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  • Former Student
    1.0
    12 March 2026

    Awful school

    I was a student at Swanmore years 7-8 (left in March 2024) and it's an awful school. Beyond the fact it ruined my mental health in less than 2 years and left me close to suicidal at the ripe age of 13 the place itself is pretty miserable. They push very hard for good grades and this does come at the cost of the students, min 2 hours a night of revision from y9 is required last time I checked. Outside of academics it still sucks, physical building is ugly and they seem to care more about catch...

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  • Former Student
    1.0
    20 August 2025

    This might just be one of the worst schools you could possibly go to.

    I used to go to this school and despite some of these reviews of adults who have, no idea what the school is actually like saying the teachers are good they absolutely are NOT. The hub they send you to for “misbehaving” (they will send you here if you make a mistake and didn’t hear properly or if your just accused of something without any proof and getting reasonably annoyed by it) stinks of paint and everytime i was there had a massive migraine. Some teachers straight up only did their jobs if...

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  • Former Student
    1.0
    4 July 2024

    It's not the worst but definitely not the best.

    Positives: LGBTQ+ community + lunch club School food = win Some 1 in a million awesome teachers Negatives: Too strict with uniform Certain teachers pester certain students and ignore other students who are getting away with incorrect uniforms etc. Confidence is lowered Bullying is heard about but not dealt with properly. Positives: LGBTQ+ community/ lunch club was founded a couple years ago and it is a great opportunity for people who are apart of the LGBTQ+ and eager allies to take the op...

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  • Parent
    1.0
    4 July 2024

    DANGEROUS SCHOOL FOR SEN KIDS

    DANGEROUS SCHOOL FOR SEN CHILDREN! Wish I could put 0! Huge concerns over SEN at this school and the Hub. The headteacher avoids all issues, and dresses like a clown when the pupils are on a strict uniform policy. They accuse pupils of lying when they raise problems. My sen child was put in so much distress there he escaped… they lost him!! And all they could say is “well if he’s not back in 5, we will call the police”. My sen child walked 3 miles, and was luckily safe. Yet the headteacher is still avoiding talking. Do not send your child to this school!! It is a prison not a good educational environment!!! I will be contacting ofsted, and the calling out teachers names on social media’s that put children at risk at this school!!!

  • Other
    2.0
    27 June 2024

    Review on swanmore

    Teachers treat children unfair and use the hub for a threat and to suspend them for needing help, feeling like they can’t talk to anyone because they get told to “go to lesson”. Some people need help and they just push them away and don’t help in anyway. I feel bad for my kid because they come home angry or upset because some children and teachers are being rude or unfair to them. There punishments for different things is not good because if they do something smells like chewing gum or looking o...

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  • Student
    1.0
    19 March 2024

    Don’t send your children here

    Teachers do not know how to handle situations instead the just send you to a place called the hub were you sit in a room in silence reading a workbook which isn’t teaching you anything. The food is barely edible and the hot food is quite expensive too expensive some of my friends can’t even buy hot food. If you’re thinking of sending your child/children here I advise not.

  • Student
    1.0
    13 September 2023

    Swanmore college

    I’m sorry I been at this school 4 years and when this school is supposed to be “the college of excellence” it’s not it’s really just a bunch of teachers that get payed to almost take the mick I had mental health issues they did something for a couple days and then stopped I had a counsellor for 3 weeks who I’d see 1 time a week and she even told me how much of a ? hole this school is I used to be confident and always open to answer the question given by teachers but now they have knocked my confidence down and I’m struggling in school and you can’t cry because the kids or teachers kids will take it as a joke and laugh the teachers literally do nothing the bullying in the school and the amount of fights is horrendous this school is hell with a system aloes the learning hub pretty much you get 2 warnings I once got a warning for talking for taking when they asked I assume it was about being “off topic” which I wasn’t and the 2nd warning for dropping a pen and picking it up from my feet which is then like a life sentence in prison the hub is where you sit for 6 hours no Noise and full of a**holes they don’t let you go to the toilet talk and you loose out on valuable learning they provide books for all years 7-11 but these books I learn nothing it’s like having work from year 2 the hub is considered a torture method for being out of line and love is about forgiveness and opportunities which this school provides none of get rid off them hub you guys are petty get your school in line ?? absolute joke honestly

  • Student
    1.0
    10 September 2023

    Swanmore is bad

    they suspend me for not taking my socks of in dance

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  • Other
    1.0
    18 May 2023

    save your kids before it’s too late

    Since the dawn of time this college has had curropted beliefs and stupid rule that are hard to reach, your children will find will find them selves isolated in a tiny room.

  • Student
    1.0
    15 March 2023

    Don't waste your time...

    Every morning, i walk in front the bus, in hope that i don't get to the side. the school labels it's students like cattle and cares more about lying to ofsted than helping the victims of sexual harassment/ assult or severe bullying. My love for learning was genuine before I came to swanmore as the school is made up of stress and mind games. They have a student voice program was made to give the students a false sense of power and leaves children upset that they have been tricked and have no say in what the school does / inflicts upon its students. Children are punished for minor things when bullies are not, by being sent to the hub which is the incorrect term for harsh isolation. Sexual harassment is treated with less hub time than not having a pen! If you have no choice but to send your child to swanmore, move! I only put one star because there is no zero star option which is as disappointing as the school.

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