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3.2

Based on 21 reviews and 175 answers

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  • Former Student
    1.0
    17 March 2025

    Worst school ever

    "I recently attended st Mathews RC high school and honestly, my experience was far from positive. The atmosphere was incredibly unwelcoming, and it felt like the teachers were more interested in asserting their authority than actually helping students learn. Many of the staff members were downright mean, often belittling students in front of their peers, which created a toxic environment. The curriculum was poorly organized, making it difficult to stay engaged or understand the material. Instea...

  • Parent
    1.0
    2 October 2024

    Poor school

    This school is far worse then you could imagine send provision isn't fit for purpose, there are some amazing staff( TAs and late lady's) but the they are lost in the extremly poor managment of this school.. Certain staff have no understanding of disabilitys and even mock the children and swear at them.personally if I was looking for a secondary school again for my child I would avoid this one at all costs It hasn't got any better but worse of that was possible

  • Former Student
    1.0
    16 September 2024

    Shit school.

    This school is the WORST. Would never put my kids through the trauma of going here if I have any. There was a knife attack which caused a lockdown, children get high off of ecstasy that they apparently get off TEACHERS. Even the teachers are too scared to come in because of how feral everyone is. Please do NOT send your kids here

  • Parent
    1.0
    10 June 2024

    Incompetent to say the least

    An absolute disgrace if you want incompetent people to teach your children, st Matthews is definitely the way to go. If you want a school that would not dream of accepting responsibility for their failings, yet again, st Matthews is for you.

  • Student
    2.0
    26 July 2023

    Not good school, needs heavy improvement

    This school is not good, the school looks musty, its like they never understand what we would like, the teachers are nice but act like friends with the bad students, it takes a really good teacher to actually have a decent lesson and learn, a big no-no, they act unprofessional most of the time, the school building is cramped, the items an furniture looks old and musty, did i mention we barely get school trips, things that need repairing arent dealt with. I have hopes for this new headteacher to...

  • Student
    4.0
    21 May 2023

    Amazing

    It's a great school I don't know why people find it so bad except from all the misbehaved kids with mental health problems their perfectly fine!

  • Other
    5.0
    6 March 2023

    School is fine

    Okay at situations School handling b*llying well compared to others i hear about. Serious on boundaries and misbehaviour. The school is improving well. I hope they can improve on student behaviour and mental health . but their are some very ill behaved kids (v*peing, destroying property, fightd s, b*llying, disrespecting teachers etc.), they are taking actions on them so i hope there will be a cut down on those situations. Anyways okay but a bit overpopulated in students school and tasty food, 7/10

  • Other
    5.0
    6 March 2023

    Well at handling situation

    School is handle b*llying well compared to other school i hear about. They are pretty serious on boundaries and mistreatment. The school is improving gradually it will become the great school it was before. I hope they can improve on student behaviour and mental health .

  • Parent
    5.0
    6 March 2023

    Good school

    Good school my kids enjoy going here ??

  • Parent
    4.0
    3 March 2023

    Cool school

    My kids love going here. Good food,diverse community,fun lessons,cool uniform,spacious place,pretty nice staff and students,many stationary,fun activities and trips if they do happen i think is okay school i only hope for more things ??

  • Parent
    5.0
    3 March 2023

    Good school

    My kids love going here. Good food, diverse community, cool uniform, fun lessons, spacious place, nice staff and students i think is okay??

  • Student
    4.0
    1 March 2023

    Okay!

    The food is good, cool uniform, trips are really fun if you have the chance to go, teachers and staff can be really nice and funny, very diverse, studentd can be nice and funny, a few fun activities, many opportunities,very comfortable school, pretty safe environment. Negative reviews always like to exaggerate smh, but i wont sugarcoat it i will tell you some negative things too. Many fights, ill behaved students (they are being dealt with finally), lenient school, can be too strict, some mean t...

  • Student
    5.0
    1 March 2023

    Okay not as bad as others say

    Ignore troll comments, all are just exaggerating! The school isn't as bad as they say it is, it just can be better the food is delicious too and the uniform is unique, many good students but also ill behaved kids though, school should learn to be less lenient to them. Like the money they spend to recover damages from bad kids, the money they couldve used for trips and more. Overall, i would rate the school as great if they had more improvements but okay for now.

  • Parent
    5.0
    20 October 2022

    Stop the trolls from giving bad reviews !

    My daughter started at the school in September. I was really worried about her going to this school because of all the horrible reviews and rumours. She's quiet and lacks confidence. I thought she was going to hate it. Since going to St Matthews she's received lots of praise and positive feedback from the teachers. She's made lots of friends, improved considerably in her subjects and become more confident. She absolutely loves it there and I'm so happy. If children want to learn they will. The school is amazing and the teachers are too. Stop the trolls from giving bad reviews.

  • Employee
    1.0
    2 October 2022

    Poor working conditions

    I was a teacher in this school. I’ve worked in around 30 schools on supply over 15 years. I worked in this one for 6 years and it’s the worst school I have ever taught in. The kids were lovely, kids are kids! They behaved well for me because I showed them respect, but some teachers didn’t partly due to the poor management. I’m glad I got out when I did, but still feel sorry for the children in attendance that have been left behind.

  • Parent
    1.0
    19 July 2022

    Ruined my sons life

    Do not send your kids here

  • Parent
    1.0
    19 July 2022

    School ruined my sons life

    Terrible school do not send your kids here

  • Former Student
    1.0
    19 July 2022

    St matthews review

    I hate this school so much, constant fights and arguments and the teachers do not care, teachers give little to no care about the childs education except a certain few, the lunch situation is terrible as alot of foods run out before people even get there

  • Parent
    1.0
    9 February 2021

    Do not send your kids here!

    All round dreadful. Don't send your kids to this school. There are far too many 'teachers' who aren't qualified to teach the alphabet, on power trips and treat the kids as objects to use for their sick sense of entertainment, and far too little that genuinely care about the kids and want the best for them. The majority of staff are compulsive liars fuelled by the misery of their students who shy away from communication with parents when the families have had enough and want to know what is going on. They have refused to sign transfer papers for other students whose parents want them out of that school. I cannot wait to plaster my experiences with this school all over the media if they try this stunt with my child.

  • Student
    5.0
    6 February 2021

    Ella clayton

    I love this school so much

  • Student
    3.0
    1 February 2021

    St Matthew's rc High school

    It's an okay school. I got in by all my choices being rejected but I did have an encouraging time during Year 7. I think this school is quite good in some deliveries of lessons but there are a small amount of teachers in some subjects and too many teachers in another set of subjects.