Myton School

I don't like this school as much, but I feel like it could be better with less homework, proper sub teachers, like to be honest the teacher shortage is mad, they need to actually give us something to learn rather than the same thing over and over, unless for revision. Also, don't get me started on the bullying, like what's the deal if nobody's actually helping with preventing it. And finally, shouldn't the school provide student's with the things they need, apart from food tech, with stuff like books for English, photography or certain pens, that we have to buy because this school doesn't bother, what's the point in that?

I am a student at myton, been here since y7 and currently in y10 - and I am thinking about moving schools to an online school. Here’s why.

Ever since y7, I have been bullied all day, everyday. And the school doesn’t do shit. I’ve been suffering through all this bullying because of the way I dressed on non uniform day in y7, and because I draw and create my own original characters, which is seen as “weird”. I am also being tested for autism / adhd. It used to be because of my unique interests, but now it’s about anything- even because of my rare medical condition, that requires me to wear extra layers of clothes. The students here are horrendous, mean, and disrespectful - and the school doesn’t do anything about it. I’ve become public enemy #1 in the entire school, with it now being acceptable and part of culture to bully me- it sounds ridiculous, and not true- but unfortunately it is. Ive trusted the school to help me with my problems, but they have lied to me multiple times.

It’s also important to note that this school is on the public list of schools that have a high rate of sexual assault. And I’ve experienced attempted sexual assault. The most that the assaulter got for punishment was 2 weeks isolation, and yet they have put me in a class with him. I’ve also experienced a few other forms of sexual assault, such as being threatened with sexual stuff, being told explicitly what they would do to me sexually, and more. And I’ve experienced this all the way through y7 up to y8 (because I stayed off school for a year and I’ve just started y10). The teachers haven’t done anything about this. And to make things worse, the people that did these things weren’t even people that I have dated/were dating- they were just my classmates!

And it’s not just the students, either. I have been faced with transphobia, bullying, and disrespecting me for my neurodivergency by my teachers. I’ve reported them multiple times to the higher ups, but they haven’t done anything to them.

Another huge issue is the uniform. They are so extremely strict with it, and the uniforms are like cardboard - I suffer with sensory issues, and the uniform is terrible for me. They also have extremely strict rules for *girls* uniform. Skirts have to be at a specific height, all buttons have to be done up even if it’s hot, and more. It feels gross and I’ve always had this feeling that it’s almost sexualising all the fem representing students.

Overall, this school has given me trauma and severe anxiety- and even depression at one point. I’ve had to stay off school for the whole of yr9 because of it, and after only two days of yr 10, (online lessons because of the RAAC situation) nothing has changed. I was bullied in my online lesson, my new teachers aren’t aware of my situation and how to deal with bullying, and I was put in classes that all have bullies in them.

Please please P L E A S E do not send your children to myton school- it has been the worst experience of my entire life, and it is not worth it to cause your children mental distress and possibly physical harm, as the students are very violent in many ways, and not punished accordingly for it. My young brother is going to be sent to a different secondary school because mine is so so bad.

This school is ok. The assemblys horrible, Teachers dead wierd. Sports matches great, some of the teachers are nice not many though MS TULLY DRIVES EVERYONE UP THE WALL full stop shes such a suck up to miss curtis with the uniform.. all done oh i could go on about this school for ages not a good one.

The cleanliness of this school is really bad the school is old and needs updating seriously

everyone here smells like absolute bollocks, i don’t think they shower.

This school is terrible they have cameras in the toilets

Do not go to this shit school it’s horrible I go to this school the cleaners and teachers suck they are just rude

I do not like going to this school two of the cleaners were not nice to me , the other reviews that I can see are true one of them shouted at me and it scared me. Please do not go here
Bad school

Not happy everyone smells bro in the school

The manager of the cleaners in that school is disgusting do not work for Churchill or for myton school they are bad news

The manager of the cleaners called Mandy shouted at me before we broke up from school before Christmas she touched me on the shoulders also after she shouted at me it was inappropriate.
Please do not go to this school

everyone bloody stinks not happy

Please do not go to this school my friend who has autism and adhd worked here and they treated her not very nicely the managers of the Churchill cleaners called Ruben and Mandy are not very nice they shouted at her for no reason
Please do not go to this school or work here

This is not a nice place to go
The cleaners are not friendly at all I got shouted at by one and it scared me this was before we broke up for Christmas
Avoid attending here

I had a bad experience at this school please do not go here the cleaners shouted at me

Do not work here the cleaners are not nice

disgusting school and disgusting kids that probably don't shower and its horrifying

Do not work at Myton school or for the company Churchill group they are both bad.
Myton school have dismissed me unfairly from the school, also Churchill group condone people not being very nice to me, one of the managers there called Mandy McLaughlin was bullying me and mocking me and so was the line manager Ruben Gomes. The company Churchill group and Myton school dismissed me unfairly from the school , I have autism and I do not like change , it has left me feeling upset and unsettled.
Avoid working for either of them.

Do not work at myton school they don’t sort bullying out and I have autism. Mandy McLaughlin the person in charge of the cleaners at myton school isn’t nice.

Having been at Myton from Year 7 up until taking my A-Levels, I'll provide two perspectives for the GCSE and A-Level experiences.

On the whole, the school is quite disadvantaged in comparison to other schools in the area. The building and site is one of the oldest in the area, and so facilities such as teaching blocks and toilets etc are severely lacking. Unfortunately, nothing was done about this during my time at Myton, but I imagine this is more because schools just can't afford huge projects like that without long-term financial planning. To my knowledge, Myton was planning to refurbish their toilet blocks to address the huge issue of students not feeling safe.

Extra-curricular opportunities are quite good, with a variety of clubs and activities to take part in throughout each week.

Security and safeguarding are excellent, with a new gate system installed to keep students safe. The school takes fire and security safety seriously, with frequent drills and practices. Support staff are also generally great, with the occasional exceptions who make you wonder why they even entered the school sector. The staff in the SEND department are incredible and provide help for students who have any SEN, and frequently check in with teachers and form tutors to provide new support to students if needed. The new dedicated SEND block (the LINC) is well-equipped and gave the school a massive boost.

The catering service at Myton is quite poor, with expensive and low-quality meals. The provider does not communicate with the students to understand their wants and so people are often left unsatisfied with the quality of service. Options for different diets were still lacking, with limited options for vegetarians; from my perspective the options for gluten-free, lactose-intolerant, vegan etc were inadequate (the only option for a vegan for example would be watery pasta and tomato sauce every day). The school should seek to address this immediately as the food students eat can influence their ability to learn effectively, and frankly the service from the catering provider is shocking.

On the topic of GCSEs, teaching was generally good. Teachers did have an interest in your education, although this wasn't always the case, with some departments opting to pay less attention to students who wouldn't boost their statistics. Sometimes the 1-to-1 support from form tutors did not seem adequate and the communication seemed to lack, with tutors not having adequate information on events, assemblies etc. PE at Myton is not taken seriously, with staff not showing much care for motivating students to participate; despite the mandated sports lacking at Myton, the higher-level sports always seemed to be supported and of high achievement.

During A-Levels students integrate into a different mindset, and are generally separate from secondary students, using dedicated sixth form buildings. Unfortunately, like the rest of the site, these buildings are several decades old and the facilities are generally lacking, as well as highly congested. The leadership and staff of the sixth form are incredible and work hard to provide an enjoyable A-Level experience for students. The personal development opportunities for students are plentiful and the sixth form's mandatory volunteering program is highly beneficial for students. Teaching and academics at the sixth form seemed higher than that of the GCSEs, with teachers being able to give more focused support to the smaller class sizes, with more advanced academia.

The culture within the school can seem quite disconnected, with the leadership team and head teacher failing to introduce themselves as a real part of the school. I experienced a change in the head teacher position during my time at Myton and the previous HT had always made it a priority to speak to students and speak in assemblies etc. This current leadership team does not do any of this, and more appears to act for themselves, rather than in the interest of the students. If the leadership team changed its approach to communicate with students more, this culture could easily change to allow students to feel more part of a community in which they have a real influence in.

Similar to the point on culture and community, the school seriously lacks attention to its impact in the wider community. The impact on local roads and environment had never been considered during my time at Myton, and the excuse of them being a school allowed them to neglect responsibility. Additionally, environmental initiatives were severely lacking, with little to no recycling. The life skills curriculum also lacked any attention to the environment or climate change, an issue which may well be the biggest challenge the new generations of students face. Overall, the school's delay to address and act on these huge issues for our children and students only disadvantages us later in life.

Overall, Myton is a perfectly acceptable school, with really friendly staff and a positive experience for most students. Safety and security are a huge priority for the leadership, and the academic performance of students is good on the whole. The biggest drawback with Myton is the facilities, which still remain outdated and, in some areas, inadequate; and also the culture within the school, which could do better to make students feel in control of their education and school community.