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Kirk Balk Academy
Secondary · Academy · Barnsley
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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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
Worst school
If u want your child to get bullied send them to this school period!!!
No just no
I can’t think of anything worse than having to wake up to go to this school
Student
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.
not good.
horrible nonces, would never send my child there, mi*s h*lid*y is awful x
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.
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 😕
Terrible
They don't care about mental health in any way and care more about figures than the well-being of students
Its alright
Bit crap it can be alright sometimes some teachers are stonks some are not stonks and get nicer food
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