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Lyndon School
Secondary · Academy · Solihull
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They have no sense of understanding
Im a Year 11 and i heard 2 kids (will not name for privacy purposes) were given 3 days in isolation for throwing rocks. Now without context you might think I am insane for being on their side but I was a WITNESS of everything. The other boy was throwing rocks and the boy who was also brung along didnt even do anything matter of fact the other boy was telling him to stop throwing stones but the boy wouldn't listen and now that boy lost his rewards trip and everything fun here because some stupid kid would not listen to him and ended up getting blamed for it poor guy and the kid said to me when I asked him about it that Mrs Kapswara that absolute two face wanted to exclude him and said that "YOUR ON A WAITING LIST DONT THINK YOU ARE NOT REPLACEABLE" and some teachers literally look so stressed in class probably because they are MINIMUM WAGE and the school thinks that you need to search hard for a better school??? Oh yeah? Jokes on them, both of them passed their 11+ and could easily leave this school and head off they came here optionally they dont even need to attend they can literally go to a Grammar School
Really good school
Lyndon school is a really good school and all teachers are respectful to you and they listen to you when you need to talk they listen to what you are saying. Really good
Very bad school
It is a bad school pls do not send your kid here it is hell and the teachers do not listen with your race or disability and another thing is that the teachers do not care about your learning difficulties so do not send your child here you'll thank me
The truth
It is so good and the bad reviews are fake this school is good
Detention after school for wrong socks
Putting my niece in detention for wrong type of socks for P.E PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!
terrible school
I don’t know where to start about this school the moment my son joined the school all I got was complaints my son had panic attacks in the school and they did not let him come home unless we had a doctors note my son always used to complain about the school and I always used to say don’t worry it will get better but throughout the five years my son has been there it has not been good I am ashamed to send my son to this school the school make it out as they are a outstanding school but they are no where near what they say if I was you I would avoid sending any of your Children here as this is a terrible school and have terrible teachers my son felt like he was getting targeted by one teacher throughout his whole school life (Mr bohdanvich ) also he felt like he was getting targeted because of his faith in this day and age we still have this issue going around . The school has posters about lgbtq clubs after school but they don’t let the Muslim children pray and they don’t have a prayer room I think this is absolutely ridiculous for a school that thinks they are above average please do not send any of your children here unless you wait them coming back with mental health issues.
Lyndon Schools Trauma
This school is horrible avoid sending your child to the school. The teachers are bullys and gang up on the students, when sending your child to a school you should worry whether your child would be picked on by a another child not teachers who are meant to be a role model to others. A particular teacher with terrible ways of authority is Miss Ogorman she has no self control and raises her voice even when a child comes to her with they’re eyes are full of tears she doesn’t hear any student out and from my perspective she seems to dislike a certain skin colour or faith she has no respect I’m not sure how she was given a job as a pastoral manager, whoever hired her needs their job to be reviewed. Mr butt doesn’t like to hear his students out he just puts a smile on for camera and thinks that makes everything okay, once he hears a teachers side that’s more than enough for him he doesn’t like to hear our any other story or he gets highly frustrated and likes to threaten students with exclusion for apparently disobeying him by just explaining they’re point of view. This whole schools management is incorrect and it should be reviewed as soon as possible. They have many mental health posters across the school which is awesome but it makes no sense to have those posters with such unprofessional staff members. Do not send your child here unless you want them to return back with serious issues and trauma due to teachers who have been given a higher rank and think they’re it for example Miss Owen telling students they’d gonna fail they’re GCSE’s just weeks before they’re GCSE’s. Even if I hated my child I would not send them through this trauma. I have witness all this at first hand and strongly say this school has no postings effect on any child, the teachers can’t sort issues between students and just watch them unravel and escalate and the so called leaders of the school can’t lead. What a joke this school is. Please think carefully before sending your child to this joke of a school
Wouldn’t recommend this school.
Was nothing but bullied here! Teachers do nothing about it, but you get a detention for wrong uniform.
Very awful school!!!
Joke of a school teachers don't listen to the kids and they are very one sided it's just who they like more even if the kid they like is the one causing problems. They talk about safeguarding but if something happens then NOTHING is done about it so people never speak out as they know nothing will come of it. They claim to deal with mental health issues but the way the teachers act makes everything so much worse!
A TERRIBLE PLACE TO WORK!
Lyndon School is a terrible place to work. The students are great but the staff are treated unfairly and are under constant scrutiny by senior management who are mainly incompetent. I can think of absolutely no reason why anyone would wish to work in a place like Lyndon where staff are undervalued and are made to feel replaceable and worthless.
Awful School.
Alright school , students don’t really get a say in anything. Teachers bully students, I know this from personal experiences. One throttled me in the middle of a science classroom and told me I am disgrace to my family and I should be in an orphanage with my “behaviour”. School always take the teachers sides in everything, Supposed to finish at 4PM for year 11s but lower years finish at 3PM and year 11s get let out late putting them at risk of walking home late and getting mugged in winter. School doesn’t care about students they just care about a good OFSTED rating. Mr Badhanvitch shouldn’t be head of behaviour, he bully’s children into isolation even if they’re innocent. Anyone in detention has to have a lovely time by staying till 4:20PM or even better 5PM!!!! I hope you enjoy your kids coming crying to you everyday because you sent them to Lyndon!
Lyndon School
I think that it is overly-strict. Obviously as a student, I would think that my school is strict but at this point it is excessive. I did not have a choice to study Spanish, which I did not want to do. They are good for mental health, if they’re aware about it but if you have not told the school, it tends to get worse. It feels like a military school and in all honesty, I cannot wait until the day I leave. They advertise it as a welcoming school, but I strongly disagree. What I will say, however is they examine students thoroughly to check for any flaws in their learning and it is very helpful to have it compared to a gcse grade.
Worst school ever
The school don’t care abt ur mental health they put up all these posters abt mh and make assemblies abt mental health but in reality they don’t actually care all they care abt is grades they push u too much they put way to much stress on the students it’s horrible they don’t care abt bullying I was told twice that nothing would happen and that was two times that they lied to me. Some teachers have mad trust issues when they find out u have bad mental health they don’t trust u goin places in ur own the school made my mental health ten times worse there is only one nice teacher at the school I rly don’t recommend the school it’s not good when I was manage moved I was told goin Lyndon would be better for me
I don’t see how they have been rated good and the school don’t care if ur not well they just put u in welfare for a lesson it don’t help the skirt thing is stupid as well must be down to ur knees I don’t see the issue with bathe length u should get to wear it how u feel comfortable wearing it when it’s in rolled it brought out mad insecurities for me and the school didn’t care at all and when they made me tuck my shirt in I felt so insecure but they don’t care and my tip button came off my shirt I had 2 weeks left they tried making me buy a new one I refused then they tried to get pastoral to give me a “bigger shirt” but I refused that cause it made me feel bad abt myself cause I felt like when it was done up it was sorta restrictive around my neck not fun
I don’t see how they have been rated good and the school don’t care if ur not well they just put u in welfare for a lesson it don’t help the skirt thing is stupid as well must be down to ur knees I don’t see the issue with bathe length u should get to wear it how u feel comfortable wearing it when it’s in rolled it brought out mad insecurities for me and the school didn’t care at all and when they made me tuck my shirt in I felt so insecure but they don’t care and my tip button came off my shirt I had 2 weeks left they tried making me buy a new one I refused then they tried to get pastoral to give me a “bigger shirt” but I refused that cause it made me feel bad abt myself cause I felt like when it was done up it was sorta restrictive around my neck not fun
Vile school
Worst school ever! Bullying all day everyday when the teachers join in! Teachers can swear an physically put hands on a child yet your child is the problem! Disgusting school! Deputy runs it like a Hitler camp most arrogant man going he has a case of little man syndrome! Avoid this school you will regret sending your child they will literally mentally and emotionally destroy them. They must pay of Ofsted as there is no way they got their rating based on performance!!!!
School is not great
The school isn’t the worst I’ll give it that. However there are many issues. They are good at ha doing discrimination based on race, sexism and religion from what I’ve seen. However anything to do with LGBTQ+ or disabilities are ignored a lot. The curriculum is generally good and there’s a wide variety for GCSE’s so that’s a positive. Lyndon school is also the only secondary school currently (2022) in Solihull that has SEMH (social emotional mental health) support, which is a positive. They also have the ‘welfare room’ for students who struggle in lessons for whatever reasons. The SEND department is generally okay as well for ‘minor’ disabilities (such as Asperger syndrome, dyslexia etc.) but not good for disabilities that need more reasonable adjustments (I am finding it difficult to get my reasonable adjustments listened to for my GCSE’s currently). They also have a history of employing teachers who are very discriminatory to LGBTQ+ Children and children with disabilities that the students have had to protest to get fired and some are still even employed currently and even have higher up powers, which is a big negative. This is why I’ve only given it an average snd that’s very kind on them.
Worse school ever- don’t do it to your kids!!
This school is shocking!
My daughters both have suffered with different issues
Daughter 1 - was mainly bullying. Was never properly dealt with, was constantly in the school. 6 months after she left , turns out they’d falsely filed a report to social services.. yet the school have denied it, but I’ve been told and confirmed by social services they even gave me the date it was filed. My daughter said she wasn’t aware of anythin and certainly didn’t file anythin. School still denying it!!
Daughter 2 - have been massively failed by this school!! She’s needed extra support and the senco department give great information of wat they plan to do and support on the open day and well that’s only for 6 months if your lucky then it goes down hill and then They think jus cus there’s a TA in some lessons that’s the support for my daughter. Not one teachers has helped or guided my daughter or even gave her little strategies to help her remember . Knowing that remembering is her one big thing she struggles with.
They give detention for stupid things - skirts not touching the knees, yet they don’t do different lengths, they think one length will fit all the girls the same and if then you have no choice but to wear trousers. Uniform is a nightmare if you have a tall child especially girls! Now to the point school uniform shops have refused the special orders as one school hasn’t authorised it and two cus of covid there’s over a 6 mth wait. They discriminate against the taller child! Making my daughter feel even worse being nearly 6ft at 15!
My daughter has health issues which the school are fully aware of, now have started putting her in wellfare because one of the issues she has to wear trainers, they’ve been given doctors note. But now have stuck her in welfare and told if she don’t wear shoes she’s won’t be able to sit her exams! Talk about threatening a child!! They are keeping her in welfare, to keep Her away from the other kids! Talk about singling a child out for reasons that she or I have no control over! It’s horrible! And they way they make her feel. She cries most days cus of this school. It’s bullying, it’s the teachers that bully her!
One teacher kept swearing in lesson , wen I foned in I was told I wasn’t the only parent that had foned. Turns out the teacher couldn’t handle the class and needed another teacher in there to help support him!
They don’t have lockers so everything’s carried around, my daughter keeps getting told off cus her coat/ jacket didn’t fit in her bag.. she’s got her pe kit in there as well. Wen she told the teacher her moms been trying to get hold of him- he told her yeah I’ve got your moms moaning email. Not very professional at all.
Senco informed me last year after chasing her for 2 yrs, that my daughter doesn’t have dyslexia, yet she started the school with a form of dyslexia.. but only kept the support because I’ve moaned. I asked I’d love to know what support there’s been then. A ta in 2 out the 7 lessons isn’t giving proper support as they have to deal with 32 kids!
If I knew what I know now about this school I’d have certainly kept her away!
I’d certainly not want anyone to have to deal with wat I’ve had to deal with.
The one I feel sorry for is my youngest as the school has made her feel stupid and dumb! And the lack of support , help and guidance for her within school jus hasn’t been there!
Good luck to any children and parents that are already in the school
My daughters both have suffered with different issues
Daughter 1 - was mainly bullying. Was never properly dealt with, was constantly in the school. 6 months after she left , turns out they’d falsely filed a report to social services.. yet the school have denied it, but I’ve been told and confirmed by social services they even gave me the date it was filed. My daughter said she wasn’t aware of anythin and certainly didn’t file anythin. School still denying it!!
Daughter 2 - have been massively failed by this school!! She’s needed extra support and the senco department give great information of wat they plan to do and support on the open day and well that’s only for 6 months if your lucky then it goes down hill and then They think jus cus there’s a TA in some lessons that’s the support for my daughter. Not one teachers has helped or guided my daughter or even gave her little strategies to help her remember . Knowing that remembering is her one big thing she struggles with.
They give detention for stupid things - skirts not touching the knees, yet they don’t do different lengths, they think one length will fit all the girls the same and if then you have no choice but to wear trousers. Uniform is a nightmare if you have a tall child especially girls! Now to the point school uniform shops have refused the special orders as one school hasn’t authorised it and two cus of covid there’s over a 6 mth wait. They discriminate against the taller child! Making my daughter feel even worse being nearly 6ft at 15!
My daughter has health issues which the school are fully aware of, now have started putting her in wellfare because one of the issues she has to wear trainers, they’ve been given doctors note. But now have stuck her in welfare and told if she don’t wear shoes she’s won’t be able to sit her exams! Talk about threatening a child!! They are keeping her in welfare, to keep Her away from the other kids! Talk about singling a child out for reasons that she or I have no control over! It’s horrible! And they way they make her feel. She cries most days cus of this school. It’s bullying, it’s the teachers that bully her!
One teacher kept swearing in lesson , wen I foned in I was told I wasn’t the only parent that had foned. Turns out the teacher couldn’t handle the class and needed another teacher in there to help support him!
They don’t have lockers so everything’s carried around, my daughter keeps getting told off cus her coat/ jacket didn’t fit in her bag.. she’s got her pe kit in there as well. Wen she told the teacher her moms been trying to get hold of him- he told her yeah I’ve got your moms moaning email. Not very professional at all.
Senco informed me last year after chasing her for 2 yrs, that my daughter doesn’t have dyslexia, yet she started the school with a form of dyslexia.. but only kept the support because I’ve moaned. I asked I’d love to know what support there’s been then. A ta in 2 out the 7 lessons isn’t giving proper support as they have to deal with 32 kids!
If I knew what I know now about this school I’d have certainly kept her away!
I’d certainly not want anyone to have to deal with wat I’ve had to deal with.
The one I feel sorry for is my youngest as the school has made her feel stupid and dumb! And the lack of support , help and guidance for her within school jus hasn’t been there!
Good luck to any children and parents that are already in the school
Lyndon school :(
it’s terrible there is no support. They allow racism to occur and the bullying hasn’t been contained oh and they don’t care about mental health issues overall the worst school ever
Woof
Not good for bullying and they dont help alot of people with mental health
Decent
It’s alright most of the teachers are great some not so much
Alright school!
Not a bad school but they always take teachers sides to things, a teacher could be a genuine bully and the students would always get an isolation. Also the school ain’t the best when it comes to bullying but the year 9 pastoral manager is amazing!
How Lyndon school is
It’s a very good school with lots of good things set in place for mental health, disabilities and lgbt support. However it’s not the best with dealing with bullying.
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