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The Willink School

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3.1

Based on 9 reviews and 73 answers

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Average of 8 reviews with area ratings

  • Indoor environment3.3
  • Food3.3
  • Education3.1
  • Safety3.0
  • Outdoor environment3.0
  • Staff2.9
  • Communication2.9
  • Activities2.5
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  • Former Student
    1.0
    26 June 2025

    Hell on earth

    Absolutely hellish place If hell had a 8th circle this would be it, the staff are grossly incompetent and the students are just as bad I was relentlessly bullied and the staff sat by and did nothing even after an attempt on my own life and an actual hate crime

  • Parent
    5.0
    21 October 2024

    a true gem of a school for any "socially responsible parent"

    we have looked at over 10 secondary schools for our son and no other school came even close to WILLINK. The new head mistress is a top professional and can only be described an "energiser" and visionary. Bulling is dealt with at its root, teachers take each pupil like their own, no task or question is too small, so far everything is going perfectly for our 7th form joiner. Touch wood

  • Student
    1.0
    26 March 2023

    very bad

    zero emotional support as they claim to have a "learning support center that students can go to whenever" but it is locked. since i have joined the willink my mental health has become wores and worse, not at all helped by the level of bullying and homophobia i have had to deal with while the teaches do nothing, prefering to deal with the bigger dramas and supporting the bully. in the anti bully assemblies they dont realise that its a absolute joke as they are telling it to the bullyies who just...

  • Student
    1.0
    26 March 2023

    pretty bad

    i have not liked it.at all. only good part is the food.

  • Former Student
    3.0
    27 January 2023

    Ex-student

    I was at the Willink for 3 years but ultimately chose to leave as the school only care about manufacturing the perfect employees and only cared about high grades and rarely cared about producing perfect grades. I had a relatively normal social life but when I faced social difficulties like bullying, I was ignored the school favouring to deal with the big dramas and putting me to the side. The quality of the education depended on how your teacher liked you and luckily I had relatively high grade...

  • Student
    3.0
    22 January 2023

    Review

    Overall it's ok, generally good teachers however it has it's share of problems the canteen is abysmal, overpriced, abhorrent tasting food and awful management of the queues. Language department is understaffed, there's no school trips for any subjects other than languages and the curriculum is very stale and uninspired.

  • Student
    5.0
    6 November 2022

    one of the better in reading area

    Good leadership from experienced staff, sixth form is esp good. Only downside is the bad Lang department.

  • Student
    1.0
    28 September 2022

    Willink

    I am a student at the willink school in year 10 at the start of year7 things where not amazing but they where not bad. I could not finsh my education in the willink due to my mental health. The things some of the staff said to me were discusting expecting the SAFE GARDING DEPT HEAD!!!! He told me to not self harm in school do it at home he called my feeling pathetic and said they wasn’t valid. There is no HELPFUL emotional support what so ever and the teachers have not been trained for people wi...

  • Student
    1.0
    4 April 2022

    Don't go to the willink

    This school is very bad My friend reviewed this as "at least they had chairs" :)