St. Mary's Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy

The year our granddaughter attended St Marys will live with us for ever. Whilst children will have their different attitudes, the policy at St Mary's would appear to focus on a draconian method of teaching. Negatives are the key points with zero tolerance, and rewarded with a confetti of detentions. This serves only to break a child's spirit. That year almost broke our granddaughters health and well being, her parents mental state, and us as grandparents, who felt helpless. Their mission statement is a mile away from the realities of life at the school with the SEND facility almost non existent. The last OFSTED report was in 2014, when the school became an Academy. In our opinion a revisit is well overdue and indeed necessary

To anyone reading this, please be aware that the Ofsted results the school goes on about so much is from 2014, a decade ago!! Believe me they need another one soon, I will never know how they managed to get "Outstanding". Ofsted need to visit unexpectedly to see the real St Mary's at work!!

This school is not a good place or healthy learning environment. It is so oppressive. Definitely not as it was sold. My child's education has gone backwards and we have had to pay for private classes. Really disappointed with the lack of support provided by staff who showed no empathy, understanding or willingness to make any changes. To be avoided.

Miss Pounder screamed at my face at the age of 14 for not having a hair bobble, no idea what she’s doing now but hopefully she isn’t harassing more kids.

awful school you should not ever send your children here

Horrendous school. Grades are bad, rules are way too strict like you can't take food outside for break, can't wear a coat indoors even when you're 5 seconds away from getting outside, give instant detentions(as of next year) for any bad behaviour even small. Most teachers don't care about their students or their job at all, there are some redeeming teachers but honestly they should just find a better school that will treat them better. Would like to add this is all due to a new head teacher and deputy head teacher, the previous head teacher was amazing and all the things I've just mentioned were directly opposite with him. Not only that but this school obviously doesn't check their teachers very well as there have been 2-4 accounts of SA(Sexual assault) within the past 10 years that they've kept quiet about

The teachers think they are gods and miss chatto doesn’t stop drinking coke and eating bananas

Extremely disappointed in the school. As per previous comments , bullying is not dealt with properly and unless your a high achiever you may as well not bother going to school!

This school is a farce, i am disgusted and disappointed with a certain member of staff. Miss Linda Davis is an evil wench and deserves to be removed from her mere position of receptionist in which she treats to be a higher power then Miss Hatersly herself. This woman must be removed A.S.A.P as she abuses power that she does not have.

most teachers are pretty decent but like always there are a few who will abuse their power a bit too much but nothing terrible. handles bullyings terribly and spends more time telling pupils off for minor things. other than that tho its pretty decent