Henry Beaufort School

The school is appalling. They do nothing about bullying. I was sa And they did nothing about it at all he wasn’t suspended Or anything and I know that because I saw him in school every day. Say all this about how they dealing with bullying and behaviour in reality they do nothing. Most of the kitchen staff are horrible and the maths teachers won’t let students eat in detentions. Are they meant to go all day and they can’t eat at lunch if it’s bistro food that they’ve bought a break because they can’t put it in their bag is open. Don’t really care about money and get over it, but there are some very nice support staff and a few nice teachers. I’ve been bullied since year seven and it’s still going on By the same people

The school was once an ofsted rated 'outstanding school' but in recent years this has dropped to 'good' which is a reflection upon the current senior management and the way they operate.

Due to no longer being an 'outstanding' school, school leader boards are significantly manipulated, and children 'off-rolled' in an attempt to game the system - They will say this is in your child's best interests, but realistically it's only to benefit them as a school.


Unless your child is academically gifted, I would not entertain sending your child to this school as it is highly likely they will be singled out, placed at disadvantage & detriment and not provided with the right help, at the right time.

If your child shows any weaknesses in terms of learning and behaviour this will be used against them and parental blame heavily inflicted, whilst claiming that they "are doing everything possible to support your child"
Do NOT be fooled.

The school claim to pride themselves on being an 'inclusive school,' yet they have HIGHER than the National average exclusion rate and BELOW the National average number of students registered 'on-roll' with additional needs/SEN/ or an EHCP, suggesting they are NOT 'INCLUSIVE' AT ALL. (Bearing in mind, ALL behaviour is a form of communication)

Parents often express their concerns regarding incidents involving their child being bullied and the school not doing anything to help tackle it efficiently. Instead a blind eye is turned.

Issues regarding child safety, drugs, and Child Criminal Exploitation are not taken seriously and Contextual Safeguarding is non-existent.

If you happen to run in to any serious issues for whatever reason, you can forget an appointment with the Head teacher, as she will persistently delegate her responsibilities and duties to far less senior members of staff, often acting beyond their jurisdiction.

Students are not allowed to express their own opinions openly or have their own view/thoughts. If they attempt to do so, and it goes against the ideology they attempt to promote, the child will be sanctioned. Individualism is also not promoted and instead you are expected to just conform like a military operation.

The same curriculum is taught to all students, regardless of their academic capabilities and no flexibility to cater for individual learning.

Teachers also do not adjust their teaching style based on your childs needs.

This school is not recommended.

Henry Beaufort is - and excuse my wording here - literal crap.

Henry Beaufort might seem all selective and posh from the outside, but it is truly the worst school I have seen. They only have 3-5 dedicated, truly good teachers out of the 119 members of staff, the headteacher is probably one of the worst there. The “call it out” system isn’t helping, but rather making any bullying cases worse, “don’t call it out or you’ll be a snitch” has become the threat.
A lot of the teachers are either homophobic, sexist or ableist, teachers saying things like “Oh I’m so dyslexic” if they cannot spell a word right, despite not being dyslexic.

Some of the teachers are also quite shouty, one actually having sworn in the classroom, another spending 5 minutes kicking a door open to try and prove a student was guilty of pushing the glass out of a door, which was later resolved as an accident.

Mental health is talked about a lot, yet only a few teachers actually care about mental health, this excludes the headteacher and deputy head.
The few nice teachers who actually care are amazing however, and are supportive of students who are struggling with their mental health or family situation.

Education here is and is only average.

Overall quality of the school is terrible, several factors contribute to this. I am finishing my time at Beaufort and I could not be happier to leave. Beaufort pressures students to take subjects that try do not want to for GCSE, they only reward the select few students who are highly outgoing. The facilities are terrible, and I doubt it is due to underfunding. Teachers often are inadequate (Most notably the maths department and the English department), though there are a few very good teachers, typically found it the Languages and Humanities departments. The social setting of the school has depreciated since the COVID-19 pandemic, with a lack of seating for students to eat lunch properly (There used to be tables in the bistro, but these are now unused). Furthermore, the site itself is one of the bleakest, soviet-esque grey buildings, which themselves will help to depress you that bit more. The current headteachers is totally incompetant, with no understanding of compassion or professionalism. The student body is poorly represented by the student council, which is unable to present issues to the Student Leadership Team, due to meetings only four times annually. There is an awful lot wrong with this school, though I don't want to make this review too long. So some highlights also include, overall poor behaviour, ineffective anti bullying policies, lack of mental health support, lack of encouragement for academic subjects, lack of social opportunities. To summarise, I have had a terrible experience here, and if you are a parent I would strongly reccomend that you do not send a child here, especially if your child is academic or high achieving. Before j came here I was a happy child, and now I am about to leave as a scarred, depressed, anxious person who has regretted all of the last five years of my life.

worst school ever, dont send children here

the reason i want to pass away, nearly all of the the pupils and teachers are selfish and annoying. don’t go there if you aren’t prepared to have to do everything yourself with practically no support or attention from teachers. nothing is ever explained properly and the homework load is extremely unreasonable. the way they operate is extremely unorganised and unfair

finishing 1st year of this school, has been amazing, love the teachers, but i dont think the teachers can handle some students

Beaufort is an incredible school to attend, offering an inclusive social environment whilst also providing your child with enough support and expertise in order to allow them to achieve their fullest potential. As we say, "Believe and Achieve"