Netherwood Academy

This school preaches equality and a 'safe space' when it's all false protesting. One occasion for example; for the past two weeks or so my friend was being sexually harassed by a boy in our year. When said friend defended herself she was then put in reset and further punished by exclusion. The teachers then said 'Why didn't you come to school with these incidents' though if she did nothing would've been done about it, maybe a light warning but nothing extreme. Multiple witnesses have come forward about the situation saying my friend was the victim and she shouldn't have been punished yet nothing else has been done. Another example is the ban of skirts and shorts for girls as they were seen as 'distracting'. After the term when we came back all in trousers the teachers then went on to say 'we look more professional as an academy now your skirts aren't half way up your arses' I was personally appalled by this statement! When shorts got banned the were also seen as 'distracting and inappropriate' whilst it was 40°+ outside. I was also personally victimised due to me having sensory issues, I am in the process of being tested/diagnosed for autism and i have major sensory issues so after around two years of me wearing leggings and being approved to have worn them they say they're 'inappropriate' as they're 'too tight'. I was excluded for refusing to change them and once i went back they were fine. Another reason this is an awful school is the fact teachers physically touch the children and hold them back. The doors to reset are locked and only teachers can open them with their ID cards and i saw two students today having panic attacks due to being locked in and the teachers physically held them back from getting through the doors. When i confronted them about it they said 'they were trained to do so' and 'it was for safe guarding reasons'. Yet another example of the sexism throughout the academy is the fact they give much lighter punishment to the boys than girls, boy was bullying, no consequence... girls were sticking up for themselves during an outside school matter (no violence involved), both punished. Boy asleep during reset, 'it shuts him up', girl asleep in reset, 'head off the desk or you will be suspended'. There have been so many students who struggle to attend school as it is who have been placed in reset for one reason or another missing out on education they're already lacking. There are so many more examples i could use however i will not. Netherwood academy is definitely one of, if not the worst school you could send your child to.

The school gives detentions out for no valid reasons:
Miss 1 piece of uniform
Miss 1 piece of equipment
Are 4 or more minutes late to lessons

nothing to say but terrible school

Rubbish, people get put in iso for dumb reasons

It’s just overwhelming