Kinross High School

School cares about pupils and tries to do the best for them.

Under very poor leadership at the moment. Best teachers are jumping ship and leaving. Discipline is poor. Bullying is rife. Communication from school is very poor.

tbh its mentally draining, whether they like to hear this or not its really mentally draining. i wish teachers would pay attention to everyone aside JUST the misbehaving students. when teachers tell the whole class off for 1 persons fault it feels awful. some staff have even said slurs and other derogatory language that they think is okay. the environment is not something u wanna be in for too long. pupil support teachers are rarely in and they rarely actually give feedback on an issue

Deputies care more about marketing and appearance that they ever had the pupils. The maths department is so lacking that students are relying on tutors that are private which not everyone has the money to do.
The English department seem to think it's okay to say racial slurs.
The science and music would probably be the best departments. Strong set of teachers and a good course.
The students opinions are rarely asked even regarding things that would apply solely to them , if they are [asked] the opinions are disregarded.
It is a very busy school whose management operates similarly to the government (Not well)

The truth to this school is if u stay quiet they treat u good misbehave one time and that’s u done stay away go somewhere else

Used to be good but unfortunately has been on a downward slide over the past 5 or 6 years. The science dept is still excellent but all the best teachers seem to have disappeared and the school suffers with staffing issues and a lack of forward drive. School uniform and discipline are sloppy.

I am quite new to this school but so far I’ve really enjoyed it! The modern languages department is amazing with 6 languages available to learn. The music corridor is a really friendly environment and has loads of instruments able to get lessons for. All of my teachers throughout the subjects have been kind and easy to get support from. School Lunches are really good also with loads of options for vegetarian and gluten-free, at lunch we are also allowed to go to giacopazzis which is a shop across from the school if we want sweets. So far I haven’t come across harsh bullying but they have a big pupil support department so I think bullying gets tackled easily. At the moment there is a non uniform policy that means that you can basically wear whatever you want and we are allowed to go on our phones in the lunch hall, outside and in the corridors basically everywhere apart from inside the class. I’ve been really enjoying my time at Kinross High.

Honestly could be better, bullying is so normalised in the school. Slurs are shouted and no one bats an eye to intervene or help or even check up on the person. Guidance is alright sometimes depending on your issue but it's not always reassuring. The teachers pay more attention to students who misbehave instead of the ones who want to learn. When SOME kids misbehave they keep the whole class behind.

It's a nice school however it has it's issues. Staff are generally nice and pleasant, however many children who do not behave do not like them. The school faculties are good, however have been restricted in some ways due to COVID-19. The best way to get help from Pupil Support is by persistent meetings with them, they often will not help on the first. The maths department is far from desirable, most teachers are really really good, however the head of the department makes bad choices, is a bad teacher and it sadly reflects on the department as a whole. Modern Languages is a iffy department but I've personally not been in it for years. The head teacher has attempted to make changes to make it more like a private school (trying to make £80+ blazers compulsory, trying to force females to wear skirts instead of trousers or leggings), she also cares more about the general performance of the school in the SQA exams instead of the pupils individual learning. Over all a good school with it's issues like all.

I love my school! It’s a really nice building with good facilities including a fantastic library. There are some amazing teachers who are really at the top of their game. The catering also cater for people with specific needs. I think they offer gluten free options, vegetarian, etc. I would recommend Kinross :)

Several teachers bullied pupils and nothing was done about it (members of my class, not me personally). The school as a whole only cares about the average grades and not of individual learning, so much that if they think that someone is going to do terribly in the final exam they don't always allow the child to sit the exam. This is about the school in 2019.