Kirk Balk Academy
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Based on 18 reviews and 155 answers
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Average of 18 reviews with area ratings
- Indoor environment2.1
- Safety2.0
- Communication1.9
- Staff1.8
- Outdoor environment1.8
- Food1.8
- Activities1.7
- Education1.6
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- Student1.02 June 2025
Diabolical skewl honestly
Absolute wank I hate it here kill me
- Student1.028 April 2025
Teachers
i would like to write this complaint about one of the staff at kirk balk academy called mr. haywood. he has given me multiple exclusions for doing simple things like going to the toilet and then not going down to supervision because i was going to the toilet. he doesn't give you a chance to talk or explain what you're doing; he just sends you straight there. he laughed in my face while i was crying and said, "you are one very angry little girl," when i was simply just going to the toilet, knowin...
- Student1.019 November 2024
Horrible
I was sat crying on the floor for abiut two hours i had a knock on the door it was slt nd they saw me crying but all they did was scream and shout at me no teacher asked what was wrong just told me to get bavk to class its horrible for people who have serious mental health bullying is horrendous i was bullied in yr7 and i told a teacher they did nothing about it DONT SEND YOUR CHILD THEIR this school is living hell
- Former Student1.027 June 2024
bad school
this school is very bad for your children they don't care about children getting bullied . They just care about them doing there job correctly, with very bad staff and not letting children without toilet pass to go to toilet which i seems unfair and if you walk out for the toilet it leads into a c5 ! this school needs alot of sorting out
- Student1.030 March 2024
Terrible
This school is horrendous. In the first year year 11s are horrible to you and every older year and everyone in my class already hated me. Ive had enough people literally move the second I try and sit somewhere and always make fun of me for no reason. Absolutely horrendous
- Former Student1.07 September 2023
Prisons are better
Don't send a child here. I was a student and after 3 years I've had to leave. Especially if your child in Sen they won't help. They'll put you in a room and pretend everything's okay. Not to mention when it gets hot. 28° and children are wearing blazers with no exception to take them off. Stupid.
- Student1.018 May 2023
Worst school ever dont go
Don't go they do nothing for bullying I'm a y8 and I had 2 mental brake downs in a row luckily I got 2 days off and I am going to hospital tomorrow because of this school I cannot take another 3 years please don't send your kids or go here please I am warning you please don't the only 2 reason this got 1 star is the chips are delicious and I couldn't go any lower please don't go
- Student4.04 September 2022
Review from y11
It's an OK school. Rules are pretty strict. Most of the teachers are good at yeaching but there's a few that just can't control classes. If you want top marks you'll have to do some of your own teaching as the lessons don't fully inbed everything. School is very good at giving accommodations for mental health, if you have proof. Lifts are well placed. Food is a little expensive and it's standard. Pasta is kinda stodgy and pizza bases are like cardboard.
- Student1.010 October 2021
No just no
my best friends brother is being bullied by a year 11 girl he has just gone into year 8. she threw him onto the floor and called him a cunt and pushes past him on the corridor! I’ve had trouble with this girl too she attacked me infront of atleast 4-5 teachers and they only broke it up when she went for my face after pushing me into a dinner table and going to throw all her water on me for just walking past her and looking which is part of my condition. they don’t do anything about bullying at all even if there is cctv! THIS SCHOOL IS AWFUL DONT SEND YOUR CHILD there for their own safety, someone in my year was stabbed by another student.
- Other1.022 September 2021
Please don’t send children here
Refused to help a severely in need child, please DO NOT send your child here for their own safety and well-being
- Parent1.07 June 2021
Worst school
If u want your child to get bullied send them to this school period!!!
- Student1.030 April 2021
No just no
I can’t think of anything worse than having to wake up to go to this school
- Student5.019 February 2021
Excellent school
Best school in the district, the best grades, the kindest teachers, excellent support with work and mental health, numerous opportunities to succeed and rise to positions in student council and even as high as student president.
- Former Student1.027 January 2021
not good.
horrible nonces, would never send my child there, mi*s h*lid*y is awful x
- Student1.05 January 2021
so bad
horrible. don’t care about mental health or bullying just care about wether you’ve got your tie up to the top button or not.
- MPFormer Student1.017 December 2020
The worst school I’ve ever been to
My mental health was at its lowest and school didn’t do anything useful about it. They literally just toss you aside so they don’t have to deal with it. Teachers are also the worst, I was getting bullied badly in front of them and they even saw it but chose to do nothing ?
- Student1.013 October 2020
Terrible
They don't care about mental health in any way and care more about figures than the well-being of students
- Student1.020 August 2020
Its alright
Bit crap it can be alright sometimes some teachers are stonks some are not stonks and get nicer food
