The Tiffin Girls' School

School cares about grades not students. Unhealthy environment. Lots of girls have mental health problems due to pressure school puts on students.

yeah its a good school i guess

School cares more about reputation than development and welfare of students. Mental health of students is awful. Only good thing is that the other girls at the school are lovely.

the environment is very competitive, and in year 10/11 its really stressful, especially if you take spanish gcses mental health support is terrible, panic attacks in school not dealt with properly acedemic-wise its very good compared to other schools

good: good facilities, good extracurricular, nice community, mostly good teachers bad: so stressful. i remember in y8 i was literally depressed for nearly 3 months due to all the pressure from my parents and teachers. and in y9 i literally tried to kms. but tbh this is all biased bc that was a problem to do with me and not really the school so most students probably won’t go through that. though it’s true that it is a trend for most students like me to go to good schools like tiffin and whatever. i'm doing better now but i still think back to those times quite a lot.

Good opportunities for extra curriculars and extra academic opportunities, and there is generally adequate support to help you achieve good grades. However, the school doesn't listen to the feedback of the students even when specifically asked for. There are teachers that have been complained about by students and parents but nothing was done about this so if you feel like you're struggling with a teacher or their class you will not get support. A few teachers are considered by much of the student population to be racist or slightly prejudiced which isn't great for a school that claims to promote such diversity. Mental health support is improving but pretty awful, I was told that I was an inconvenience, a hassle, and displayed "bad behaviour" for my panic attacks and anxiety by my head of year.

I met some nice people over the 5 years I was at Tiffins but overall I had a horrible time. I’m at another school now and so much happier. It’s a very competitive dangerous environment where most friends are just competing to do better than each other. There are many bad teachers but it doesn’t impact the schools grades because the students work hard so teachers don’t give much support and are very discouraging and will rarely reach out and help when it is needed. I told a teacher about a friends mental health issue once and they dealt with it terribly. Tiffins has the potential to be a good school but at the moment its just a toxic environment where teachers do not care about students.

Such a lovely school and supportive students and staff. It's a bit competitive but that's why you strive to do your best.