Maricourt Catholic High School

i’ve been attending this school from 2020-2025 and honestly i’d consider this probably one of the worst schools in liverpool. attending my college interview has made me realise how much this school has let me down as a student with undiagnosed ADHD / autism.

firstly, the rules are so strict for no reason. they say that they’re ’preparing you for the future’ but really they’re just making life harder on you because they want to look like a presentable christian school for Ofsted. you can’t wear coats inside even if it’s freezing cold, they won’t let you wear jewellery whatsoever even if it’s just one simple bracelet or ring, you can’t put your head down on the table for a second because they’ll give you a bad point, you can’t have your blazers off in hallways because of ‘uniform standards’. i think all of this ‘uniform standards’ stuff is absolutely ridiculous, because nobody really cares about it. everyone hates wearing the uniform and would much rather wear their own clothes. i can’t even attend prom because my attendance is 93%, when they’re nagging us saying that it should be 95%. at least understand that some pupils get sick and can’t be in, we all will have our mental and physical problems and it’s something we can’t help. also, the toilet rules. i understand it’s to prevent pupils from skipping class, vaping, all that stuff, but there are genuinely people who actually need the toilet, and the only way you can actually go without being stopped is to call the doctors up and get a toilet pass. i actually think this is ridiculous, because preventing from using the toilet is basically preventing our rights. holding it in all class is actually so harmful for your body, so don’t blame the pupils for pissing or pooing on the seat because they couldn’t hold it in, instead blame it on yourself.

secondly, the rooms are absolutely filthy; dirty floors, chipped paint on the walls, stale chewys stuck under the tables that the cleaners don’t even pick off, mouldy windows, the whole lot. i understand that the school is poor and don’t receive much funds from the government, but at least actually attempt to neaten up the rooms because sitting in these rooms always feels like i’m sitting in some dungeon with how depressing and dirty some of them look.

lastly, most of your teachers really do not know how to control and handle these pupils who are obviously bullying and making fun of their peers. for years, i’ve been bullied. in year 9, i had two male students who were sat next to me in science and they constantly annoyed me when i just wanted to do my work, and sometimes they would sexually harass me as well. i constantly asked my science teacher if i could move away from the both of them, and he always said no. this school will always hire the most foolish people as supply teachers, because every lesson we get a supply, my peers are always so loud and obnoxious, playing sexual or annoying sounds on their phones to make people ‘laugh’ when really it’s just annoying for people like me who can get easily irritated and distracted by them sounds, and just want to work. you guys aren’t even that harsh when it comes to boys in the exam halls constantly whistling and moaning sexually, all you just say is ‘be quiet’ instead of actually kicking them out and ripping their mock papers up. that was partially the reason i wanted to be in the sixth form block for my exams.

i have no hope for this school to do better , honestly. my mental health and anxiety has worsened because of you all making my life a living hell for me. never take your children here.

kids have good manners. A lot to offer there

Alice O’Neil is the greatest and will always be the best looking girl in our year. Alan your absolute creep I hope you contract leukaemia you prick.

This high school is absolutely appalling, my child goes here and every day she comes home with a new story of the disgusting behaviour of staff. The staff are emotionally abusive towards students and have no regard for their mental health. The food they serve is inhumane, it’s so bad I wouldn’t even dream of giving it to my dog! The staff are unfair and refuse to take both sides of conflict into consideration they act on emotion and are so unprofessional in the way they act on situations. I would go as far to call them BULLIES the disrespect my child has received off teachers makes me sick to my stomach.

don’t listen to your child when they are arguing with other students and suspend your child for silly things and talk about your child’s personal life to other staff and blame your child for everything because of the past situation don’t let your child go the toilet until they physically have to wee themselve I do not rate this school as they don’t listen to your child side of the story and don’t give any help for your child mental health until ur child is saying they ‘want to die’ or hurting themselves that what it has to come to unless you want your child to have teenage trauma do not send your child to maricourt as it a judge step back in life and mental health and am absolutley disgusted with the behaviour of the teacher screaming round other children about your child’s issues I and there safe guarding is another bad thing and they have no time for your child to sit down and talk about ur issues vile vile school!!!