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St Laurence School
Secondary · Academy · Bradford-on-Avon
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Ur all twats xx the food is mank and over priced I'm actually so fed up w having to go to here it's full of nonces and bullies 😍 fr driving me mad do better x
Overall not too great
Lots of homophobia and abuse towards students less physically gifted. But also a good system of teachers to talk about you mental health or things at home to
mental health
look the school has a mental health power point pretty much every tutorial i think the main issue is them actually helping people with mental health when there is a issue with it the put the study support which is in the corner of the campus
Horrible school
This school doesn’t handle bullying at all. They don’t deal with raciest comments or homophobic comments whatsoever. It’s a horrible school awful with manage movements. Teachers will yell at students and not even try to listen to their reasons for actions. They cause stress on the students not understanding their mental health. Overall a horrible school and not at all a good recommendation
My time there
the teachers were nice but the students... 😐
Poor Mental Health Services
This will be easiest to work through the sections:
- (Grades) The school is one of the best for grades in Wiltshire, but that seems to be the only thing they prioritise sometimes.
- (Environments) The environments are average. Indoors is clean but often a little old and damaged. Outdoors there is fields and seating but nothing more really.
- (Safety) As for this, it’s quite open. The gates aren’t locked as the site is shared with the Wiltshire music centre where people do walk through often. The public can pass through the school areas freely.
- (Teachers) Some are nice, some aren’t but that’s to be expected with all schools I guess… The teachers could 100% be more understanding however. So many students here deal with mental health issues and teachers don’t often take that into consideration. The TA’s seem to be even less understanding when it comes to arrivals etc.
- (Activities) There’s plenty of clubs to join, so that’s good.
- (Handling Bullying) I myself have seen bullying and have had to step in. I haven’t experienced it myself or seen it other than that so it must be dealt with.
- (Equal Rights) In terms of race, ethnicity etc, the school is great. It’s not diverse at all; considering it’s in Bradford-on-Avon that is understandable, but the few minorities that are here are given the same treatment as anyone else. PE is a little sexist with the sports you do but that’s to be expected I suppose.
- (Food) The food is the same as any other schools get. Some of it is nice, however it is SO overpriced for what you get.
- (Code of conduct) Sorry but this is absolutely terrible. Girls are being stopped left and right for their skirts by both female and male teachers. The rules are extremely strict with makeup, jewellery so be prepared to only be allowed the smallest of studs. You have to follow strict rules on hair styles. Your ankles are absolutely not allowed to be on show and you must not wear any coloured coat that isn’t navy or black. Oh, and it must NOT have ANY logos on it.
- (Personal Development) The school pushes you for work ethic and most students do make an improvement in their grades. As mentioned before, that is prioritised over mental health, so that is often forgotten about and neglected. So many students here struggle with their mental health; something needs to be done about that.
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Overall, it’s a good school for grades and academic ability but not so much your personal well being. Compared to John of Gaunt and Clarendon for example, it is a great school.
- (Grades) The school is one of the best for grades in Wiltshire, but that seems to be the only thing they prioritise sometimes.
- (Environments) The environments are average. Indoors is clean but often a little old and damaged. Outdoors there is fields and seating but nothing more really.
- (Safety) As for this, it’s quite open. The gates aren’t locked as the site is shared with the Wiltshire music centre where people do walk through often. The public can pass through the school areas freely.
- (Teachers) Some are nice, some aren’t but that’s to be expected with all schools I guess… The teachers could 100% be more understanding however. So many students here deal with mental health issues and teachers don’t often take that into consideration. The TA’s seem to be even less understanding when it comes to arrivals etc.
- (Activities) There’s plenty of clubs to join, so that’s good.
- (Handling Bullying) I myself have seen bullying and have had to step in. I haven’t experienced it myself or seen it other than that so it must be dealt with.
- (Equal Rights) In terms of race, ethnicity etc, the school is great. It’s not diverse at all; considering it’s in Bradford-on-Avon that is understandable, but the few minorities that are here are given the same treatment as anyone else. PE is a little sexist with the sports you do but that’s to be expected I suppose.
- (Food) The food is the same as any other schools get. Some of it is nice, however it is SO overpriced for what you get.
- (Code of conduct) Sorry but this is absolutely terrible. Girls are being stopped left and right for their skirts by both female and male teachers. The rules are extremely strict with makeup, jewellery so be prepared to only be allowed the smallest of studs. You have to follow strict rules on hair styles. Your ankles are absolutely not allowed to be on show and you must not wear any coloured coat that isn’t navy or black. Oh, and it must NOT have ANY logos on it.
- (Personal Development) The school pushes you for work ethic and most students do make an improvement in their grades. As mentioned before, that is prioritised over mental health, so that is often forgotten about and neglected. So many students here struggle with their mental health; something needs to be done about that.
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Overall, it’s a good school for grades and academic ability but not so much your personal well being. Compared to John of Gaunt and Clarendon for example, it is a great school.
St Laurence School
It's an alright school but they should be doing more about mental health and to connect with the students instead of jumping to conclusions and assuming they've done smth wrong then leveling them
GCSE
Did not enjoy
about to leave and very happy about it, ever since joining this secondary school suffered with depression and been anxious due to stupid rules and ruthless teachers. The school says they care about mental health when they clearly don’t, they only care about uniform and grades - why does having earrings in effect your learning?! Received no support from the school after then being informed of being on antidepressants and suffering with depression , only given extra time for an hour a eeek to do homework, no councilling, nobody to check up on me and teachers forgotten after a week. So happy i’m leaving.
Mental health nightmare
Had a terrible experience there from year 9-11 where my mental health was grinded away at by not only teachers but also relentless bullying that wasn’t handled, the way they deal with mental health is disgusting and I’ve had to receive counciling for years now in the aftermath.
I was assaulted in a lesson as well and the school took no further action and I was continued to be bullied
I don’t not recommend this school in the slightest and have heard many things from other students which are outrageous!
This school needs to be reported to ofstead.
I was assaulted in a lesson as well and the school took no further action and I was continued to be bullied
I don’t not recommend this school in the slightest and have heard many things from other students which are outrageous!
This school needs to be reported to ofstead.
lovely
lovely school with good teachers, however they are lacking, as most schools are, in good mental health support.
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if you are a teacher reading this, i'd like you to do one thing. take your foot off the gas for a day. every single one of your students is exhausted. trust me, i've been in a 30-strong classroom. nobody is happy there.