Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

i went to this school for 3 years and it was probably one of the worst times of my life. the school hired about 20 ish staff members for the ofsted review just to get kids in line, and they never came back after. no one seems to care about their gcses or futures. there are only a few good teachers at this school in my opinion. the slt and best team is understaffed, and the headteachers never appears to leave her office so is oblivious to what actually happens at this place-bullying, racism all of it. so happy i have left now. a couple kids have also bought weapons into school, including this guy that was in my form.

the office lady left and left me in pain

My child was here and it was a very detrimental experience - from both a mental health and a learning point of view- so I have now moved them to a different school. This was huge upheaval for them but has proved the right decision. I am sorry I didn’t move my son earlier. This school is large and impersonal and the behaviour is unmanaged so bullying is a regular problem. You cannot speak to anyone as the senior staff hide behind email and often don’t even reply to those. The headteacher is deluded and thinks the ofsted failure was down solely to pupils who need to improve behaviour- you need to nurture kids and provide a thriving space to learn- and take responsibility. All the good teachers quit. The best team is only useful if you have SEND needs. My child learned very little in the year he attended and beacons socially withdrawn and anxious. He wanted to learn and as this isn’t the norm here it seems it was very difficult. Behaviour on the school bus is feral and I feel sorry for the drivers. Many parents drive their kids because the busses are a haven for bullying. He is thriving in his new school. When he left I was harassed for a reason why. When I sent a king email listing examples I didn’t even get a reply- which sums it up. My child was marked absent in lessons on days he was in them. And marked in attendance, earning points, when he was not even in. It was a joke! Nobody contacted me to let me know he had fainted. Do not send your child to this school, it will ruin them and their education.

I almost got sent to the hub for giving a pen back to my friend and I have gotten in trouble For some undeserving reasons

All they do is tell lies make up allegations against students and refuse to answer questions I’ve never in my life known a school like it absolute disgrace of a school