Whitchurch High School

I used to do an orchestra there but we had to move because they raised the price on the buildings. It has good toilets but the staff there are super grumpy. I was using the toilet after rehearsal and one staff member came up to me and said why are you still here ( it was only like 5 mins ater the rehearsal) I said I really needed to go to the toilet and he just told me to go away. I was in a area that I was allowed to be in and loads of people were still in the building from orchestra so I don't see what the problem was.

Miss jones is a rude woman

The teachers at this school are a disgrace! Especially the pastoral staff they target certain students for things they can’t control and give other students special treatment. They are not even close to the school regulations and take students personal property and don’t give it back . They say the provide support for students struggling however if you don’t meet there criteria of perfect students then they will not give you support. Teachers walk around with dyed hair , crop tops , piercings and visible tattoos however when teachers see a student who they don’t particularly like they will tell them off for following school rules it is completely unfair . The school toilets are horrendous names written over all the walls brown liquid on the ceiling and toilets paper shoved in the broken sinks . The ceiling leeks and most students dont turn up becauz of the harsh treatment the teachers provide . If you are even 1 minute late you get a late mark even if you were taking year 7s to lesson which teachers often incrorage . Teachers openly express views and opinions about political views but when students do it results in isolation and teachers have no simpathy for struggling students and mock them . The teachers and staff do not care about the wellbeing of students I wouldn’t recommend this school as it’s probably the worst most run down school in the whole of south Wales

this year was my final year i am beyond glad i dreadread waking up evrey morning . if you are going to this school you will regret it it geprodaized my education and test scores i did horrible on my gcse’s and am right now struggling with a drug addiction this is mainly because of how much the school impacted my mental health. i have battled depression since year 9 due to severe bullying from students, teachers and all staff. most teachers are horrible and have favrotisam for the popular pretty people. i am not popular or pretty and have been bullied my whole way through school but particularly at this school its the worst. the teachers dont care how horrible students are being and often encourage the harmful environments created . pastrol once you report it or try stand up for yourself will then twist it to be your fault . this school also has racism everywhere the teachers often say racist things towards arabs,pakistanis,indians ,bengalis and many other south asian people however the bullying doesnt stop at racism it also consists on homophobia ,transphobia ,furryphobia ect at this school u need to be good at every sport ever and popular for teachers to not bully u aswell . at whitchurch highschool cardiff they prioritise sports and refuse to care about art and anything academic this has honestly inpacted me in an awful way . during the heat the teachers will level u if u dont have your tie on the top button jumper on skirt or trousers on and tights aswell however when u dont have tights and somtimes even when u do teachers will drop their pen and ask u to bend over and pick it up . certain teachers have made me extremely uncomfortable and leave notes in my books saying to meet them after class sometimes spesific teachers will touch me and when i tell then to stop undermine my authority and continue to do so . my education will never be the same whitchurch highschool messed that up but they also messed up my mental health with the lack of support and blatient disregard for people struggling with mental health. they also contribute to toilet problems and say no when u ask during lessons and stop you during breaks the toilets are also disgusting with used toilet paper on the floor and the toilets usally have grafiti on and the actual toilet is filled with human ficies and wee . do not go here since year 7 i have learned nothing and am now faling in life

I'd give 5 stars for upper and lower but sixth form support for struggling students is non existent. I recommend attending here for GCSEs but don't stay here for sixth form unless you're extremely intelligent.

What are y'all bubbling abt the staff are an amazing influence and the well being team work hard. Y'all are no gooders trying to take your kids from high education and a good atmosphere and also we have pool not to flex but I bet you don't ?‍♂️?

Bullying is high in this school. Either a friends child has been bullied or a friend of a friends child has been bullied. An ex friends daughter goes to this school and she was bullied - I don’t think Whitchurch do much about bullying as it’s rife

Among us among us among us among us

A 'boy' by the initials QJH has literally slept with every boy in year 11. If you have a bf in year 11 at WHS watch out fr

I had a very bad experience with this school. I dealt with things that no teenage should of in school. Had many teacher bully me for years and I have spoken to generations of people who have experienced the same with the same department of teachers. The school mentally destroyed me and when I explained to them how I was feeling they laughed it my face.

So disappointing. My daughter has been being harassed by a member of the school’s well-being team for weeks now because of her hair colour. She’s been threatened to be pulled out of lessons, (bearing in mind she’s in year eleven and studying for her GCSE’s), which is outlandishly unfair. If this continues I’m going to be contacting the school as I refuse to allow my daughters education to be jeopardised because of something so insignificant. Disgraceful.

Disgusting school. The teachers have zero respect for the students. My child and multiple others were made to change their NATURAL hair colours because they weren’t seen as fitting to the school. I am appalled at this and will NOT be allowing the school to get away with this.

Really good school with great facilities and dedicated, supportive staff. All schools have their problems, nowhere is perfect but compared to the private school my son went to first, Whitchurch High was a breath of fresh air.

it's sht, to say the least. wellbeing department is amazing but everything else isn't. if you get picked on, some aspect of it is always your fault, whether you're defending yourself or you give someone a taste of their own medicine. they only care about doing anything if you're popular pretty good shape charmable not to mention how cruel everyone was when i started year 7. everyone picked on me because i was fat, ugly and my hair was greasy (it was always greasy) and i lived through hell every single day. my grades were also pretty sht because most teachers suck at their job, and stress. it was sht until lockdown anyway, then life started to improve drastically. the kids are horrible. if you're not the things i mentioned above then they can and will talk sht behind your back. then they take the pisss when they're talking to you. you're just a part of their funny joke and it honestly sucked. Now life is much better because my greasy hair finally stopped being greasy 24/7, i wear skirts now, i'm still fat but i'm better than i used to be, i finally got friends and people don't pick on me as much anymore. but THAT'S only because I got a slight glow up. teachers treat me better but defending yourself is still punishable. kids here are cruel yall so if you want to send your kid, consider a different school. ESPECIALLY if they're a race other than white. and if they're unattractive, incredibly smart or stupid, and part of lgbtq+. they also load you with work and extra studying (6 hours 20 mins still not enough for you lot? look at finland they barely spend time in school yet they have the best education). thanks for reading this ig enjoy ur day quick edit: also some teacher drop their pens and ask you to pick it up in order to look under your skirt. it's disgusting.

The school is alright. However, some students are too werid. For example a male student in year 11 said he beat off to most the girls instagram pages and then to make it worse went around screaming he never and his friends all saying he did. Also teachers do let the females off many more stuff.

Such a great school! I have studied there for over 4 years now and I have improved a lot in my studies. Before studying in this school I have had trouble learning English as it was not my first language but in a year or so I was able to to perfect it. I subject that I have really enjoyed is mathematics and again I’m making great progress from time to time. The school itself is very welcoming and the staff too are very helpful there. Keep up the great work!

Pretty good school. Facilities are good with a fully new science block being built. The PE department does get a lot of funding, and attention but I feel for those not that interested in sports don’t get engaged as much with PE related activities - which is to be expected. IT resources and digital skills are great with fast computers and a reliable network and internet connection which is also very fast. Also the online resources are very good with lots of digital revision guides and very good in-house workbooks all available online via the school Office 365 account, remote access to the school network via RM Portico, and also on the school website. I feel I am respected by my teachers and associated staff, and I also respect them. This allows lessons to be much more fun and relaxed with teachers having good relationships with pupils. Thankfully their extremely strict uniform policy has been toned down slightly and the changes that have been made have been positive (allowing shorts, blazer becoming optional). The pastoral support and wellbeing is pretty good. They’ve sorted any issues I’ve had but a very small number of support staff (1 or 2) can be judgemental and not exactly too welcoming to more nervous people. As I stated, PE grabs a lot of attention with the likes of Gareth Bale, Sam Warburton and Geriant Thomas being the most accredited sporting alumni. However that doesn’t mean other subjects are ignored. For example, the Arts and Creative subjects have a couple annual events, Christmas Concerts, and smaller events like those in assemblies. Personally, I’m not a very athletic or arty person, but I am contempt with the subjects I do and am happy with my learning in them. (Coming from a straight A*/A student). An issue that has been raised is the male PE staff being sexist towards the female students. This doesn’t seem to be being resolved which is disappointing. It isn’t anything major but the odd comment or grouping if you will. I found learning whilst at home to be positive - greatly improved from early 2020 with the use of interactive activities and good continued support throughout the lockdowns. I do feel safe in the school with CCTV actively monitoring the site, secure gates on entrances, staff monitoring areas of the school site and a very nice environment in the middle of Whitchurch Village with lots of trees and green spaces. The school does have some environment initiatives such as the ‘ESDGC’ which is a group in the school dedicated to environmental sustainability and also many things such as a fully paperless mail system, Eco -friendly computers and also light sensors to reduce electricity consumption. There were also proposals to increase the schools estate of Solar Panels. Disappointingly the school doesn’t recycle (which seems a bit counter intuitive considering all of the promotion of Eco friendly projects) as apparently it costed too much to continue recycling. There are a very wide variety of extra-curricular activities on offer varying from Art to Newspaper clubs and to various Sports training. I would also comment on the food on offer. Generally it is quite nice (slightly overpriced for what it is) and there’s a large variety of food on offer. However I wouldn’t exactly call it extremely healthy. Hot beverages are served which is nice but the vending machines seem to have been removed. I do feel regularly challenged and the work is engaging and not just reading something off of a PowerPoint slide. Field trips in subjects are often (missed out on many due to Covid-19 but they are planned) good fun and even fieldwork around the school site is also positive. The GCSE options process was supportive with an open evening to speak directly with subject teachers to gage what subject was right for you. I would say that most people are happy with the school, most people feel happy with teachers but those in lower sets may not get as high of a standard and may get overlooked. Lower school is most certainly different to Upper school, being a lot more relaxed and quiet in Upper, due to people being more mature and older. This works well as the transition from Year 6 was made very easy as you only start off with the younger years, and also then when in Upper, you don’t have those younger years disturbing important classes and exams. All in all, a pretty good school. If you/your child isn’t very loud and disruptive then they will not have any issues. I think if the school received more funding to match many other schools in Cardiff these few issues could be smoothed out.

The school's main focus falls entirely onto sport, with both art and academic studies failing as a result. Bullying is treated so poorly at the school, with the teachers making it feel as though it is your fault for getting bullied in the first place. Very often have teachers tried to make me seem like the Bad Guy in this situation when that is not, in anyway shape or form, true. I am the victim of bullying not the other way around, all though the school makes it seem that way. It just makes it okay for the bullies to keep acting that way.

The school's focus in terms of praise and funding falls entirely on sport. Arts and academic subjects are not prioritised. When it comes to bullying and discrimination, this school claims to have a zero tolerance policy but in fact seems to go out of its way to make things worse for the students seeking help. Incidents of harassment, racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia are always dealt with poorly, only for the school to use minority kids as a photo opportunity for their "Diversity Week" on twitter.

Racially segregated and teachers that do not support you! There are a handful that go out of their way to be good teachers, but the majority are lazy, liars, uncomfortable with any issue regarding minority groups and not supportive. They play on the “we are a sports school” to show their achievement which is true, as they prioritise the sports teams in education and social aspects, creating a hierarchy/tier system