Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
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Based on 24 reviews and 206 answers
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- Outdoor environment2.0
- Activities1.8
- Indoor environment1.7
- Food1.7
- Safety1.6
- Communication1.6
- Staff1.5
- Education1.4
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- Parent1.024 September 2026
NHS review
Absolute shocking school with no care for their children. All they care about is their results and anything else, such as children's needs is put to one side. Communication is abysmal and always has been. My 2 children have attended this school over the years and still no real improvement. If I knew any of this detail prior to sending my kids here, I would never would have. Shockingly bad stemming from the leadership of the school all the way down. Not fit to run a bath!!
- Parent1.02 September 2026
Head teacher is an absolute tool
You would honestly get better treatment in prison. They treat the students like animals. Half the teachers are nasty pieces of work. The head teacher has no care for a single student just cares about his fat pay check every month. Education system is so out of date that 80% of the curriculum is a waste of time. Home education works so much better for a better work/life balance.
- Former Student1.09 June 2026
not being understood
i went to notley high school i was bullied so many times they did nothing i was cornered by a girl and went to the office crying saying what the girl had did they did nothing so my mum pulled me out as they didn’t help my mental health or try to understand me before coming into notley i wasn’t a great student i struggled a lot through traumatic stuff i told them about it and they didn’t help i felt like i was never understood and it wasn’t helping with my mental health please do not put your chi...
- Other1.010 May 2026
notley
my time at notley can be summed up in one word- shite. There is a teacher there who awards only their favourite students and gives the attractive girls "private lessons" yeah okay mate. Food tastes like cum from a cats arse dont ask how i know year 8 was rough. Some teachers are valid tbf but dont have priorities straight. Ive seen kids snort certain substances in toilets pull up to lesson higher than a kite and the teacher not care but send out someone for breathing a decible too loud. I also got aids from the toilet seat. Much Love.
- Student1.01 July 2025
disgusting havent learnt anything to worried about how we look
not good only care about uniform and will take away a day of your learning if its the smallest bit bad havent learnt anything they banned me from wearing my skirt because it makes the male headteacher uncomfortable the school is disgusting the ceiling is hanging off in one of the toilets also they lock the toilets its 32 degree heat and since my skirt is banned i have to wear black trousers and when i try to wear my skirt because im so hot im in the hub for 2 days doing no work teachers are so b...
- Employee1.023 June 2025
Never work in this school
I have worked a for a few terms as a supply teacher. I would not recommend any one to work here for even a day. Firstly the staff in notley are completely ignorant, they would not even notice a supply teacher. Not only that, they are not at all supportive or helpful. Some would even be nice to you and behind the door they would be sending email to seniors complaining about something you did wrong for example leaving a piece of paper in their classroom when you were covering a lesson. They are really skilled and cunning in doing you over you will be shocked. Lastly the kids and behaviour is awful and whats great is you will he behaved and responsible for their behaviour ?
- Other1.03 March 2025
Worst school in Essex
My partner worked for this school on a couple of occasions and each time she had a worse experience than the last. The school faculty are not fair to their staff so can only imagine how they treat the kids. My partner has told me how they're happy to get rid of teachers who dare to speak out about anti-social behaviour from the kids and will happily remove them from teaching at the school, or in other cases because of so called "budget cuts". They're not at all focused on their students behaviour and seem to find sweeping things under the rug is the best way to go, not great considering in a few short years these kids will be the future of our society. My partner has had kids throw pens across the room at eachother and on her. Complete lack of discipline and their subject knowledge is weak due to not having a teacher that is present for long enough. My partner has said this is the worst school she has had the misfortune to teach at.
- Employee1.03 March 2025
Awful!!!!
This school is awful, as a teacher the students have no discipline or any good behavior. during a class where students are throwing bundles of pen's around which could hurt anyone and also hit me on the head. an on call was placed for additional support. a person came and all they said was oh this is an awful class and then left. after the lesson I went to the head of cover and requested for this particular class to have an additional person for support so I can focus on teaching the lesson rath...
- Student1.020 January 2025
waisy stones
bullshit ass school, suspend you after 10 minutes getting in after repeatingly telling them that your going lesson and follow you, do fuck all about bullying since they are fucked up in the head, raw food, rats all over the school, rubbish everywhere, fucking rude to all students, not 1 good thing about it, and theirs no covers that speak any english, wanna be animals walking round
- Student1.014 June 2024
Notley high
It is a very bad school with bad teachers do not care if you’re crying only about uniform this school makes my mental health bad and I no like any teachers at all they only care about uniform and makeup when their students are literally suffering and the school has no care go to another school not this one unless you like strict teachers, no freedom and imprisonment.
- Former Student1.010 May 2023
I got shot by a teacher
I got shot by a teacher
- Student1.023 February 2023
Pedos x
The teachers here actually sexually assaults student like wtf. “You can’t wear your skirt that short bc it makes the male teachers uncomfortable and distracted” WTF YOU HAVE SOME BALLS OR SMT INFACT GET A CASTRATION BC MAN YOU SHOULDNT BE A MAN PISS OFF
- Student1.022 February 2023
BEWARE THI SSCHOOL WILL HAUNT YOUR DREAMS
This school is so bad. They have zero control over things that are important like the hygiene of the school, the bullying and most importantly the fights. The food is absolutely horrid - i had one meal and got food poisoning from it. This school was even rated inadequate from ofsted which says a lot. This school genuinely gave me depression and anxiety.
- Student1.019 December 2022
Notley high
I hate this school. They do absolutely nothing for me and i throw up every morning because of the anxiety it gives me. The new headteacher is complete shambles i pray to god she gets fired, she does nothing but add stupid rules that have no purpose. Uniform policy is stupid, how are nails affecting anyones school experience. Do not ever send your children to NHS, they will end up with terrible mental health
- Student1.015 November 2022
cute
first things first this school Absolutely reeks most students do vape in the toilets cant lie its quite funny but most off them all think there all "on road" for example jimmy jones. iv been at this school for 3 years now and there still is no roof i do sometimes wonder why you would make all of the toilets uni-sex and buy locks so no one can piss instead of an actual roof and aswell if you do need to piss or take a shit your teacher has to email so someone too physically walk you too the toile...
- Former Student2.014 November 2022
Definitely not great :/
Food is ridiculously overpriced, not nutritional, school corridors small and squished, bulling is dreadfully common, terrible, never want to go there again, I moved schools to get away from that horrid place.
- Former Student1.026 May 2022
Dinner lady bully’s children
Dinner lady bullies children. The school is avarage at best I mean the gravity of a little low in the English corridor and you will get stuck if you bring your cat into the elivator but the main problem is for sure the black haired demon dinner lady who cooks raw chicken who even though works at a school I’m sure hates children with a passion if you bring your child here please warn them about this lady and make sure they stay away from her because she will gobble your child up. Thank you for your time I hope this helps.
- Former Student1.02 May 2022
Do not go there
Probably one of the worst secondary schools in Essex. Do not care for students or bullying. Will award naughty students who behave for five minutes but good behaved children who work hard for five years won’t even be recognised for their hard work
- Parent1.024 February 2022
Just Horrible
This school is full of billing that’s just being covered up , staff constantly leaving and the kids are not being taught anything other than watching films in every lesson . Absolutely horrid !
- Former Student3.014 September 2021
Rules
It's ok but could do with phones at break and lunch
- Other5.08 April 2021
Very much improved school with great staff
Lovely local school Great staff Recently very much improved
- Student1.016 February 2021
inadequate ofstead
Got inadquete in every section on the ofstead report. No improvements have been made and the bullying issues still happen
- Former Student1.06 January 2021
Yuck yuck yuck
Awful, if you love your child do not send them here, the teachers care more about your uniform than they do your education. Really scummy, weird, old pervy teachers. They will do absolutely nothing about bullying. Go to Alec instead! My sister loves it there - I hated school.
- Student1.017 October 2020
Why i belive the school is wrong
The teachers are very angry. And only care about the students with popularity.