or suggested. One of their ‘safeguarding’ team, has given me a panic attack on a few occasions, and spoke about me towards another teacher in front of a student. Calling me an attention seeker due to the fact I was asking to sit in isolation because of my anxiety & I didn’t want to face everyone else, instead they turned me away after I had begged them to sit in there just for that day. When the family support worker suggested a part time, timetable, they point blank refused me without a mental health assessment even though I have bought my mental health up multiple times, letting them know how difficult it was for me to even preform daily activities, due to this. From year 7 to year 9 I was bullied for my weight & just the way I looked, I came home with bruises all over my arms. I never told the school about this until eventually I had to. I wouldn’t name these people who did it & instead of continuing to ask & make sure I was safe they left it as it was. It was never bought up again. They do not care for any of their students unless they have 100% attendance & even then they don’t care. All they care about is statistics & how they look towards higher ups, so instead of caring for their students, they pretty much completely dismiss their needs. The first aid is absolutely terrible also, I once had very bad stomach cramps, this was very painful for me to walk or even sit down & when I asked to go home, they refused me. The women who was working in first aid at the time tried to put words into my mouth to downplay how bad the stomach cramps were so They had more of a reason not to send me home. I was sat begging to go home because of the amount of pain I was in & they told me they would not send me home & if I did go home, it would go down as an unauthorised absence. (This was the same safeguarding team person as before) & I know that I’m not the only student that has been through this.

John kyrle is probably one of the worst secondary schools i’ve ever attended. ive been to 3 secondary’s and this was by far the worst. The rules there are atrocious and people are being bullied more rigorously. The staff couldn’t care less about student mental health and if you ever find yourself talking to a member of staff rarely will anything be done about it. Half the time they’ll just phone home and call it a day. The support in first aid is atrocious and the most unwelcoming place to ever go to if you’re ill, immediately the “first aid is for emergencies only” sign is the most uninviting thing to see. People start to believe their illnesses or feelings aren’t valid as it’s not seen as a matter of urgency. But let’s face it nothing urgent ever occurs in schools. I’d just like to put out there that i’m sure everyone in first aid is lovely but the way that it’s set up and the dreary layout of the first aid room is so uncomfortable. Not to mention that a student was in first aid balling her eyes out begging to be sent home and they did nothing due to her mental health. it’s awful.

I was a new student in Year 12. I haven’t heard or even seen much of the headteacher, but i have heard that himself and the deputy head bully staff members. They seem way to incompetent to run the school. The head of sixth form is much more of a suitable leader, and the school wants to move forward, the board should 100% consider promoting and demoting/firing some. The current headteacher only makes an appearance when there’s a media opportunity. In terms of self isolation rules, it is very unclear. 50% from one class isolate, 50% do not. The one way systems is seemingly pointless and the staff doesn’t even follow it themselves. The way social bubbles have been implemented is awful. Classrooms are forced to have the windows open, even in 7°> conditions. The only reason this is close to 3 stars is because of the head of sixth. He is an incredible, supportive leader and is 100% the man to take charge. He’s always around, and has made himself well known within the school. In terms of subjects, some are taught well, some are not. Simple. With lack of sixth form identity, such as badges (probably couldn’t fund them due to the incredible law suit loss), anyone could come in and out without a clue.

It’s ok I guess no to strict But uniform is a bit tough and expensive not many people have the money to buy clothes and get told of for trying to keep up with the uniform code Homework isn’t that bad Phones can be on desks just can’t use them Most teachers are nice

this school is god awful if your dissabled under any circumstances. i have just left the school(2021 class) and have struggled significantly through out my last 2 years at the school covid aside. i struggle with tics and have to use a cane. the head of SEN at the school did not believe in my tics for the sole reason of she has never had a student with tics before and since then has given me dirty looks whenever she has seen me ticing at school. several other teachers would tell me to quiet down my tics ect after being told that i had them and cannot control them and yet they still threatened to remove me from their class and put me in detentions. my tics sometimes caused me to drop or throw my cane, this only happened a small number of times but i was forced to stop using my cane at school and instead use my crutches that were terrible on my arms. along with the tics the teacher had the ability to send me out if i was considered disruptive. and most teachers did use this. i was out of class alot this year and more often that not was made to feel like it was my fault i could not be in the class. while at the school i had a name change put in place in September to better fit my gender identity. i am non binary and disslike my highly femme name so switched it to somthing more gender nutral. most teachers were fine with this bar a few who simply refused to call me the wrong name. it was entirely purposefull as my new name was on the register and the teacher would still call me my birthname, i ended up leaving the subject because of it. the same teacher has also been known to be racist, ablist and impatient with people. this teacher had a year off due to supposed injury and came back for my yr 11. the school itself is unhygienic. the female bath rooms have stuff smeared up the wall and the toilets often dont flush and have broken doors. the pe gym and sports hall have not been properly cleaned in multiple years along with the food tech rooms, this is evident with the amound of dust, hair balls ect thats in the corners and if you go in without shoes you can feel the dirt and crumbs under your feet, the food tech rooms are allways greasy and not cleaned properly, most students i know who took food tech did not eat the meals they made but instead threw them away as the things used to make it were never properly cleaned. the canteen food was also ridiculous, being 1.80 or more for a 6inch baguette that was dry and not worth eating, these were also more expensive than the hot meals that were 1.50 the school also is said to have a great anti bullying system and push for equal rights however i was bullied from yr 7-9 and still picked on through to yr 11 along with several incidents of homophobic slurs and comments being thrown at me through the years. these were not delt with and i was told that if they did somthing then they could risk complaints so they refused to do anything. all in all, do not come here. its god awefull, worse if you have a disability.

The food tech rooms are disgusting w equipment is not even clean or it’s mouldy head of year is horrible to all of out year group I don’t this digrase.

Never have I been more cared for all the teachers and staff are friendly and caring and go way above & beyond for students you will be well cared for here

I go to this school. The head teacher isn’t the best... he calls himself ‘FIGJAM’ and has recently appeared in court(and lost) after sacking a teacher with no logical reason. He and one of the deputy heads are know for bullying staff to the point they quit. Also recently he has had to pay around £2k(may be wrong but it’s a lot) to Deane Magna after he tried to close down their sixth form for no reason other than he doesn’t want competition. The school say they deal with bullying, but I was bullied from yr7 to yr9 and they did nothing but tell them to stop. No punishment, nothing. The toilets are absolutely revolting!! There is period blood smeared on the walls, the toilets often don’t flush, sanitary bins are always overflowing! And there is often no soap. With regards to COVID, they have done.... ok.... they have implemented a one way system and year group ‘bubbles’ but many teachers will still walk around without a mask on. I am personally exempt(I wear the sunflower lanyard to show this) and I constantly have teachers yelling at me to put a mask on, which often makes my symptoms of anxiety worse. I believe that all teachers should be more aware of the struggles students are facing (so don’t shout at us in front of everyone) and recognise the lanyard and it’s significance. Now for some positivity! I am currently in year 11 and have my last mock tomorrow(25th November 2020) and I have gotten pretty good results so far! Some teachers are EXTREMELY helpful and others are just outright mean and rude to their students and dismissing any troubles of home life that affects homework or schoolwork. Wyelearn is a verry safe and comfortable area, especially for anxiety, although they strangely have isolation in the same room, meaning it can often get loud and often disruptive. Final moan, the food tech rooms are disgusting, old food everywhere and the equipment is nearly always dirty and greasy(sometimes even mouldy). I have spoken about this issue many times and my head of year seems to have taken it very seriously, but the food tech staff on the other hand.... they told us they would do a deep clean over half term(early 2020) and the rooms are still dirty and disgusting.

I was told to self isolate after a student in my class tested positive, however my friend who sits next to me in the same class hasn’t had to self isolate. Very confusing rules set for who self isolates and I wish it was more clear.