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2.9

Based on 8 reviews and 72 answers

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  • Former Student
    1.0
    15 July 2025

    I would recommend sending your children to a different school

    Rules only apply to certain students and when teachers get informed about it they choose to ignore it. Very disappointing since I was told that the school was very good when I was looking to join. Litter is another problem since no work gets done with cleaning any on the corridors. Going back to my first point, certain students get a free pass to bully other students because of their background which is totally unfair on most of the students. Horrible school.

  • Parent
    1.0
    13 May 2025

    terrible

    terrible do not go to it my son is unhappy there

  • Student
    2.0
    1 June 2024

    horrific

    The music department is very strong and a very good quality of teaching. But in other aspects some of the teaching is lacking. There is no support for SEN students we are just used for the school to get more money and are treated like mud on their shoe and safeguarding officers are extremely ableist towards us.

  • Student
    1.0
    17 August 2023

    horrible

    the school does absolutely nothing to combat bullying and i had to leave the school after a breakdown due to the severe bullying i was facing every day. additionally, there is very little support for SEN students, and such students are treated with very little respect.

  • Parent
    1.0
    25 January 2023

    disappointing

    At the free school they pay more consideration to minor details such as earring sizes, skirt length, eyeliner, hair colour, and being silent in the corridors.(the list goes on) rather than the actual quality of teaching, very disappointing.

  • Student
    3.0
    25 April 2022

    I’m glad I went to this school

    I made quite a lot of friends here, and doing Triple Science really helped me get to where I want to get to. I currently go to Brockenhurst College where I am studying Environmental Science, Biology and Geography. I aim to become a zoologist, and my GCSE subjects really helped me get to where I am now.

  • Student
    5.0
    22 June 2021

    Excellent school

    Amazing school, great facility’s and absolutely no litter anywhere such a clean building. We all get amazing grades always on target or on aspirational. The school is such a community like one massive family teachers are friendly and and approachable they care tremendously about there lessons and I’m so glad I am part of the tifs experience!!!!!

  • Former Student
    1.0
    16 January 2021

    Bullying is a huge issue

    The handling of ableism and homophobic/transphobic bullying is something that needs to be dealt with urgently.