Loughborough High School

Can honestly say that I love this school. I feel it has changed for the better since I started in Y7-so many caring staff who actually listen and give their time to ensure we all feel supported. The academic side of things is great, but it's more about the caring atmosphere that makes it for me. Whenever I feel I have needed help and support, it's been there for me. I have friends in other schools and it doesn't sound anywhere near as supportive. Mental health and well-being is a top priority at this school and I feel I am very lucky to be a part of the community.

I’d suggest looking at other schools first before you decide this one for definite, it’s fairly easy to get into and the teachers and academics were mostly okay. However, the school itself has a horrible environment, bullying is unfortunately a common experience, homophobia the most common of which. Most of the girls there I’m sure in another environment could be nice but were generally unaccepting and formed cliques which had near daily drama. If you’ve ever had any problems with bullying or mental health issues I’d suggest a different school, one equipped to properly deal with that. There have also been a significant amount of racist and sexist incidents, including full on harassment, sometimes verging on assault. Many of my classmates had severe mental health issues, including anxiety and suicidal thoughts, which can be difficult to cope with. It’s also a particularly conservative environment, if that’s something you want to consider in deciding a school as it’s okay for some but others find it discouraging.

Tbh my personal experience was great! The teachers were amazing and the girls in my year were really nice. Drawbacks, they didn’t handle bullying very well and the amount of tories made me nauseous

mostly white dominating, dont feel comfortable there as a person of colour. extremely homophobic also, very much tories there it’s a bit gross