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Carshalton High School for Girls
Secondary · Academy · Carshalton
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Disgusting school and horrible experience
Absolutely horrible experience. Teachers do not care about students at all (at least from my experience). Sometimes they can be helpful, but the amount of times I had to suffer through issues just because the teachers couldn't be bothered. I asked for help multiple times, but they never did anything. I don't think I've ever felt so unsafe in a school before because of how they treated us. They don't care about their student's mental health, let alone education. Depending on the teachers you have, maybe you could have a pleasant experience, but most of the people I've known haven't at all. The rules are also really foolish. You could forget your lanyard and it's an immediate detention/isolation. Additionally, isolations, detentions and suspensions for misbehaving is really poor. I was bullied which completely destroyed my mental health, but all they do is have a small chat with the person and give them isolation. Isolation for hurting people physically or mentally isn't enough. The students don't even care if they get isolation. Again, I tried to report these behaviours but they didn't care or just told me that it wasn't a big deal. Another thing is the security. Multiple times people have broken in and from what I can recall someone had a knife. All the teachers care about is the money and not having happy students. Please do not take your child to this school if you want them to have a stable mental health. If I could give it 0 stars, I really would.
My experience as a former student.
Most students write negative reviews about this school as a way to "get back at the teachers" after getting one detention. As a former student in this school, this isn't a matter of a simple scolding but rather a continuous series of issues I've faced whilst attending this school. I struggle with ADHD and ever since I've joined this school I received no help or guidance in my learning. The staff mask their ill nature by putting on a facade of kindness and hospitality towards parents and carers to draw them in to their school. I've attended this school for 7 years and recently been kicked out as I've been told "we don't think you will be able to pass the exams due to your learning difficulties". They have convinced my parents and me to withdraw from the school, so that I could not use this against them in court as it looks like this was my choice. This has been done to a number of students and it's clear by the crafty way they conducted this, that this has been done multiple times before me. It's obvious that they are doing this all for the money and not for the wellbeing of the students. It costs a lot for them to pay for every student to take a test, and by reducing the number they in turn keep the ones with no learning difficulties and get rid of the ones that struggle.
During these 7 years of school I have learned a little, the teachers mostly tap through a slide show and expect us to understand and they don't sort out the bad behaviour effectively because in every class I've been in, new drama occurred and distracted everyone else from learning. As a younger student I was glad that I got to watch a performance of arguing between a student and teacher but now I've matured I regret the time I missed learning because of this. I tried so hard to catch up and learn at home and this method has been most affective for me personally. In a month of learning during the summer holidays I managed to teach myself various subjects and what I learnt is far more than it takes in a year of school.
There were multiple times teachers didn't show up to class for weeks and we were left with no one in the class and naturally, everyone left to use their phone and contribute nothing to their education. This affected our grades.
The food served grows more expensive each term, a drink such as a peach lipton costing up to £2.89. The students cannot pay in cash and only fingerprints are accepted, which is a way for them to get our fingerprints and store it, which a number of parents and students aren't comfortable with.
As a singular student there is nothing I could do, except warn potential parents or carers wanting to enroll their child into this school.
The positive reviews are either brought or written by the school itself.
There are multiple fights at school and various dangerous situations happening every so often, such as a student sneaking a knife into the school which was due to bullying and thought the only way she could protect herself was to turn up with a weapon. They preach about mental health and such yet the school sees it as a chore to listen to students. There is no confidentiality and people's business spreads around like wildfire, and it's mostly the teachers sharing this information.
A student has reported abuse at home to a staff member and is also struggling with SH, and the first thing the school did was report this to the parents of that girl. The school doesn't know how to approach things the right way, and cause problems rather than solving them.
There are teachers at this school with gambling addictions, said by a former teacher who decided to leave.
The staff have no empathy and will favour students and discriminate against others.
The male staff are constantly making remarks about skirts and shirts, making students uncomfortable and embarrassed then punishing them if they dare speak up.
To any students who are struggling right now in this school, I promise it will change in college and when you enter a new chapter of your life. To parents who receive complaints from their child about this school, please listen to them. Minor issues in this school will turn into big problems and will affect your child in the most negative way.
During these 7 years of school I have learned a little, the teachers mostly tap through a slide show and expect us to understand and they don't sort out the bad behaviour effectively because in every class I've been in, new drama occurred and distracted everyone else from learning. As a younger student I was glad that I got to watch a performance of arguing between a student and teacher but now I've matured I regret the time I missed learning because of this. I tried so hard to catch up and learn at home and this method has been most affective for me personally. In a month of learning during the summer holidays I managed to teach myself various subjects and what I learnt is far more than it takes in a year of school.
There were multiple times teachers didn't show up to class for weeks and we were left with no one in the class and naturally, everyone left to use their phone and contribute nothing to their education. This affected our grades.
The food served grows more expensive each term, a drink such as a peach lipton costing up to £2.89. The students cannot pay in cash and only fingerprints are accepted, which is a way for them to get our fingerprints and store it, which a number of parents and students aren't comfortable with.
As a singular student there is nothing I could do, except warn potential parents or carers wanting to enroll their child into this school.
The positive reviews are either brought or written by the school itself.
There are multiple fights at school and various dangerous situations happening every so often, such as a student sneaking a knife into the school which was due to bullying and thought the only way she could protect herself was to turn up with a weapon. They preach about mental health and such yet the school sees it as a chore to listen to students. There is no confidentiality and people's business spreads around like wildfire, and it's mostly the teachers sharing this information.
A student has reported abuse at home to a staff member and is also struggling with SH, and the first thing the school did was report this to the parents of that girl. The school doesn't know how to approach things the right way, and cause problems rather than solving them.
There are teachers at this school with gambling addictions, said by a former teacher who decided to leave.
The staff have no empathy and will favour students and discriminate against others.
The male staff are constantly making remarks about skirts and shirts, making students uncomfortable and embarrassed then punishing them if they dare speak up.
To any students who are struggling right now in this school, I promise it will change in college and when you enter a new chapter of your life. To parents who receive complaints from their child about this school, please listen to them. Minor issues in this school will turn into big problems and will affect your child in the most negative way.
Racist school that lies to the parents
This school is actually racist. There was a fight in the canteen between two year 7 girls and everyone saw. My daughter and 2 other black girls were pulled out of lesson and shouted at by a male teacher for apparently being a ‘bystander’ to the fight when she wasn’t the only person that witnessed it and there were enough staff around to separate the two girls and do something about it. Earlier that day I received a call from the school saying my daughter was being ‘aggressive’ and ‘encouraging’ the fight and when I asked what she did to encourage it they changed the subject. Keep in mind that this fight happened a week ago and one of the girls was excluded so I’m very confused why they feel the need to bring it on when it’s very clearly already been resolved. My daughter and the 2 other girls are the only ones getting isolation because apparently they are the only ones they can see on cctv. I listened to my daughter’s side of the story and I completely agree with her. Carshalton high school for girls lie to the parents and do not listen to them or the students, horrible school.
Thanks for the trauma ❤️
I’m very sorry to give this review but I left this school around 3 years ago now and I still have unpleasant memories of it.
I was severely bullied here all throughout year 9 and 10 and the teachers quite frankly did not give a rat’s arse. What was their way of tackling this? To plant a tree that they named “the anti bullying tree”.
In year 11, almost our entire year failed our maths mock and the teachers had the audacity to blame us. Surely if nearly the whole year failed there’s an issue with the maths department, not the students.
All I will say is that the learning support assistants were all lovely, kind people and I’m sorry they have to work in such a horrible school.
I was severely bullied here all throughout year 9 and 10 and the teachers quite frankly did not give a rat’s arse. What was their way of tackling this? To plant a tree that they named “the anti bullying tree”.
In year 11, almost our entire year failed our maths mock and the teachers had the audacity to blame us. Surely if nearly the whole year failed there’s an issue with the maths department, not the students.
All I will say is that the learning support assistants were all lovely, kind people and I’m sorry they have to work in such a horrible school.
shit school
literally the most awful school in the area
Worst school ever
This is a horrible school,one of the teachers had a 🦴 in class and they still let him teach after it was reported,they don’t let you say your side of the story in situations and will believe anyone,there’s dead bugs and disgusting things in the food,they put gates on the toilets and then say they aren’t trying to stop us from using the toilets when they literally don’t let us go in lesson and the prices of food in the canteen are really expensive. Don’t go to CHSG ‼️‼️
THIS IS A BAD SCHOOL
To be honest, this school is really bad. They made a poor student eat pork, even when it is against her religion , they don't even care about there students. The school went from outstanding to good 😐
nightmare of a school.
I am now at an age where school should not bother me anymore but it does, I still have bad memories that pop up from time to time which has impacted my anxiety many years after leaving this school.
I was a good student, quiet, kept to myself and worked hard. I struggled with maths and I remember math teachers being unable to help me learn, I remember one specifically telling me that I'm taking too long to understand the math questions and she couldn't help me, so from then on I never asked for any more help in maths. I felt so ashamed but later on learnt about Dyscalculia.. Which is nothing I never heard of until a few years ago.
Teachers were just as much bullies as the students were. I remember it all. I remember the dance teacher forcing me and other students to do P.E when we very ill. One girl had hurt her leg but was made to do P.E still which later turned out to be a broken leg. The teachers name was miss bevan.
I remember loving art, always getting A's. I remember making clay art and I was so proud to collect it the next day after it had dried to find that it had been lost, whilst all the other students weren't. I went back the next day to see if it had been found, again it was not. The teacher had no remorse for my lost work. This art teacher had long blonde hair I do not remember her name but she wasn't pleasant. She was also an advocate for students who had been bullied, she was terrible and never gave any support.
I loved english and books but I was the quiet one in class and felt scared around the students in my english classes, the end of year english class was the worse, I sat by myself with no friends around me. I gave a letter to the english teacher about not wanting to do public speaking in front of the class and the teacher mumbled under her breath you will do it, I will make you. But I didn't do it in the end which I was thankful for.
I was put in all lower tiers for all classes which means I couldn't get a higher grade which I was very upset about. I knew I could do better.
I also took child development and worked hard in my case studies which was supposed to go towards the end final grade, my coursework that I did was never mentioned or put towards the grade which was very disappointing.
Ict was my favourite class and I did well in the class, the teachers did struggle in this class and got overwhelmed with the outspoken students which in turn left me and others who wanted help, without it. The ICT teacher apologised to me for not answering my question.
I remember french class with mrs shadrake.. she couldn't understand why one lesson I did so well in my answers, she said I was copying the girl next to me, made me move to the back of the class, embarrassed me, but then realised that I was not copying and realised she made a fool out of herself and me. You can imagine how I felt. I will never forget that.
I also remember one science class with a temp teacher who couldn't handle the class and he locked us in the classroom and wouldn't let us go until he calmed down, it was utterly terrifying.
I am so glad I stuck the school out, and finished but at times I could see myself quitting. If I had to go back to this school now, I don't think I would cope.
Year 7 and 8 were the best years but from then onwards, it was terrible.
College was a 100% better and I was praised for my hard work and determination. I am so glad to of been appreciated in college, I even had my work shared with the former college students because the professor was impressed.
If you go to this school, there will be fun times and bad times. Nice teachers and bad teachers. School bullies who will always be bullies and take all of the teachers time meaning the quiet kids be left out. Stay strong, work hard and remember school isn't everything although it may seem like it at the time. Trust me when I say life after school will be better.
I was a good student, quiet, kept to myself and worked hard. I struggled with maths and I remember math teachers being unable to help me learn, I remember one specifically telling me that I'm taking too long to understand the math questions and she couldn't help me, so from then on I never asked for any more help in maths. I felt so ashamed but later on learnt about Dyscalculia.. Which is nothing I never heard of until a few years ago.
Teachers were just as much bullies as the students were. I remember it all. I remember the dance teacher forcing me and other students to do P.E when we very ill. One girl had hurt her leg but was made to do P.E still which later turned out to be a broken leg. The teachers name was miss bevan.
I remember loving art, always getting A's. I remember making clay art and I was so proud to collect it the next day after it had dried to find that it had been lost, whilst all the other students weren't. I went back the next day to see if it had been found, again it was not. The teacher had no remorse for my lost work. This art teacher had long blonde hair I do not remember her name but she wasn't pleasant. She was also an advocate for students who had been bullied, she was terrible and never gave any support.
I loved english and books but I was the quiet one in class and felt scared around the students in my english classes, the end of year english class was the worse, I sat by myself with no friends around me. I gave a letter to the english teacher about not wanting to do public speaking in front of the class and the teacher mumbled under her breath you will do it, I will make you. But I didn't do it in the end which I was thankful for.
I was put in all lower tiers for all classes which means I couldn't get a higher grade which I was very upset about. I knew I could do better.
I also took child development and worked hard in my case studies which was supposed to go towards the end final grade, my coursework that I did was never mentioned or put towards the grade which was very disappointing.
Ict was my favourite class and I did well in the class, the teachers did struggle in this class and got overwhelmed with the outspoken students which in turn left me and others who wanted help, without it. The ICT teacher apologised to me for not answering my question.
I remember french class with mrs shadrake.. she couldn't understand why one lesson I did so well in my answers, she said I was copying the girl next to me, made me move to the back of the class, embarrassed me, but then realised that I was not copying and realised she made a fool out of herself and me. You can imagine how I felt. I will never forget that.
I also remember one science class with a temp teacher who couldn't handle the class and he locked us in the classroom and wouldn't let us go until he calmed down, it was utterly terrifying.
I am so glad I stuck the school out, and finished but at times I could see myself quitting. If I had to go back to this school now, I don't think I would cope.
Year 7 and 8 were the best years but from then onwards, it was terrible.
College was a 100% better and I was praised for my hard work and determination. I am so glad to of been appreciated in college, I even had my work shared with the former college students because the professor was impressed.
If you go to this school, there will be fun times and bad times. Nice teachers and bad teachers. School bullies who will always be bullies and take all of the teachers time meaning the quiet kids be left out. Stay strong, work hard and remember school isn't everything although it may seem like it at the time. Trust me when I say life after school will be better.
Worst Secondary School Ever.
If I could give 0 stars, I would. They gave my daughter after school detention twice, and I am not exaggerating when I say that it was for absolutely no reason at all.
They also forced my daughter to do P.E. despite her injured leg and a doctor's note. Her leg was black and blue, and they still insisted she do it anyways. That was the final straw, and these are just a few of many incidents that happened to my daughter. I have also noticed a tendency for this to happen to more non-white people. My daughter is Asian. Do not send your daughter to this school, for her sake.
They also forced my daughter to do P.E. despite her injured leg and a doctor's note. Her leg was black and blue, and they still insisted she do it anyways. That was the final straw, and these are just a few of many incidents that happened to my daughter. I have also noticed a tendency for this to happen to more non-white people. My daughter is Asian. Do not send your daughter to this school, for her sake.
Worst Secondary School Ever.
If I could give 0 stars, I would. We're going to transfer. My daughter was late to school due to a car crash, and we called ahead to tell them, and this was her first time being late. She received an after school detention anyways.
AND THEN, the next day we got a text message saying our daughter was in detention again, and would not give any reason why. So I picked her up an hour later than usual, and turns out THERE WAS NO DETENTION. The school was so incompetent that they told me she had detention when she didn't, and so my daughter waited FOR AN HOUR, in the freezing rain in the middle of December. She's only 11 years old and she was crying. Because of this, I was late picking up my other two 5 year old children from school, so THEY also waited an hour in the freezing cold. The next day I went in to discuss this with her Head of Year, and they refused to acknowledge their mistake and insisted it was not their fault, and blamed it on my daughter. Really?! Do not send your daughter to this school, for her sake.
AND THEN, the next day we got a text message saying our daughter was in detention again, and would not give any reason why. So I picked her up an hour later than usual, and turns out THERE WAS NO DETENTION. The school was so incompetent that they told me she had detention when she didn't, and so my daughter waited FOR AN HOUR, in the freezing rain in the middle of December. She's only 11 years old and she was crying. Because of this, I was late picking up my other two 5 year old children from school, so THEY also waited an hour in the freezing cold. The next day I went in to discuss this with her Head of Year, and they refused to acknowledge their mistake and insisted it was not their fault, and blamed it on my daughter. Really?! Do not send your daughter to this school, for her sake.
Carshalton high school for girls
Incredible teachers who really care about us. There are issues as with every school but I’ve never felt more accepted
bad school
all the teachers just scream at you and make you feel a horrible they don’t care about mental health and have bad ways of dealing with behaviour
i had a disappointing experience here
i went to the reception once nicely asking for a sanitary pad as I had accidentally left mine at home only to have the lady roll her eyes at me and moan about how often this sort of thing happens.
lack of safety with coronavirus
not an effective use of personal protective equipment, lack of safety concerning coronavirus, not good at all, very disappointed. i do not feel safe attending school!!
i do not recommend this school
lack of help for students struggling with diagnosed mental health issues!!
Bad School
Very bad none of the students like each other it's like the worst students just got together. Come here if you like suicidal thoughts about yourself bullying is unimaginable.
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