Coleridge Community College

Amending my original review to be more representative of the school currently, from a Year 11 perspective

• Overall the school has increased in quality having now a real headteacher instead of an interim one
• Year 11s can join extra 'masterclasses' and sessions both before, after and during school that provide students with the ability to do practice papers and exam questions in the company of a teacher in the time leading up to their GCSEs
• The schools reward system has been revamped so that theoretically more students can receive prizes for demonstrating school values e.g. being inquisitive during lesson and asking questions
• Library with computers to do homework with, well managed in comparison to last year
• Dinner hall food quality is average for secondary schools so take from that what you will
• The disciplinary system is much more justified with teachers being more familiar in what constitutes issuing a warning, a move and remove
• Parent engagement through 'tea and tours' which I think started last year and essentially lets parents walk through the school during the day and see the teaching practices of the school first hand

• The subjects and teachers are good, besides PE which is in shambles as those who took it for their GCSEs are more regarded; teachers leaving has led to some changes and lower sets often really only get a period of football on the field or netball or something else that doesn't follow a curriculum
• School has yet to allocate a designated prayer room
• Teachers may allow pupils to leave to go to the toilet during lesson however this is inconsistent

↳ A few positives and negatives which could influence your desire to come to this school. I'm giving the school a 4 star rating because I admire how much they managed to make better than for example 3 years ago which, if you look at past reviews and having experienced it, was a dark time...

Amazing secondary school. Before going there, I was scared as my mum read all those bad reviews which were shocking. But now,I am a student there, I love my school, the teachers are amazing, very caring and do their best for their students. There is a lot of support and help for students. My advice for anyone applying for a secondary school is not to hesitate to go there and do Not believe all those bad reviews .
From student in Coleridge Community College.

Ex student

Absolutely crap, got bullied and they did nothing, I suffered emotional damage.
WORST SCHOOL EVER

I went to this school year 7 to year 8 I don't know if it's changes but some of my friends tell me it hasn't, the other students are very judgemental and not expecting making the work environment very toxic, the counselling sessions aren't the best, as I once had to talk to them and they made me cry and didn't seem to care as they sent me straight back to my lessons
Some of the teachers are very strict but there was quite a lot of good ones

go here like once and week and it's pure shite

very bad and overly strict