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Casterton College Rutland
Secondary · Academy · Stamford
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Don’t send your children here
If your child is academically gifted then the school will love them. However if your child is anxious, in need of extra support or has special needs they will not be looked after. If your child is ill their app will advise you to keep them off until better then they will send rude threatening emails saying your child’s attendance is unacceptable. They may be oversubscribed at the beginning of a new term but many students end up leaving. Dreadful school.
I hate u all
Im being very generous xx
never send your kids here. please
this place is one of the worst schools to be honest. its never really properly cleaned (especially not changing rooms or toilets) , its an extremely toxic environment especially with some of the teachers. the uniform is another massive issue especially for the girls, the long skirts are super impractical for everything (walking up stairs, they get caught on chairs and doors ect.). but most of that isnt even a problem because the reason for having the skirts that long is “so that no male students or TEACHERS get distracted”. that was the response i got from a teacher when i asked why they were so long. but the pe skorts are designed to be tiny and we were yelled at for having our skorts too short, even though they were the size that fit us waist wise. the uniform issue also stretches to boys as they aren’t allowed shorts in the summer. the principal is also extremely creepy and aggravating as he spends most of his break and lunch time’s walking in and out of the boys toilets, he also refuses to speak to fathers alone when in meetings and will only have solo meetings with mothers as he feels theyre easier to control. student services is another absolute joke as they never deal with issues in a good way.also theyve removed the doors leading into the toilets and have cameras facing into them. this school is altogether just a massive issue please never send your kids here.
DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS THERE
Absolute madness going on at that school. Since Gemma Bentley took over as assistant principal it has been a nightmare. My mental health had reached an all time low while I was there and I was in hospital because of it. Since I have been expelled from casterton I can confidently say I have never been happier. I don’t always feel like I am on edge with constant unnecessary trouble from teachers at that school. It also affected my home life horrendously. Because not only did it affect my mental health but also my mothers. Constantly dealing with ridiculous emails and phone calls and worrying about what the school would do next and what would happen to me couldn’t of been nice for her. I can’t stress enough how happy I am to be out of there. So if you have any sort of sense do not send your kids there.
Honest review
Honestly the staff can't be bothered with anyone's wellbeing
Avoid Casterton College all all cost
Avoid this school like the plague. The ethos of the head teacher is to govern with fear. It skews the data to make it look like they out perform the other local schools.
Children are very unhappy, bullying is at an all time high, and they have no care for the children's wellbeing. The real issue of this school is that the toxic culture is coming from the Head Mr Smith.
Children are very unhappy, bullying is at an all time high, and they have no care for the children's wellbeing. The real issue of this school is that the toxic culture is coming from the Head Mr Smith.
Strict is not always best.
I'm giving it a poor rating because of how the school is run which is directly related to the head teacher whose sole focus is to achieve school awards, which is no bad thing but he does this at the expense of the students wellbeing.
Statistics are skewed to show how wonderful the school is but in reality, it's an average school with below average attitude from the teachers. They will punish children for the slightest thing and believe fear will make them work. There is no balance, just rules and punishments. Don't even get me started on Covid... a personal agenda is set here and chidlren are bullied to wear masks, even if they say they are exempt.
Perhaps this method works but if it leaves the students in fear of attending then I don't think it's a good method.
These are my personal opinions only and not stated as fact.
Statistics are skewed to show how wonderful the school is but in reality, it's an average school with below average attitude from the teachers. They will punish children for the slightest thing and believe fear will make them work. There is no balance, just rules and punishments. Don't even get me started on Covid... a personal agenda is set here and chidlren are bullied to wear masks, even if they say they are exempt.
Perhaps this method works but if it leaves the students in fear of attending then I don't think it's a good method.
These are my personal opinions only and not stated as fact.
It was average
This school was good when I first went to it in year seven but as I went through the years most students were almost forgotten about unless they were grade A students or badly behaved ones. I was also treated quite badly by some staff members over the years.
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