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The Toynbee School
Secondary · Maintained · Eastleigh
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DONT GO TO TOYNBEE
Don’t go to this school, I left in year 8 March 2024, due to being severely bullied and threatened and the school didn’t lift one finger to help, the only thing they care about are the grades, my experience was there was a group of 8 girls max and just me, I would get chased around the school, stuff thrown at me, made fun of in lessons, and called stuff, almost got beaten up in lunch twice, to the point I had to spent every day in the toilets and I’d hardly go into lessons or even go in, I was scared and felt unsafe in that school, once I was trapped in the toilets after school due to the girls being in there, I had to be chased out the school, when my mum reported this to the school they did absolutely nothing, yet they promote themself for helping with this type of stuff, the only time the “offered” to “help” was when my mum threatened to put up a bad review about them, and the only thing they did was sought me into another school which took months for them to do, none of the teachers would listen to me or help me, I would go into my guidance managers office and she would tell me to leave even if I was deliberately being harassed by these girls outside her office, if you want your child to be is a safe, well cared for school, DO NOT GO TO TOYNBEE, I go to crestwood school now and it’s a much better safer school, DONT GO TO TOYNBEE SCHOOL, THEY DONT CARE ABOUT YOUR CHILDS HEALTH, ONLY THEIR GRADES
Toynbee
Can’t lie this school is awful. 5 terrible years of my life this school doesn’t do shit the only thing they prioritise is kids vaping they don’t care if your being bullied or got something going on you’ll have 5 mins in guidance then be sent off back to your lessons they do not give a 💩 about mental health don’t come here
Bad experience
I do not approve the way the young boys treat other schools and and there language towards other young people. The site is lovely such a same the students let you down. Thank you very much.☺️
Don’t let your kid go here as a former student
School was awful
They never helped students with learning difficulties and when it came to my mocks I was forced into a room with a bunch of people. However they said that I would be in a separate room and have my own reader. At the time I didn’t know this but my mocks where Important because I didn’t do my GCSE down to an illness.
As well as the bulling in this school was vile I got told to grow up and deal with it. When I was getting bullied buy most of my year. On looks down to my art. I had people draw on my GCSE art work and people throw rubber and nearly food in my hair. When this happened the teacher did a show of hands on if any saw them do it and obviously no one did even though u can SEE rubber on the carpet. The school also did nothing agenst racism. There would be people in my year that would bully the younger years for being anouther race. When I did a statement they did nothing about it. Kids would also say racial slurs at other kids t
They never helped students with learning difficulties and when it came to my mocks I was forced into a room with a bunch of people. However they said that I would be in a separate room and have my own reader. At the time I didn’t know this but my mocks where Important because I didn’t do my GCSE down to an illness.
As well as the bulling in this school was vile I got told to grow up and deal with it. When I was getting bullied buy most of my year. On looks down to my art. I had people draw on my GCSE art work and people throw rubber and nearly food in my hair. When this happened the teacher did a show of hands on if any saw them do it and obviously no one did even though u can SEE rubber on the carpet. The school also did nothing agenst racism. There would be people in my year that would bully the younger years for being anouther race. When I did a statement they did nothing about it. Kids would also say racial slurs at other kids t
Fuming
This school is an absolute disgrace!!! Coming from a mum of an ex pupil at Toynbee, I will forever be shocked and disgusted by the extreme behaviours here.
The teachers are simply unfair and disorderly, the students are violent and rude, and just to top it all off, the building is crumbling and weak.
Do not send your child here, or they will regret it for the rest of their lives.
Signed,
Anonymous .
The teachers are simply unfair and disorderly, the students are violent and rude, and just to top it all off, the building is crumbling and weak.
Do not send your child here, or they will regret it for the rest of their lives.
Signed,
Anonymous .
Bullying needs sorting
My Daughter is being bullied,and i am not getting much help from the school. I am having to keep her at home to keep her safe. She is too scared to go out after school on her own as they are now coming to our home looking for her. So worried they will hurt her or she will hurt herself.
Not the best when helping people
I am in my first year in my Toynbee, and I have had some many friend/general issues with the school so far. I only now feel like I am getting the help I need and that is only after my parents made a complaint about it. I don’t think that it is right that they need someone to tell them how to do there job.
Scratch the surface to see the real picture.
This school has many issues of concern from a parent's perspective. If I had the choice I would send my child to another school in the area but many of the schools here are over subscribed.
Bullying is a serious issue where some students are bullied daily and little is done to help. There is poor supervision of students at transition times and during breaks that put students at risk. Many parental concerns are met with disingenuous concern from staff and nothing changes.
Safeguarding is extremely poor. Drugs, social media filming and bullying and violence on site are frequent events. This seems to either be going unnoticed or staff cannot be bothered to resolve it.
There are some very good staff here but they are reserved for the older students and the younger years get the inexperienced, poorly organised and planned teachers. There is little monitoring of staff competency and cover teachers are appalling. There is quite a frequent turnover of staff and gaps in subject areas of qualified staff.
If your child is within the top 20% they are treated well with rewarding events and acknowledgement of achievement is made to them and parents. However, if your child needs more support or adaptations this isn't always readily made.
Bullying is a serious issue where some students are bullied daily and little is done to help. There is poor supervision of students at transition times and during breaks that put students at risk. Many parental concerns are met with disingenuous concern from staff and nothing changes.
Safeguarding is extremely poor. Drugs, social media filming and bullying and violence on site are frequent events. This seems to either be going unnoticed or staff cannot be bothered to resolve it.
There are some very good staff here but they are reserved for the older students and the younger years get the inexperienced, poorly organised and planned teachers. There is little monitoring of staff competency and cover teachers are appalling. There is quite a frequent turnover of staff and gaps in subject areas of qualified staff.
If your child is within the top 20% they are treated well with rewarding events and acknowledgement of achievement is made to them and parents. However, if your child needs more support or adaptations this isn't always readily made.
Racist
This school is vile,I had the worst experience there,my tutor was racist and she would never say my name in the register,I went to speak to the head of year about it and she just ignored it,people were saying I'm a refugee and telling me to move back to my country.
Not the best student experience
The school itself is not that bad in terms of teaching however the policies against racism is vile.
I was called the nword by a student in my tutor and they said to multiple people of colour that we had black syndrome and to go back to our own countries. We reported this to the head of our year and she told us that they would deal with it. The student was given punishment of HALF A DAY in isolation and was bragging about it to us after. It was defeating and their mindset didn’t change at all. It is a mainly white school, but there could be way more improvement on dealing with racism.
I don’t know how the canteen system is now but it was definitely too small for all of the school and there was a weird system where we had to line up outside in the cold to get inside and get food. There was seating inside however there was a rule that once you finished your food you had to leave immediately to make space. There was one teacher supervisor that picked on many kids who were definitely in there to eat with their friendship group and kicked them out while the rest still were eating. Where is the other kid supposed to go? This teacher told my friendship group that the canteen is like a fancy restaurant, where you were only allowed to sit if eating. Our years prefect team tried to fix this seating problem but it wasn’t enough.
Also for children who don’t immediately get picked up after school, there’s not much for them to do but sit in the reception or go to the library until 4pm when it closes.
I was called the nword by a student in my tutor and they said to multiple people of colour that we had black syndrome and to go back to our own countries. We reported this to the head of our year and she told us that they would deal with it. The student was given punishment of HALF A DAY in isolation and was bragging about it to us after. It was defeating and their mindset didn’t change at all. It is a mainly white school, but there could be way more improvement on dealing with racism.
I don’t know how the canteen system is now but it was definitely too small for all of the school and there was a weird system where we had to line up outside in the cold to get inside and get food. There was seating inside however there was a rule that once you finished your food you had to leave immediately to make space. There was one teacher supervisor that picked on many kids who were definitely in there to eat with their friendship group and kicked them out while the rest still were eating. Where is the other kid supposed to go? This teacher told my friendship group that the canteen is like a fancy restaurant, where you were only allowed to sit if eating. Our years prefect team tried to fix this seating problem but it wasn’t enough.
Also for children who don’t immediately get picked up after school, there’s not much for them to do but sit in the reception or go to the library until 4pm when it closes.
Fit in or suffer
I got bullied the whole way through and my guidance manager did nothing but blame me for it. Many teachers have favourites and make it known.
I was always top of the class until I got severely depressed in yr 10 when my grades dropped dramatically- most of my teachers were concerned but one shouted at me while the class was queued up just outside the door and told me I was just being lazy. No miss, I was su*cidal and you already knew I had anxiety.
That said, most of my teachers were lovely. Really kind and supportive. One particular science teacher pretty much became my second dad when I was at my lowest, without him, I wouldn’t be here writing this today.
Point is, if you fit in you’ll be fine. But if you don’t, good luck surviving.
I was always top of the class until I got severely depressed in yr 10 when my grades dropped dramatically- most of my teachers were concerned but one shouted at me while the class was queued up just outside the door and told me I was just being lazy. No miss, I was su*cidal and you already knew I had anxiety.
That said, most of my teachers were lovely. Really kind and supportive. One particular science teacher pretty much became my second dad when I was at my lowest, without him, I wouldn’t be here writing this today.
Point is, if you fit in you’ll be fine. But if you don’t, good luck surviving.
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