Whitworth Community High School

Genuinely one of the worst schools I've been to. The teachers don't care about how the students feel, we were all treated like a number. None of them care about your mental health during exams. They shout, belittle, and completely play the power card. "I'm the teacher so you should listen to me". It's completely wron.

most ppl r sound. some are pricks.

This school is the best school they accept you and love you they support your studies if you are hardworking and committed to studies I would recommend it àny where in the world. The teacher go the extra mile for students wonderful school GOD bless Whitworth community high school.

My child was placed in detention after school for only achieving 96% on there maths homework,on a subject that hasn't been taught,I wasn't informed that my child had been detained,and was left waiting outside the school for over half an hour,the teacher responsible,should be dismissed,it is disgusting,I'm furious and will be taking this further,it seems the kids who try,get punished,and the ones that don't,are praised,my child was in tears ,

Not sure of what happens in school time and highly doubt it’s disciplinary as the behaviour of the forty plus gang that are wrecking the Whitworth area and beyond is appalling. Just last night a post was written that Whitworth pupils are spitting on adults and physically assaulting them. The ‘children’ aged 11-16 are feral, Whitworth High School must be so proud of their lovely students. May I add that things have certainly changed since I left there, some great teachers and the vast majority of students were decent human beings. Not any more! SHAME ON THIS SCOOL!

Awful just awful ? Refused to send my younger child here after my eldest had the most traumatic time of their life here . Wouldn't recommend to anyone who cares about their child's education or mental health. Children with any extra needs are treated like outcasts and made to feel ashamed of themselves and less of a person.

Cannot believe the amount of bullying that Gordon at this school, a lot of which is by online methods. Someone is going to get seriously hurt or worse . If you go to teachers you are accussedif being a grass . All in all a horrible school

I told the school multiple times about how I felt lonely, suicidal thoughts, depression etc and the best they did fir me was give me a "praise card" where teachers wrote such inspiring messages as "good work" or "you put your hand up more today", another solution for the loneliness was to make friends as if that wouldn't be the first idea that popped into my head, since moving on from high school I can see just how terrible their drive to help struggling students was.

NEGATIVES-Shocking school of your child has SEN.Your childs diagnosis doesn’t seem to matter. Over achievers will get all the available help,underachievers are basically just underachievers. No hot food allowed if you have a lunchtime detention,cold food only.My child’s lucky they can get a hot meal at home so this is concerning for children who don’t have that option.Shocking that they use food as a punishment. Rules,Rules and more Rules! They are fixated on uniforms and appearance and not fixated on education which is the main reason children attend school.Mobile phones are completely banned but I feel this is a stupid idea,especially if children have to walk to and from school and they can’t contact anyone for help if needed. Bullying is never tackled as the school never admit bullying due to them not wanting the school linked with it.Be careful though because if you retaliate then you’ll find yourself with cold food or an exclusion. Teachers have their favourites and if your not on that list then you really have no chance of progress within the school. Children’s mental health is continually being challenged and they couldn’t care less. POSITIVES- Overachiever,completely perfect,then you’ll do just fine. Students can’t leave the premises at all so you know where they are at all times. Receptionists are lovely.

This school only cares about there grades and attendance not about children’s mental health or ensuring a child is safe and comfortable around teachers and other students as well as at home. At lunch time on several occasions there has been no food left for several students at lunch time and lunch times are limited to 25 minutes, giving children barely enough time to eat and take a suitable break from 2 hours worth of vigorous school work. Alongside all this, female students in year 10 have no options for extracurricular, the only sport available for year 10’s is Male Football

3 years on after leaving I can whole heartedly say this school ruined my mental wellbeing and I'm still trying to get over the trauma this school caused me. First of all let me get this out of the way there was/are some good teachers, but the bad out weigh the rest. One teacher caused me to have a very visible mental breakdown but it was swept under the rug. It wasn't until the school found out about a suicide attempt something happened, and that really shouldn't be the case. I waited out my time there to finally leave, and yet it's still a chain around my neck trying to get them to pass on info to the college I attend about a learning disability. They still haven't done that. I remember a time when a teacher had the audacity to say I don't have a certain medical condition, yet I had to carry the medication with me at all times. I honestly cannot wait to see this school become rubble one day.

The positives? They get good grades out of your children aslong as your child puts in the effort aswell. Some of the teachers are lovely, however some are not at all. The negatives? Well.... They care more about dress codes than students general health. For example, during the colder seasons, (especially during covid when they have to have the windows open) they are strictly NOT allowed to wear coats indoors and are punished if they do. The reason they aren't allowed is because 'its against the dress code' which seems like utter rubbish. My child was advised to wear thermals under their clothes, but how can the school expect us just to go out and buy extra things when they could use what they already have, especially in covid times when people are earning less money than ever. Another thing is that they are NOT AT ALL allowed phones in school. Not even switched completely off, and at the bottom of their bags. My child has to walk all the way from whitworth to rochdale because me and my husband are both usually at work when school ends. I am not having my child walk such a long way and not have some way to contact people, so i make her take her phone to school anyway. So overall, the school is good academically, but not so much for other reasons.

Its about time they sorted out the bullying ,and not just from the pupils !!!!

When I went to the school they cared more about their appearance than actually helping their students. They did nothing to help with bullying and if you tried to fix it yourself you would get in more trouble. Some of the pastoral staff caused almost as much problems as the students did.