The Burgess Hill Academy

I go to this school and it's terrible I don't recommend. When my sister was in year 8 the school made girls do cheerleading for p.e while the boys do parkour. If you ask me that was sexist. Don't get me started on the gum problem if you go here don't put your hands under the table. Also there are terrible staff (some are really nice and I like). Bad hygiene because it's always dirty

What a incompetent shower the send team are! The way a certain member of staff treated my year 9 is nothing short of bullying! Believe me I will be reporting this individual straight away!!

The fact that they put all students lives at risk with asbestos and only did something about it far to late Same meal everyday in the canteen too, no variety They are awful as well with mental health, some people really struggle and they just ignore it like nothing will happen

this place is actually hell, i’m year in 9 and the staff do nothing about slurs, harassment or bullying. there is literal asbestos in the c block. do your child a favour and send them to ANY other school in the area.

Parents and students not being informed appropriately about the asbestos investigation.

There has been potentially dangerous scaffolding all over the building for the last 2-3 years, B and D block are constantly leaking and having ceiling tiles falling, the library in C block caught fire because of a wasp nest which was set alight by the builders, there was a risk of asbestos because of those same builders drilling into it, and there is not one toilet in the school which is usable - it either has year 9s vaping in it, urine everywhere or random sandwiches in the toilet bowl. Grim. Despite the school's best efforts to refurbish, it doesn't work. It's still a mess. The pastoral team, while they are sometimes good, seem to put students' uniform and/or appearance over their well-being (even despite telling them multiple times that all the adults are there for them). When a student comes to the the pastoral team for emotional support or something similar, the first thing they want isn't going to be a uniform check or being told to remove makeup or jewellery. It's incredibly petty, and whilst I understand it affects the school's image and that needs to be maintained, it should be something to note on the student's way out of pastoral, not before they've even got in. Like I said though, I really can't fault the teaching. In the vast majority of teachers' cases, they are incredible and are able to support students of any ability or background. Recently, the lack of staff has been an issue for the school, but I doubt that is the fault of the teachers themselves and, like I described before, the environment they are made to work in. Conclusion: Teaching is great, mental and physical environments less so.

I enjoyed my time at oakmeeds - but mainly because of the people around me. My grades mainly resemble the quality of my teachers; where in three of my gcse subjects, I had 4+ teachers. Right mess

Minimal support throughout my time. Do nothing about bullying and was a negative place to be in