See all schools in Ripley DE5
John Flamsteed Community School
Secondary · Academy · Ripley
"I wish I knew about this website when I was about to choose School"
Lisa, parent
"Finally, one can access the opinions of other students completely transparently."
Fredrik, student
Get access to exclusive content, available only on SchoolParrot!
1 month
£2.99
First month. Then £4.99 / month
1 year
£19
Best valueFirst year. Then £39 / year.
For Schools and school staff
Do you work as a principal or school staff? Take control of your SchoolParrot profile. Click here
Don't go.
I'm currently a student and this is a really bad school. It might look good on the outside with the nice scenery, great website and welcoming students. The students are Pre-fects, trained for a good 6 weeks on what to say and how to act around you. The students in this school are not nice like that. Trust me. The senior lead ship team aren't good either. You never see the head. There's a certain man on this team (I'm not allowed to say his name) that your child will see the most. He is a dictator. The rules he says in place are ridiculous. I want to say much, much worse things than that but I can't due to this not going up if I do. Bullying is bad unless your kid keeps under the radar and mixes with a clique almost immediately like I did. You'll make friends, sure. Lessons are horrendous. I have 3 teachers that haven't been at the school for 50% of the year and we've had subs who barely speak English. Maths teachers covering Geography. English teachers running a DT classroom with high power drills and electric saws. The only subject your guaranteed to get a decent education in are Computing, Maths, Science, Woodwork and Art. That's it. Or atleast for me. Maybe at a stretch Science too. Well Chemistry atleast. The foods good except the fact that if you eat daily school meals you're bound to have a heart attack before 35 and they wonder why half of the class can't do Pe. Just don't go here. Go to Belper or Heanor Gate.
Ur problem is ur own problem they dont care
The school clearly just cares about year 11s and profit not the students or mentle health stuff like suicide the schools a tip it looks disgusting and the education systems are poor they also seem not to care for bullying and there only way of resolving conflicts or problems is eather give every single person a detention or tell them to talk to someone else also if you have a problem with mental health like suicide they tell you not to talk to anyone about it as it can make people nervous and you get punished if u do the school doesn't sort problems just hides them
shit hole
the school is a piss take the teachers all talk to the students like shit and only make an effort when parents get involved wiv issues otherwise they just say that were making it up so they dont have to log anything
terrible
horrible, i am a parent i have been told about the smart card system and the late system which is utter ridicule. hear systems wont change the shirts being tucked in the late system won’t prevent late student. my child is transgender and one particular teacher constantly addresses him as a girl or a she/her, he finds this extremely difficult to cope with. horrible school
Bullshit
Bullying
Avoid this school like the plague!!!!
Bullying is at another level here the teachers just don’t have a clue trust me
My son was held down by another pupil/thug/wimp whilst someone/Bully/wimp kicked him in the head 15/20 times!!!!!!
Things will change here after this trust me
Bullying is at another level here the teachers just don’t have a clue trust me
My son was held down by another pupil/thug/wimp whilst someone/Bully/wimp kicked him in the head 15/20 times!!!!!!
Things will change here after this trust me
School review
Disliked my time at this school.
recommend this school in some cases
most teachers are supportive but some of the social care teachers dont do much to help with bullying and mental health issues.
Supportive school
This school has been really helpful and supportive since I moved there, the teachers all try to offer extra support where they can and it is a lovely environment to be in.
Good place
As schools go, it’s alright. Made some good friends here, the resources supplied are mediocre but the teachers are supportive to an extent. Definitely not the worst in the area, and I enjoyed my time here. Very willing to accommodate any disabilities or any support that is needed
Review2020
Very bad. Teachers un-supportive, will say one thing then do the other.
Students point of view.
Personally I enjoy it and since going there I feel like I have really grown as a person. The teachers are easy to talk to and are very supportive.
About SchoolParrot
- SchoolParrot is a review site for schools. We are a company that believes in more transparency within schools. Our platform is open to all users.
Read about SchoolParrot and our company - Reviews are published in real-time without moderation and we want to encourage our users to provide constructive feedback and keep a serious tone. The responsibility lies with the user.
Read our review guidelines