North Huddersfield Trust School

As somebody who used to attend nhts, it is definitely the worst school I've been to. I was bullied constantly and the school did nothing about it and would never call my parents back after saying they would to sort it out, and they do not care for the students at all, just the money. The teachers learning devices are horrible aswell, all they do is read off sideshows and half the time not have a clue or understand what they're talking about and can't explain it. There's only a handful of good teachers, while the rest are extremely weird with students. Teachers can have a go at you at 8:30am on a monday morning for not having a ruler, a pen, or anything. PE teachers also made us still do PE and would get mad even if we had a signed note from parents, and they'd just say its an excuse. My old PE teacher shouted at me and told the whole class that my 'excuse' wasn't an excuse, when I was suffering from very bad cramps and pains from my period. The bathroom stalls being locked and girls cannot even change when menstruating is also ridiculous, because at break the toilets are always full of people just standing around anyways and then teachers complain how you didn't go at break or lunch. The lunclines are horrible, they go all the way down the corridor just to get food which takes up the majority of your lunch and you have like 10 minutes to eat. I've moved schools and I'm in a much better mental health state and I feel alot safer now. Nhts ruins kids mental health's and blames everything on us. If you're looking for a new school for your kid(s), nhts is not the right school.

The teachers can't handle the students, the students always mess about and never listen but the teachers don't do anything about it. It is like the students are in control instead of the teachers. From my side I got assaulted and I fully blame the teachers. I had told them numerous times what is going on, they do ask the students but if the students deny it they will believe it. They think that once you talk to a student it will get resolved and settled. But no. The teachers are out of the playgrounds but they always come after the fight. I tried reaching out to one staff member but she walked off but knew that a group of girls were going to attack me. Also the teachers there are so rude, they never understand your point and they don't have full control. The headteacher is a big disappointment and lets down his school. I suggest he either sticks around and steps up again or he might be receiving other bad reviews.

As a higher achieving pupil, I've never experienced this personally but teachers and staff tend to be heavily prejudiced against students that regularly misbehave. I'm in year nine and I feel a lot of pressure around choosing my options. They keep trying to drill into me the importance of the English Baccalaureate qualification, but I'm not interested. Also, the bullying is a huge problem. I've been harassed on the way home from school by bullies but the teachers have not done or said anything to them. Multiple groups pick on me and verbally abuse me, and it's been going on for my whole time at the school. I'm scared to come to school sometimes. However, there are a few teachers that keep an equal view and do not tolerate discrimination or bullying, which offers some relief on bad days. I actually like going to school, which is surprising given my previous points, I feel as though I'm learning a lot and being prepared, academically at least, for college and further education.