Heanor Gate Science College

behaviour issues that staff dont sort out and its shit

Great school
Amazing teachers many of whom go the extra mile for students to help them reach their full potential
My daughter comes home every nigh smiling telling me about the exciting lessons and incredible funny and kind teacher
They really care about the childrens wellbeing and strive to have a happy healthy learning environment

Ok school, not great, too focused on PE even though it’s a “Science College”. the buildings that are not temporary (although they’ve been there for years and years) are so outdated. only one decent building in the whole school - the specialist SEN building (only built to improve Ofsted rating). The buildings are so old there is no control over temperature, so in winter it’s freezing in all the classrooms - you can’t concentrate really and too busy arguing with teachers to keep your coat on. In summer it’s boiling and you can’t open the windows cos they have been nailed shut (not even joking) for “health and safety reasons”. Also the school is too lazy as in the fact that they can’t be bothered to do anything. I’m a Class of 2020 student and we had prom cancelled not rescheduled for later in the autumn like most schools and we weren’t allowed to collect results in school unlike the majority of schools. I wouldn’t recommend this school really to anyone who is willing to travel the extra 5, 10, 15 mins to better local school.