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Other
Feb 24, 2025

DISGUSTING AND VILE

Worse school in Scotland the place is full of bullies this also includes staff bar a select few the head mistress is awful she has no respect for anyone and lets everything slide from bullying of her pupils and staff to the hygiene of the place and she’d rather push things under the carpet. She treats kids with mental health and disabilities problems like complete dirt and she has no idea how to teach respect. Her attitude to her job is completely disgusting and she is the worse person I’ve ever had to deal with professionally. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND this school to my worse enemy as it can only make them a worse person attending this school either as a pupil or member of staff. Witnessed too many kids leave this school in some states some who have needed counselling or therapy just from their experience here. I have absolutely nothing nice to say about this school it should be closed down and for the most part most staff should be given the sack and forgotten about. Seriously if you have a kid who requires a support or one to one teacher this school WILL NOT SUPPLY THIS they will promise your kid the world then leave them on their own it’s easier for them to leave the child in a hallway or on other side of classroom so they don’t have to try and make an effort with them. If there was such a thing as no star review they would get that even a 1 star is too much for this sick bad excuse for a school. As for a level of safety or security there is none and I say that from personal experiences there is no safety what so ever within these walls AVOID AVOID AVOID FOR YOUR KIDS HEALTH AND WELL BEING AVOID AT ALL
COSTS
Former Student
Feb 5, 2025

Knox is the worse school

Knox academy is a very dirty school the school clearly hasn’t been cleaned.The teachers don’t care for students and don’t want to help them just want to send them to class even if they physically can’t.They don’t deal with bullying and just make it worse for the pupils mental health I hated this school don’t send your child there.
Other
Oct 2, 2024

One of the worst schools in Scotland.

Shocking excuse for a school. Many of the teachers do not care about their students. Staff let bullying slide and don’t take matters seriously. Extremely biased teachers. Of course there are a few exceptions to these points but far too few than there should be. This school is a joke and ran horribly. Many students believe it’s okay to bully and since there are little to no repercussions they continue to do it and make people’s lives miserable especially at school, disappointing lack of action from staff.
Former Student
Jun 5, 2024

DONT GO ABSOLUTE JOKE

This school ruined my mental health completely and not one person/teacher gave a flip. absolute joke act as if they help you once and your better.the teachers spoke to you horribly. full of bullys. the place was disgusting piss all over the bathroom, bathrooms locked majority of the time so had to go round whole school looking for a toilet. all my relatives who have went here have left as soon as they can. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
Parent
Aug 22, 2023

don't go the Knows

i don't like it my son got bullied by the staff because hes a bit big boned
Former Student
Apr 22, 2023

knox is a joke

where do i start?
1. the teaching is unprofessional and unhelpful
2. the food is overpriced and cheap quality , nothing good has come out of that canteen
3. the bullying is out of hand everywhere you look there’s a judgy orange girl around the corner.
4. the hygiene is a joke, literally no where is clean it’s disgusting
5. the history is genuinely concerning a pedo teacher? an acid attack? a broken jaw? a missing teacher? like it’s unbelievable
6. the boys in that school are ugly women hating racists.

the list could go on forever
i hope it gets shut down thank god i’m leaving this year
Former Student
Aug 27, 2021

Knox in a nut shell

As of writing this I have been out of Knox for about a year. This school has a history, I don't want to write a long review but there are a couple main points I'd like to hit.

First, the dictator of a head teacher. I believe there is still the same head teacher, she has time and time again made horrible decision and vetoed any other opinion that opposes hers. From the non sensical and boring school uniform to the banning of dress down days as "some children may not have the money to dress down and donate".

A second and more cheerful note, there are some extremely grump teachers here who really seem like they need to get their p45s but most of them are in it for the right reasons and really care about the students! So there's that in the schools name.
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