Small Heath Leadership Academy

Watch out and avoid this school. I am an independent reviewer of many schools across the country and this facility has grasped my attention.

It appears the only thing they value in students is their attendance. They will hunt and chase kids down to your very doorstep over attendance and endlessly call your parents hoping to force students to come in (even if they are ill). Inside, everybody is programmed to be robots; an environment inhibiting the development of personalities within the youth. Teachers walk around with radios and walkie talkies wearing Hi-Vis vests ordering them to walk in a "single file". They go as far as strategically positioning teachers across hallways and corridors giving, hour detentions in a solitary canteen after school. Once you send your child here, it is highly probable the unempathetic and quite rude principal will scald them. This systematic intimidation tactic employed by teachers across the board in Small Heath scares children at a very young age from speaking out and gaining confidence in themselves. Instead, they are shut down and threatened with fanatical detentions. Whilst this school is trying to improve and there are some good teachers, on the whole, it is horrible. On top of this, form tutors change each year not allowing a proper bond to be built within students and teachers knowing it will be broken only a year after. From daily fights in what I call "Yardtime" and smoke bombs being regularly thrown outside, in and around the "school", this is a breeding ground for immature and inappropriate children - a place where clout and love for status within pupils exceeds all other basic principles students should follow.

And to seal this review, do not believe the Ofsted reports as they can be very misleading. Staff informed and threatened students prior to Ofsted's arrival even locking up students who they perceived to be disruptive in rooms a. They warned classrooms before inspectors came and told them to be on their best behaviour; even going as far as threatening exclusions to those who spill the tea about the reality of this school. With all these measures in place they still could not even get an overall Outstanding grading from Ofsted. This clearly shows the problems this school maintains.

Trust me, this is the closest thing your child can reach to a prison.

This is a terrible school. First of all the teachers are all robots, they act like the queens guards like if they say something not related to academic success or learning about what-not then they'll get fired or something. Everytime I see the staff/teachers they're all shattered from the start to the end of the day. Even if you try to greet one of them like just saying 'hi' or 'hello' in a positive way, they will reply in such a mediocre way or they just don't reply at all which puts your mood down so much especially if you were looking forward to the day at the academy. Secondly, the headteacher is braindead and thinks she's the queen, like she owns the world. If you even look at her you get an hour detention after school and maybe who knows, you'll serve jail time along with 4,900 hours of community service. I went to this school for 3 years straight and I have never seen the headteacher smile not once but never. If detention was a person it would be her because the amount hours people have to spend after school for minor things like looking at a piece of paper (this actually happened) is absurd. The headteacher needs to be humbled with a slap across the face at this point. The second you take a step in the school you're basically stepping in prison, and the classes feel like jail cells or solitary confinement. The staff and teachers are like prison guards. The playground is like prison yard time. The cafeteria is prison curfew where they feed you 100% fresh poison. In the cafeteria there's disgusting bits of food where you basically have to look down and jump on the clean spaces on the floor just to avoid getting chewed and dropped food stuck on the bottom of your shoes. They say that they want to make children feel welcome and safe but really theres only one member of staff on the playground who's sleeping while standing. The staff don't care about nothing when on the playground, there could be a little 11 year old kid who is getting harassed and its right infront a staff members eyes but all they think about is going home. Honestly I cant blame the teachers though because getting a job here is the worst option anyone can make in a lifetime. And the one time when the staff do take action is only because "it will look bad for the school" and the only member of staff who would take action is the headteacher

it is a school with barely any teachers they give you detentions for the dumbest reasons and we barely learn anything also when ofsted come the teachers dress like never before they were makeup and lie about it being a good school once they came i told them that tje school was lying ans they were but they dident listen to me hope they see this rewiew and change things but i know that will never will happen also the school is good but the teachers have more power over kids and even if a child is right the teacher will always win the argument and if you want to report a teacher they will not listen to you

this school is so bad the teachers are miserable and dont care if you are sick or vomiting. the staff are so rude they even bully you when they are supposed to help you the headteacher doesnt care if this asylum of a school has a 2.5 rating especially that rude miss delehay slater thinks she owns the building. please trust if you see this pls inspect this schoolthey have broken tiles and leaks with rats in classes even my for class has ants and spiders crawling around the academy

NEVER COME THIS SCHOOL. today was snowing alot yep (on the news school was supposed to close down) went to my form class to put my gloves on radioator wasnt working. went to the radioator outside my form. told the teacher my class radioator wasnt working. he dropped me of to class (me thinking that he would do suin) he walked of. the class was cold but didnt let us put coat on..

nEVER COME HERE

I aksed for a sick bag like 30 mins ago and miss still hasnt given me yet i feel unwell and sick.

This is gives us 2 for talking in the line and they treats the boys worse then a girl if you you’re black you get treated bad

Ever so grateful for the school in providing me with so much support in order to get the best grades possible. I am so thrilled to have been part of such an amazing and massively improved school which has changed so much into an excellent place to learn and achieve. The staff are amazing truly and always go that step to help and support students.

I am very impressed with my GCSE results from Small Heath Leadership Academy. The school has provided me with excellent opportunities in getting the best possible GCSE results that I could imagine. The staff have been very supportive in helping learners get the best possible results. I will really miss all my teachers and peers. I am now hoping to go on to complete A-levels at King Edwards college.

The Covid pandemic is hard, yet this school do their best to make it even worse, online lessons from 8:40 till 4:10 and they even ask us to wear uniform at home (no chance.) I moved houses years ago and the school still can’t even get my address right, sending my letters to my old house. The food is so bland you’d think you have to cook it yourself as well as being expensive to the point where most children who have free school meals can’t afford a full meal. If you have an issue, the school tell you that there’s plenty of other schools, leave.