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The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough
Secondary · Maintained · Gainsborough
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School worse than a dump
Absolutely horrible school. They make the areas only visitors will see nice, but the rest of the school is botched repairs, peeling paint and broken windows. Really dirty, mud trailed through the pe changing rooms. Doesn't deal well with bullying, people getting told to k*ll themselves and lots of swearing, including racial slurs. These get barely punished. But if you sneeze and it sounds weird, detention for you! A dump would look like a luxury compared to this. Food line extremely long, end up getting food at 10 past 1 o'clock. All sports club, barely any other types. Toilets always dirty, full of kids vaping. Doors broken off l, locks missing and taps disconnected. Overall DON'T COME HERE UNLESS YOU WANT A HORRIBLE SCHOOL LIFE.
Way beyond saving
Yea, safe to say I did not like this school at all.
The entertainment is well,,, Stuff that sporty people wouldn't like; just bland. You have clubs but they are mainly just sports based (unlike some which are fine), house events (SPORTS AGAIN,.,..,) and talk to your friends. This school encourages going to clubs to find new friends though; but it just doesn't work. Mainly people WILL not bother and just ignore trying to be friends with you.
Also, most of the time the only forms of entertainment is either going to the bus park, DT concourse or just playing on the public piano (which has a lot of people playing) so you have to go to the music block. And also, the design is NOT modernistic at all. It feels something 2010-2015 ish.
Meals are okay I guess. They're what you expect something from home. Nothing I can complain about except the tradition where they do fish & chip friday. I'm not kidding but you have to RUSH to just eat something or go to grab & go, which is really outrageous. Also, the fries are soggy or rock hard.
Bullying too. My friend is bullied 24/7 and wasn't tolerated with for the PAST FEW YEARS. Bullying is not tolerated here. It does, but rarely. Also some of the teachers genuinely are just rude (for example, threatening detentions and genuinely snapping) and just ruin the experience in classrooms. Oh, by the way the lessons are really boring sometimes. Like math class (they literally teach stuff you learnt in year 7) which doesn't get better anytime.
What's ironic too is that they changed the name from a grammar school into a high school, which is funny.
The entertainment is well,,, Stuff that sporty people wouldn't like; just bland. You have clubs but they are mainly just sports based (unlike some which are fine), house events (SPORTS AGAIN,.,..,) and talk to your friends. This school encourages going to clubs to find new friends though; but it just doesn't work. Mainly people WILL not bother and just ignore trying to be friends with you.
Also, most of the time the only forms of entertainment is either going to the bus park, DT concourse or just playing on the public piano (which has a lot of people playing) so you have to go to the music block. And also, the design is NOT modernistic at all. It feels something 2010-2015 ish.
Meals are okay I guess. They're what you expect something from home. Nothing I can complain about except the tradition where they do fish & chip friday. I'm not kidding but you have to RUSH to just eat something or go to grab & go, which is really outrageous. Also, the fries are soggy or rock hard.
Bullying too. My friend is bullied 24/7 and wasn't tolerated with for the PAST FEW YEARS. Bullying is not tolerated here. It does, but rarely. Also some of the teachers genuinely are just rude (for example, threatening detentions and genuinely snapping) and just ruin the experience in classrooms. Oh, by the way the lessons are really boring sometimes. Like math class (they literally teach stuff you learnt in year 7) which doesn't get better anytime.
What's ironic too is that they changed the name from a grammar school into a high school, which is funny.
Rude teachers.
The DT Teacher (JXJ) is absolutely rude. When she gave out the spare scissors, I asked for a left handed ones but she didn’t have them so she rudely said unlucky to me and just walked off. RXH is bad too as she gave a student a sanction for not listening which is the same punishment for a fight. Utterly appalling
queenies
horrible school do not reccomend
do not come here
The teachers do not care about your well being. if something is going on it gets looked at once and then nothing happens. students get away with bullying other students and stuff never gets sorted.
Too old fashioned of a school. the toilets all falling to pieces. half have no toilet seat in them and most taps do not work.
Houses get separated between ABC and DES which means u are stuck within certain people you may not get along with
Too old fashioned of a school. the toilets all falling to pieces. half have no toilet seat in them and most taps do not work.
Houses get separated between ABC and DES which means u are stuck within certain people you may not get along with
alright but also not
a lot of teachers are really mean and strict but i love a lot of them <33333333 mental health support is dogshit here and they only rlly care about sports and house events lol. is all moldy and peeling in the older parts of the school and the “modern” parts are just average at best. still it has a good community feeling to it all so it’s not awful. food is mega expensive but that’s more the suppliers fault.
Way too old fashioned
The school only cares about grades, which is ironic because the teaching is poor.
The only reason this school gets high grades is because of the fact they make everyone take a test to enter.
For the GCSEs in 2021, the school didn't follow OFQUAL guidance, as this would've meant extra work for the teachers, so instead they made everybody sit exams anyway, but instead of them being in a 6 week window, they were all in a 2 week window, great move (/s).
There are a few exceptions to the poor teaching, but generally the teachers have a lack of interest and in my experience and the experience of most of my friends, lessons became boring for the most part.
The school also has a very strict uniform policy for some reason, giving girls Friday night detentions for skirts being too short which is the same punishment they give for somebody starting a fight, utterly ridiculous in my opinion (I'm a boy btw)
In general, this school gets good grades but that isn't because of the school and the student experience is terrible.
The only reason this school gets high grades is because of the fact they make everyone take a test to enter.
For the GCSEs in 2021, the school didn't follow OFQUAL guidance, as this would've meant extra work for the teachers, so instead they made everybody sit exams anyway, but instead of them being in a 6 week window, they were all in a 2 week window, great move (/s).
There are a few exceptions to the poor teaching, but generally the teachers have a lack of interest and in my experience and the experience of most of my friends, lessons became boring for the most part.
The school also has a very strict uniform policy for some reason, giving girls Friday night detentions for skirts being too short which is the same punishment they give for somebody starting a fight, utterly ridiculous in my opinion (I'm a boy btw)
In general, this school gets good grades but that isn't because of the school and the student experience is terrible.
A good school but has its flaws
I would say that the school is a really mixed bag. There are some lovely teachers who obviously are passionate about their subject and care greatly about their students, but there are also some who seem to take pleasure in punishing students and teaching boring lessons with minimum effort. The same can be said for the school environment. There are parts of the school that are up-to-date, properly insulated and relatively damage free, but there are others where the hands of time have clearly left their mark, with cracks in the walls and paint chipping from the windows. A few new school bathrooms have been built in the last few years, but the old ones still remain leaving much to be desired. Similarly the rules follow the same pattern: some are fair and sensible whilst others are harsh and controlling. They are also not regularly enforced - for example, some students get away with allsorts, such as having dyed hair, whilst others are chastised for little things like painted nails. However, the good things at this school outweigh the bad, and many parts of the school are supposedly undergoing renovations (although it is unclear if this will actually happen). The school is safe and issues of bullying are dealt with quickly and properly. There are a wide variety of clubs and extracurriculars. The catering company serve mediocre food at extortionate prices, but this is not exactly the fault of the school. Older students are always willing to help younger students and a sense of community is felt at this school.
A Broken System for a Broken School
Incessant bullying was allowed both from students and staff. The counselling team did not help and sent letters (not protected) to my staff. These would be read by students, causing the bullying to get worse.
The form system does not work and separates ABC from DES forms, with the only mixing time being PE (where they cannot speak).
Overall, this school encourages bullying, has a broken form system and only cares about final grades.
The form system does not work and separates ABC from DES forms, with the only mixing time being PE (where they cannot speak).
Overall, this school encourages bullying, has a broken form system and only cares about final grades.
From a student
The rules are so strict about self expression. Us students cannot be ourselves. The councillor isnt helpful at all. The safe guarding team doesnt care about the safety of the children at all. The school building doesnt look safe one bit. I wouldn't recommend sending a child to this school.
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