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Corby Business Academy
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Horrible school
If you’re wanting to experience poor mental health first hand, then this school is perfect for you! These were the worst five years of my life, and I nearly lost my life here not only from my mental health being completely destroyed by the lack of support from the safeguarding and well-being teams, but also from the extreme bullying I faced where other students made plans to end my life. No matter how many times I reported the bullying, nothing was done. Nobody helped me. In fact, in my many hours, days, weeks spent in the well-being hub, I overheard the staff mocking students who came up to them for help with bullying as soon as the child was out of earshot. If you told them that you were going through a difficult time, they would tell you to go back to your lesson and try to push through, then laugh about whatever you told them as soon as you were gone. They gave awards and treats to students that had been reported for bullying. There were a few teachers who were excellent, and made me feel like I was worth something when I was in their lessons, sitting at their desk to protect me from the other students. But I was forced to drop my chosen GCSE’s because I was too much of a distraction for sitting there quietly since the other students couldn’t resist the name calling and physical attacks. Nobody was punished except me, and I have always been a very focused and interested learner. This school ruined that for me. This school destroyed any and all motivation I had. They kept me in a tiny room all day long, only letting me out for maths, English and science, and I wasn’t even allowed to leave to go to the toilet or get food at break and lunch, and if I didn’t listen and went to the toilet or got food anyway, SLT would be sent to find me and force me back into the room. They forced daily bag and uniform searches upon me because I held a toy gun in my drama class, where they had several toy guns that all the students were welcome to use for their performances. I felt dehumanised by them, and would frequently be spoken to like I was stupid or an animal. When I told one of the teachers that I was being abused at home, nobody helped. Nobody cared. I was stuck in constant fear and torment because of the treatment at both school and home, and nobody was helping or listening when I was begging for help. They failed to protect me, in every single way possible. After I’d told them about something that had deeply traumatised me, they proceeded to threaten me with the incident happening again if I got too upset in front of anyone or didn’t want to stay seated in that tiny room all day long. I went home crying my eyes out every single day, and came into school crying every morning. I cried on and off all through the day for five years straight, and developed a neuropsychiatric disorder because of how horrendous this school was at caring for and safeguarding their students. I absolutely would not recommend this school to anyone. It feels like a prison.
Why this school is genuinely a dumpster fire
This school is a disaster, and today, we’re pulling back the curtain on the truth behind the UNIT and its mistreatment, deception, and outright failures. Let’s set the course and break it all down.
First, the teachers. Even if a student doesn’t require special assistance, most teachers still speak to them in an overly simplified, condescending way, as if they're incapable of understanding complex literacy. This unnecessary dumbing-down not only stifles potential but also makes students feel underestimated and undervalued. Then there’s the management—constantly twisting the truth to suit their own narrative. A prime example? When students in the UNIT had their phones confiscated, management claimed the same rule applied to mainstream students. Yet, in reality, mainstream students were never subjected to the same restriction. A blatant lie, one among many.
When it comes to discipline, most teachers in the UNIT enforce strict, inflexible rules, leaving little room for understanding or fairness. Only a handful of them are actually kind and treat students with respect, creating an atmosphere where genuine support is rare. The classes themselves are mediocre at best—constantly disrupted by noisy, unruly students whom teachers struggle to control. The UNIT classrooms are filled with kids who either pride themselves on being disruptive troublemakers or feel like outcasts and rejects, isolated from any real sense of belonging. To make matters worse, certain teachers seem to go out of their way to single out specific students, harassing them or making them feel insignificant, like they don’t matter.
Socializing is another nightmare. Breaks and lunchtimes are deliberately split up, preventing students from spending time with their actual friends. And if someone wants to hug a relative or close friend as a form of comfort or connection? That’s considered unacceptable—even when it’s entirely consensual. It’s just another example of the rigid and inconsiderate rules forced upon students with no regard for genuine human interactions.
And let’s not forget the food. Meals served at lunchtime are either undercooked, leaving students with raw, unappetizing portions, or burned beyond recognition—never anything in between. There’s no standard, no care, no effort to provide quality or nutrition, just a sloppy excuse for a meal shoved onto students’ plates without a second thought.
All in all, this school fails on every level. From the teachers to the management, the learning environment to the basic rights of students, everything about it feels suffocating, restrictive, and unfair. Change is needed—desperately.
First, the teachers. Even if a student doesn’t require special assistance, most teachers still speak to them in an overly simplified, condescending way, as if they're incapable of understanding complex literacy. This unnecessary dumbing-down not only stifles potential but also makes students feel underestimated and undervalued. Then there’s the management—constantly twisting the truth to suit their own narrative. A prime example? When students in the UNIT had their phones confiscated, management claimed the same rule applied to mainstream students. Yet, in reality, mainstream students were never subjected to the same restriction. A blatant lie, one among many.
When it comes to discipline, most teachers in the UNIT enforce strict, inflexible rules, leaving little room for understanding or fairness. Only a handful of them are actually kind and treat students with respect, creating an atmosphere where genuine support is rare. The classes themselves are mediocre at best—constantly disrupted by noisy, unruly students whom teachers struggle to control. The UNIT classrooms are filled with kids who either pride themselves on being disruptive troublemakers or feel like outcasts and rejects, isolated from any real sense of belonging. To make matters worse, certain teachers seem to go out of their way to single out specific students, harassing them or making them feel insignificant, like they don’t matter.
Socializing is another nightmare. Breaks and lunchtimes are deliberately split up, preventing students from spending time with their actual friends. And if someone wants to hug a relative or close friend as a form of comfort or connection? That’s considered unacceptable—even when it’s entirely consensual. It’s just another example of the rigid and inconsiderate rules forced upon students with no regard for genuine human interactions.
And let’s not forget the food. Meals served at lunchtime are either undercooked, leaving students with raw, unappetizing portions, or burned beyond recognition—never anything in between. There’s no standard, no care, no effort to provide quality or nutrition, just a sloppy excuse for a meal shoved onto students’ plates without a second thought.
All in all, this school fails on every level. From the teachers to the management, the learning environment to the basic rights of students, everything about it feels suffocating, restrictive, and unfair. Change is needed—desperately.
school is a shithole
most the teachers are just ass and the management sucks, rules don't consider students at all if you try talk to a teacher or management they don't listen at all.
Worst school ever!!
School is a total joke when it comes to safe guarding a child. Stick up for bullies. Teachers screaming in ur child's face! They think when they see a child laughing joking with their mates they cnt have anxiety. Bully loving school and teachers avoid with all cost
Don't go here
The school is full of bullying I used to go there and left because of how bad it was there they don't help and we had supply's constantly we Bearley learnt anything this school was rubbish fights ganging up on people would always happen there was only a few teachers that was actually good you would get stuff chucked at you on the busses this school could improve if they stuck to a set of rules and didn't keep changing them and if they actually did stuff about bullying the only time they would do stuff is if a parent would go in but they didn't do alot
Homophobia
There is too much homophobia and transphobia in this school and on the buses. My child has countlessly come home in tears or just generally upset due to having slurs yelled at them or having items thrown at their head all for showing who they want to be. It needs fixed if anyone expects to be able to learn here. My child has told me before that even with teachers knowing and seeing what happens, nothing is done. This is unacceptable and unsafe for our children who just want to be themselves. And I know it isn't just my child.
Not great.
Left now but when I was there the rules changed every other week, different number of lessons per day each year, went through about 5 principles and there were constant staff shortages
I had substitute teachers for over a year of GCSE geography and eventually we were put together into a class of almost 60.
Some teachers did stand out though, particularly in the Maths department.
I had substitute teachers for over a year of GCSE geography and eventually we were put together into a class of almost 60.
Some teachers did stand out though, particularly in the Maths department.
Wellbeing team report
They don’t care about mental health and if you try talk to the well-being team they make you feel bad for how you feel
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