Mossley Hollins High School

This school's emotional availability is absolutely absurd. They don't consider any child wellbeing or mental health nor do they validate what the child is saying. All they do is listen to the teacher, completely ignoring what the child is saying. At this point, i'd consider this school more like a prison over anything. It feels violating knowing that hundreds of children have to go through this because of their idea of wanting the children to succeed, when in reality all they are bothered about it the rating they receive off of Offsted. It's absolutely ridiculous and if i'm being completely honest, i wouldn't even dare sending your child here because most children leave with fucked mental health.

the building is so easy to escape, rules are way to strict with jewlery and makeup/nail varnish and slightly incorrect uniform, children not aloud to use toilets and they care more about academics than mental health/bullying.they also serve uncooked chicken burgers

School suspended my child for skipping lessons due to anxiety. Suspension happened to occur as Ofsted were due in. Which I believe was no coincidence. Suspension after February half term excludes any child from leavers do. My opinion of the senior management is they disregard children’s mental health for their own gains furthermore they create anxiety and low mood in children with an oppressive environment.

I would not recommend this school to anyone you can not get hold of staff to talk too children are self harming and staff are clueless all they care is about rules and uniform and hair this school is a joke and needs something changing and quick also if children have special education needs then they are not looked after at all shocking

Poor education , poor management Run like a business not a caring environment of a school Ticking boxes and lip service seems to be the general protocol Bullying policy in need of serious review Removed my child due to lack of suitable support and compassion around disability and bullying

This school caused me to leave the school as a completely different person then I was in year 7. I left with bad mental health which they do nothing about. I remember when I went to the obc crying my eyes out because something happened and they said ‘just count to 5 and calm down then back up to class you have exams to be focusing on’ because that more important than a 15 year old being upset to the point where they had to leave the classroom. Some teachers that I had left due to the school being a toxic environment to them as they were discriminated or not treated as they should be by higher ranking members! The place has only got an ‘outstanding’ ofsted report as they hide the problems. I knew and everyone knew when they were coming flowers went up and the ‘ naughty’ kids got the day off and the teachers were lovely to you when you were in class and also on the corridors. And this new rule about no contact is a joke! how can you say that they can’t hug there friend while sad or crying! The only way I could calm my friend down when she was having panic attacks ( caused by stress out on by teachers and the school) was by a hug and consoling them by putting my arm over her shoulder. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!! Unless you want them leaving a completely different child you sent them in as! I realised how toxic it was when I left as I’m more confident in myself and can defend myself against others which I couldn’t in that building as were taught to never speak up !!!

DON'T SEND YOUR CHILD HERE IF YOU VALUE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING Yes, the school may have an Outstanding OFSTED grade from an assessment 8 years ago, but it certainly does not reflect the scant regard the staff have for pupils and their mental health. Child suicidal due to school stress and detentions? No problem - email school about it and they'll blame the parent instead, therefore deflecting the attention from themselves, involving social services and tell the parent the child MUST ATTEND DETENTION (which they term 'Nu-Hopes') Teenage girl on their period, few minutes late to class due to visiting the W.C and in clearly upset? No problem - the teacher will not hesitate to dish out a detention! Ruler on the floor under the desk, child picks it up? Half-an hour or a detention for this 'crime'. These are all actual incidents. This school - run by aspiring Hitlers on massive power trips - only cares about their reputation, their salaries and the data (attendance and exams) - at the total expense of the children's health. A shockingly toxic environment - so much so, should have a warning on it, DANGER TO HEALTH.

I am a student at this school, and this school is just awful. They care more about results than our mental well-being, they do nothing about students who are suicidal, they send them home and just can’t be bothered to help them, I know this from people who have experienced this. The school does nothing against discrimination and bullying and lets people get away with so many things. Students are caught vaping, destroying property and even smelling of drugs and have not been kicked out, just an isolation, the school views having chewing gum as worse as having illegal substances. Last year a student , one of my oldest friends, died from cancer and the school has not done anything to support his friends, we were promised grief counselling and that never happened, I was expected to ‘deal’ with my grief and was told it wasn’t an excuse for my lack of focus in lessons. At the funeral the headteacher tried to get students to attend in school uniform. The school does nothing against homophobia or transphobia, there were boos when we were told we’d be having a pride month assembly, some teachers even laughed along. This school has caused people to have severe anxiety, depression and become extremely pressured to perform well in exams. This school is overall not good, if any parents see this, don’t send your kids here.

If you care about your child’s mental health and well-being keep them far far away from this school. As a student I have been segregated ever since an incident in year 8 when the head teacher told my dad “she has no time for me” when he was only requesting that they look after me when I was at my lowest suffering from depression and PTSD.

Horrible for mental health, teachers and staff are mostly all inconsiderate, rude office staff.

This school has a huge lack of understanding and empathy. Even from the very first day of year 7 students are told that making basic human mistakes (such as forgetting to bring a pen) are unacceptable and will be punished by a 30 minute detention. The pressure is very intense and causes a huge amount of anxiety for students. The atmosphere is very unpleasant and stressful and the expectations are overwhelming. The uniform rules are ridiculously specific down to the brand and shade of the clothing, it is incredibly expensive and the girls and boys are separated by colour. If you are unable to acquire this specific uniform you will be punished by a detention after school or even isolation. No makeup is allowed adding to the self-esteem issues that are already enhanced by the schools immense pressure. On the second week of year 7 in an assembly the teacher read out of the names of everybody who had received a detention so far and shamed them when most had only received detentions for trivial reasons such as missing stationary. This school couldn’t care less about the students mental health abs there are very few resources for the students who are struggling, this is not the type of school where you would feel comfortable sharing your mental issues anyway. Phones are completely banned from the premises, students living far from the premises who need to contact parents are not taken into consideration, your phone can be taken for 3 weeks. Do not send your child unless you want them to develop severe anxiety and self-esteem issues.

No provision for mental health support. They don’t tackle bullying at all. To much focus on grades. The 5 years my child spent here destroyed her mentally. Couldn’t wait to leave. Also class of 2020 abandoned with no support or credit for their efforts. My daughter smashed her GCSEs, however no part of this is credited to the school.

i do not care how great you think this school is its not the staff (receptionist) do not communicate and a lot of the time do not do their jobs. one of the head of year seven told my child to "shut their mouth and grow up" some staff mistreat students and the school has limited access for people with disabilities or mental health problems. bullying is not sorted out at all and most students are bullied at some point during their time at the school .some teachers are unorganized and get things messed up my child waited outside the school alone for around two hours because reception had not told them to take the bus home because i was in work. there are very few places for students to go if they are struggling with mental health. the uniform rules are quite disgusting and i find it strange that in 2021 they still divide girls and boys by color. there is a lot of sexism within the school which is not dealt with. the school is very,very dirty in the bathrooms the walls are a brownish color when originally they were painted white. the good thing about this school is their sports facilities but again most people with disabilities wont get to participate in pe . overall i would not take your child to this school unless they have a lot of friends , have good mental health, are not girls,are not LGBT,okay with bullying people and able to be screamed at personally judged and mocked by teachers.i would also like to add a lot of students have escaped the school premise and have gone missing for hours then found again by their parents not the school.

Not enough individual support. I work with several pupils who have suffered greatly through not having support

Only interested in high attendance rates. Too many pupils have suffered with poor mental health due to the pressure the school put them under.

Just had an 'awards ceremony' for the class of 2020 where I recieved the Learning Support award or something. The problem is, whilst I was there, they didn't do anything about it. It felt like they were trying to take credit for the growth I did by myself because they weren't there to help. All of my mental frustrations and personal problems were looked over in favour of good grades and making the school look better. It's an opressive place to be for key moments in development and I personally believe this school is part of the reason I have so many mental blocks and low self esteem.

tw mention of suicide I wouldn’t recommend this school. They are classist and ableist. They tell you that your school is something that always comes first no matter what, even your mental health. For me, i have been pushed to the brink of suicide by the overwhelmingness of the school. I also hear slurs being yelled in corridors and lessons and the students facing no consequences at all.

Don't care about the students. They oly think about the results of the school. Wouldn't recommend to parents in the area. Started quite happy, left with anxiety and depression caused by the school's mishandling of delicate situations.