Neston High School

Now before your quick to judge, this isn't a person getting angry about a detention or blah blah blah, this is one human being speaking about what a terrible school this is, the only thing I can applaud is their food. It is delicious and at times, healthy. But that does not justify the only poor qualities of this place. Teachers are insane, a system called "Curriculum" detentions takes place now. It never used to be like this, until they brought it in. It used to be Reminder - Warning - Break detention - Lunch detention and in very rare cases, then an afterschool detention. Now, that is Reminder - Afterschool. That is not a joke. This isn't an exaggeration, it is literally like that. Teachers have the fucking audacity to give you a MINIMUM 30 minute afterschool detention for a stupid reason. e.g: Talking/Laughing in class. I can just about bare that, I like to think I'm a good student, I'm in high sets and do what I'm told. But the people they hire are disgraceful. Ranging from SUBSTITUE teachers thinking they have more power than the head teacher, to actual, hired full time staff members, who get off to saying you will amount to nothing. Again, has happened, not to me, but another student in my class which I saw with my very own eyes, no it isn't just a rumour. I have been to this school for a while and I can say the new staff they have hired are honestly pieces of shit human beings, who reflect their bad mood onto you, punishing you for no reason. Here is a true event that happened to me since the new staff.

When asking a substitute why I got moved (I was doing nothing, head down, doing my work, I was also shouted at for "Disrupting") I was told to shut up, upon saying I didn't do anything, I was sent to another classroom.

Also, does not get talked about enough, serious drug, gang and "roadman" problem here. Every other person is gang affiliated in some way. I genuinely do not feel safe even TRYING to interact with one of these people for ANY reason without being threatened. One of my friends, who also attended and was friends with me in primary has turned into one of these people since coming here. Not good.

SERIOUS bullying problem as well. Your height, ethnicity, colour, sexuality, religion, weight and any other attributes are all targeted by bullies. There are a lot of bullies here. Its disgusting

"Shaping extroadinary lives" Is the fattest lie you can be told. Multiple drug dealers went to this school. I mean sure, If you want your kid to be:

A) An aggressive wannabe or maybe a real gangster who will get involved with drug crime, bully people and have a hard future

B) A depressed, bullied and drained student who dreads waking up in the morning to go here

By all means, go ahead, but if you want your child to excel, then please, send them to:

-Pensby
-Calday
-St Anselms
-Elsmere port

I WILL be moving somewhere else at some point, horrible school. 0/10, poor behaviour in student and teachers and an awful system. I hope this helps someone not to go to this school.

Absolutely appalling school (if you can even call it that). Any social or emotional needs or issues you carry with you, expecting them to be remotely even addressed here, is like expecting england to win the world Cup. The student services are so beyond inept it's not even funny. I genuinely belive they hired the individuals from McDonald's. There are some okay teachers, but also some really unpleasant ones, but the standout has to be the ""student services"". Put it this way, I witnessed someone running towards student services who was clearly in a very distraught state, they had probably suffered a panic attack or sensory overload. I kid you not, they were told to "go back to your lesson and stop being silly". Absolute pathetic, I can't say anymore. Also the last headteacher got fired because it got found out he lied on his CV. Says it all.

My child recently completed their education at Neston High and I must say that our experience has been disheartening, to say the least. While the school does have some positive aspects, there are several concerning issues that need to be addressed urgently.

1. Persistent Bullying Problems: One of the most glaring issues at Neston High is its inability to effectively tackle bullying problems. Unfortunately, the issue of bullying persisted throughout my child's time at the school, from the beginning to the end. It is disheartening to see that the school has not made significant progress in this area.

2. Protection of Bullies under the Guise of Autism: What's even more concerning is the school's tendency to protect students who engage in bullying behaviour by attributing their actions to an autism diagnosis. This not only does a disservice to students with genuine autism but also perpetuates a culture of excusing harmful behaviour.

3. Questionable Diagnoses by Non-Professionals: The school's practice of teachers providing autism diagnoses is highly problematic. Educators are not medical professionals, and relying on their assessments can lead to misdiagnoses.

4. High Staff Turnover and Bullying of Teachers: Neston High suffers from a notably high staff turnover rate. Some teachers have even reported being bullied by students, with evidence of appearing on TikTok in particular. This not only affects the quality of education but must also the overall atmosphere within the school.

5. Focus on "Building Resilience" Over Tackling Bullying: Instead of addressing bullying issues head-on, the school seems more interested in promoting resilience among its students. While building resilience is undoubtedly important, it should not be a substitute for actively addressing and preventing bullying problems.

6. Lack of Classroom Control: Another concerning aspect is the apparent lack of control that many teachers have over their classrooms. This results in an environment where students who genuinely want to learn are unable to do so due to disruptions caused by their peers. Such an atmosphere hampers the educational experience for everyone involved.

In conclusion, our time at Neston High has been marked by a series of troubling issues, most notably the school's inability to effectively combat bullying and the questionable practices surrounding autism diagnoses. Additionally, the high staff turnover, student-led bullying of teachers, and the emphasis on resilience rather than addressing the root causes of bullying have further eroded our confidence in the school. It is my hope that Neston High (with the new head teacher) takes these concerns seriously and takes decisive action to create a safer and more inclusive environment for all students.

My child has gone from being a confident, high achieving girl in primary school to an unhappy, bullied, worthless, nervous wreck in the time she's been at Neston High School. Bad behaviour, fighting, drug use, racism and bullying is rife throughout the school. Despite having pastoral systems in place, the kids I know of aren't given decent support and they have zero confidence that anyone even cares about the issues. Staff turnover seems very high! The head teacher is quite frankly a joke. He lives in his office and refuses to see parents with concerns, yet he can find the time to get a bee in his bonnet about people picking up and dropping off kids on his precious top car park and has been stood angrily waving parents away from the entrance! It's laughable that he even blocked the disabled spaces in his rage. I can't quite believe that a man on his salary can get his priorities so wrong. There are some decent teachers at the school so it's incredibly sad that this is the state of play at Neston High School. The school used to have a truly excellent reputation, which is how we based our decision to send our child there. But that was then, that was a different headteacher, and the school no longer lives up to that reputation. We aren't alone in how we feel; there's a growing number of parents who feel the same. If the school gets slated on a certain local community Facebook group, a huge number of derogatory comments are made before the post is promptly removed. I must also add that this is an Academy; it's run like a business. All about the money and the bums on seats. Worth bearing in mind if you'd prefer a school with a good moral compass that's backed up by a decent head teacher.

My friends were bullying a seagull so I said stop and I got stuck in a bin and was offered no help to get out by the teachers

There is a student who has apparently been expelled due to his behaviour messaging individuals on social media encouraging them to kill themselves and calling them slurs.

It’s a but disappointing that no one from the school has made any effort to try and out a stop to it, I appreciate that he is no longer at the school and isn’t the schools responsibility- but being that he is targeting the schools students it should be.

Generally, the school has decent staff, with the exception of a number of senior staff who are utter twats. The school building is in a sorry state, leaks all the time and is generally falling apart because of mismanagement. The students are a good 90% dickheads and the school network infrastructure has near constant problems, be they from the good old neston it staff or the students. Teachers are generally nice bar a few bad eggs and generally if you perform poorly you'll get any help you need. Opportunity within and outside of school is just ok, nothing great nothing bad. Overall, meh.

It’s a good school but the new building is really bad and leaks a lot. It also moves a bit when everyone moves lessons, basically it’s bad. The teachers are amazing though