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Scalby School
Secondary · Academy · Scarborough
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scalby is a fked school.
ive had awful experiences already , i only started in September (year 7) and the teachers don’t care about you , or your mental health, the teachers are absolutely horrible , are the most strictest and will blame you for anything they can, if you try say that wasn’t you / your fault you get screamed at because it’s “disrespectful” they pretend to care when on the phone but never follow up with your requests, it’s a shit school please dont ruin your mental health by going here
i’m at scalby
scalby is a FAT L
shit hate my experience, the teachers are no help and are awful and just shout at you
review of scalby
tbh it's an alright school. I'm half way through scalby almost and it's alright. I struggle sometimes with my mental health and I don't feel like I can talk to them because all scalby care about is if your uniform is correct and you're getting good grades. If you're in the top two sets, you're forced to do French and they push you to do academic subjects, but if you're bottom two sets oh it's a completely different options list. It's not fair. some teachers are so mean and not understanding but some are kind. they're to strict. yes being strict is good in some forms but they are way to strict and have very very strict rules and blame people when they aren't doing anything and they jump to conclusions without even getting to share your thoughts. They mention EVERY assembly how we are in the top 20 percent of schools so that means your teachers are the best. and how we need to work hard to get a good job and good money things like that. All they do is put pressure on us to be in top set and when you are in top set you get pressured even more! The whole school system is messed up and at the end of the day scalby only care about your grades and the way you look. I do love the performing arts department though. I'm an individual who loves musical theater and I do alot of it and I love the teachers for drama and music. I really like a few teachers but some are just so strict, so for that it's a 3. soz scalby😍🤪
Review
The school itself is good but the teachers are strict and often disrespectful towards students
I had a horrid time here.
Never helped when issues occurred, only a few individual teachers did.
Found meat that had been spilt into vegetarian options, ridiculous school rules that just squash any sort of personal freedom including being unable to wear hair bobbles that were say pink, aka not black, hair colour or school colour blue.
Male teachers can tell you that your skirt is too short and to unroll it. Even in the dining hall in front of everyone and embarrass you completely despite the only issue being that your skirt rode up a little and you couldn’t pull it down as there was a dinner tray in your hands…
Did not make me feel safe or secure, despite all the good stuff that happened. I was a good student but I’d still get told off for things out of my control.
However, some of the teachers are absolutely amazing and wonderful people, this is not on them, rather the people running the school currently. The difference between the old leadership and current is night and day.
Found meat that had been spilt into vegetarian options, ridiculous school rules that just squash any sort of personal freedom including being unable to wear hair bobbles that were say pink, aka not black, hair colour or school colour blue.
Male teachers can tell you that your skirt is too short and to unroll it. Even in the dining hall in front of everyone and embarrass you completely despite the only issue being that your skirt rode up a little and you couldn’t pull it down as there was a dinner tray in your hands…
Did not make me feel safe or secure, despite all the good stuff that happened. I was a good student but I’d still get told off for things out of my control.
However, some of the teachers are absolutely amazing and wonderful people, this is not on them, rather the people running the school currently. The difference between the old leadership and current is night and day.
unsuitable if your child isn’t mentally ‘perfect’
i had the worst experience, that’s all i’ll say. i had to get homeschooled, i got bullied by a few teachers, the list goes on. all i’m saying is don’t send your child here if they have mental health struggles because this school will not support your child. also, if you’re not academically ‘perfect’, you probably won’t have the best experience either. and if you are, then good luck, because they don’t have mercy on the top set students either.
Fieldstead Crescent, YO12 6TH, Scarborough
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