Kingswood Academy
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- Student1.010 September 2026
This school is a ?? full of ??s
The school has been claimed as a beacon of educational excellence, even though the only beacon it seems to be is a beacon of strictness, 200 pound shopping sprees on their massive uniform need, tight work shoes for 11 year olds to give them blisters, and to threaten 1 hour detentions for a slightly untucked shirt.
- Other1.07 October 2025
Awful, awful school.
My grandson almost had a total nervous breakdown at this school. Its absolutely awful, regardless of what the school publicise about themselves. There is such a clique with certain students too. If your in, your in, if you're not, god help you. He cried with joy on the day he left. Bless him.
- Student1.010 October 2024
Torture
if you’re SEN steer FAR AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL!! I go here daily. They can barely manage bullying as i have literally been kicked and tackled in drama lessons with a teacher watching. They only care about the grades. Don’t even wish this on my enemies. The SEN department is really, really shitty. I have severe handwriting and focus issues and i get no support. However, the perfectly capable headteachers daughter constantly has 2 teachers following her at all times, is on the SEN report, she is ev...
- Student1.026 June 2024
Shity school
CONTROLLED ABUSE THIS SCHOOL USES ITS POWER TO ABUSE CHILDREN MENTALY THEY BRAIMWASH YOI
- Student1.026 June 2024
Wrong on so many levels
This school is terrible. They take away our human rights by taking drinks away etc. They are not inclusive for SEN children as I myself has been made to cry by the headteacher and he told me to be quiet. It is a place that ensures you leave there everyday with new trauma and don't want to come in. Some kids that always had great mental health started here and wanted to kill themselves. I highly recommend that you do not send your child here unless you don't care about their mental health.
- Parent1.024 October 2023
Poor staff with bully tactic policys
Ever heard the expression some people are are good and some are bad, lets be clear teachers/staff 1% ok n 99% care more about bullying and power over and scare tactics over children, inforcing made up personal vendetta policys from a collection staff members at any given time, they state they care! Well not for your childs welbeing, only test scores for grant money is prority. Note only recently students and parents recently protested outside the school due to the poor staff end bullying policy enforcement which resulted in 2 days closure. BUT they can teach, and help educated, just! For those students who are already quite well versed, but its a very old and arcaic style of education and staff frown upon individualism. I would highly recommend thinking about sending your child here, as it could damage there mental health.
- Parent1.013 July 2023
Shocking school
Terrible school my daughter has adhd and was called one night out the blue 7.30 at night to say she isn't allowed back. She was transferred to rise academy which she has been assaulted threatened and now suffers anxiety due to this. All she needed was some support kingswood will not pay her taxis even though the council have said they have to, they have deprived her of an education for so long. Council have told me they have completely failed her beyond words. She is now 15 no education behind her and her future scares me to death. And as for the lies miss marks tells she needs sacking
- Parent2.012 July 2023
Change
This school has no emotions or consideration of the students emotions state they say no excuses while they give them self all the excuses for them selves they are not fair in how they treat their students when it comes to exceptional situations and a child make a silly mistake the punishment will be huge emotionally and not fair it needs a change for a better healthy environment for our future children
- Other1.01 June 2023
Why the school needs to be better!!
Extremely bad school teachers don’t even let you go to toilet if you have ibs or water infection and u get a c5 for walking out the class if teachers don’t let u go
- Parent1.016 April 2023
Wouldn’t recommend at all
Please really think about going to this school it is mentally draining the whole school is a total shambles. The things in the school magazine is from years ago nothing like it is now I have 3 children at the school and we are taking them out to home school until we find them a better place. Rewards don’t happen activities are not what is advertised staff are training teachers so quality of experience is poor. Rules are so silly military school would be way easier. Awards nights are a joke Avoid yes you get the grades
- Parent1.03 January 2023
Terrible school, don't draft your kid into this school!
This school is horrendously terrible! My child has been angry all the time due to this terrible school. They give him many homework a day, recapping things he already very much knows, and keep giving him detentions for the dumbest reason. My child was sent home due to a haircut because it wasn't "fading" or whatever they said, forcing me to spend money AGAIN! They treat him like he doesn't do anything, and his mental health has been deteriorating ever since he entered this camp. I don't think this school should even be legal! They were also mad about shoes and forced us to buy shoes which were too small and uncomfortable for my child. Honestly, best school in Hull, more like the absolute worst. My child would probably favour the mile walk to Winnifred!
- Student1.016 December 2022
(NEED TO READ) DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL!!
I go to the school and every day is living hell. Absolutely nothing like what they promote it to be. As long as Mr Westoby gets good results he does not care about anything else. I’ve been at the school for 2 years now and since going there have developed severe anxiety and depression. Rules are stupid. (IE you can get told off even a detention for having your head in your hand or pen in your hand at the wrong time). Also is bad at dealing with behavioural situations and more often than not givi...
- Student1.016 November 2022
Kingswood academy
The school clothes r so expensive like 40 for trousers, the tachers have no respect for the students, the school facilities don’t work well, you cant fill your water bottle up in a lesson even if your ill, the roof has leaks when it rains, the cleaners dont clean the school properly, the uniform policy is so bad everyone looks stupid in the uniform and its so uncomfortable, you cant go to toilet in or walking to a lesson even if u have started your period or are going to be sick. This school is so bad but i cant move because its the closest school.
- Other1.030 October 2022
BAD!!!!
so shit they have no idea what they are doing and for teenagers are way too strict like let them go to the bathroom if they are on their period, make a better system that benefits them and not just you, honestly get a grip
- Student1.020 October 2022
Awful school kingswood academy
It’s horrendous. people have been put in hospital because of fights and the school do nothing to stop this they don’t care and when you need help and put your hand up they don’t help you instead they give you a detention for not knowing the answer and the teacher are even qualified to do their job they don’t do anything they sit there and talk about people, there is too many leaks to count rats in the walls and the roof falls apart
- Student3.010 October 2022
mixed
u learn everything u need to don’t get me wrong. smart people get more and more smart - extra lessons etc. but stupid people seem to be getting more and more stupid. the schools evidently gives up w then and doesn’t care abt anything less than a grade 9. they care way too much abt appearance ; they want every1 to look like little plain robots but then decide to give acc year a different uniform color. looks atrocious. they care too much abt ur hair makeup and jewellery. get on wiv teaching ur world class kids mate
- Parent1.09 September 2022
AWFUL SCHOOL
Awful school, Mr Heywood one of the Deputy heads is a bully No help at all from Mr Westoby the Headmaster of the school , please don’t send your children to this school.
- Former Student1.027 June 2022
Terrible School and
Terrible School 5 years from hell please don’t put your kids health and wellness and education in the hands of this school
- Parent1.027 September 2021
Kingswood are a joke
Today kingswood had to take their ridiculous rules about uniform to new levels, my son got pulled up last term because of a brown line on the sole of the shoe and again today was pulled up and had his shoes taken again after me spending a fortune on shoes, there black they don’t effect his lessons but apparently two tiny tags on the side of the shoes was good enough cause to take them off him, I’ve had enough of this school they are a complete joke apparently when your child is poorly they expect you to send them to school like that wouldn’t effect your child’s education but two tiny tags on shoes will. Unless you want to pay a fortune for uniform and them still complain about it and have a school more concerned about a pair of shoes then the child’s welfare when they are ill I wouldn’t recommend you ever enrole your children into this school.
- Student5.013 February 2021
impecible
it's incredible. the staff know what to do in practically every situation and the covid response has been impeccable
- Student5.011 December 2020
Fantastic School.
Fanatic Academy, which ensured I got the grades I required. Nothing wrong with putting in the hard work.
- Student1.026 November 2020
Bad review
Horrible can't manage bullying and way to picky about uniform not caring about the students only how they look or make the school look good teachers need to get head out phones for once
- Student2.014 October 2020
It’s alright
It’s alright for a transgender student it’s just that they don’t handle bullying well and during coronavirus they don’t seem to take it seriously and mix the bubbles a lot. Very strict on how u dress or express yourself and took some of the cold puddings off of the menu