Murray Park Community School

This school is actually the worst school I have ever had the displeasure of being forced to go to, half the teachers are horrible, the headteacher is nasty and needs to listen to the student's side of the story, I was once in a class where I would NEVER learn anything and the teacher wouldn't care, he'd just let everyone mess around, the only good thing was the food and also they gave me free school meals money but the meal deal was OVER the free school meals money limit which was disgusting, bullying was horrendous, whoevers in charge of this school need to get it sorted out, the amount of depression students go through because of its system is disgusting.

Where to start is the question! To sum up this school with one word is pretty impossible....horrendous would be an accurate term. I am not speaking on the present head teacher, however we go back a few years. Maybe and hopefully this school has changed in many ways, however I don't believe that's possible. Do I begin with the used sanitary pads stuck to walls in areas of the school, the bullying from the teachers as well as other students, which the victim would be punished for. Or the targeting of certain students getting punished over the most silliest reasons while the other students doing/wearing the same are left alone. Or shall I start with singling one person out of everything, including attendance awards which was always 100% regrettably, meanwhile the students with 80% and less are given the award instead. This school is backwards. And I hope the teachers are new, as their bullying in secondary school is enough for anyone. Teachers do not need to be victimising students. And I cannot forget to mention the food (And food would be an understatement). The things that were found in the food, every single time it was purchased ranges from small hairs (genital looking hairs) to glue. Someone's hair colour, nails, or clothes without labels are taken more seriously than learning to another level. Meanwhile others are allowed exotic hair colours. However most were isolated, which is the worst thing to do to a student. It was observed and proved that the trouble makers of the school were rewarded again and again for their "good behaviour". And this is the odd day they didn't insult, shout, threaten and throw objects at the teacher. Meanwhile the well behaved students are punished, mocked and not cared about, the trouble makers & bullies were literally given awards for not bullying the teacher for a day. Well that sums up my opinion of this poor excuse for a school. I will also mention again that this is not the experience with the present head teacher.

The school is not good or bad to be honest, I’ve had some pretty traumatic experiences here but some good ones too for example some of the teachers have very open minds but some can be rude I’ve been shouted at by teachers and told that I’m a waste of time I was having a hard day they aren’t great at understanding sometimes I was also bullied and resulted in me doing bad things to myself it took them months to bother to sort it out, it would also be better if some teachers knew how to control a class as well and it can be like a prison I could compare it, the learning is decent though and my grades are okay the school isn’t bad it’s the students and teachers in it.

It is a lovely school. Very welcoming and supporting if whatever the child is good at or wants to be. Helps with life skills.

The experience at Murray Park is great although the way teachers handle behaviour can be poor and the school has some other problems.