St James's Church of England High School

I love it. You have lots of chances to be your self. Since starting this year I have grown more comfortable with things like English. But thanks to my amazing teachers I can now just Wright anything and can understand it better. I have also got a lot better at PE. I would always struggle to throw far and straight distancees and now in the top set.

this school are full of lies! they say that they are prepared to help your child mentally but do nothing, they also dont deal with the at the school. i thought it was a good school at first but now that im in year 10 its looking like the opposite

the school as a whole is a pack of lies they share on their websites, the majority of student are depressed and have developed anxiety , i one, from the teachers alone. Majority see pupils as grades and potetential pay rises and the lack of empathy for mental illness really describes staff. though few teachers fully understand anxiety and shapes lessons to aid EVERYONE the rest disregard mental illness and cause pupils potential panic attacks when put in situations they have said are uncomfortable in. since the new headteacher has took lead the rules became unbearable, to the point of many female student indeed having UTIs due to it being banned going to the toilet during classes.
their method of dealing with bullying was a telling off that caused 0 outcome.
the school was the cause of my depression and anxiety and i just feel as though parents need to see the truth.

i have experienced 5 years at this school and comfortably settled into college. if your child has even mild mental health issues this is not the school for them, you truly only recieve forms of help if your on the verge of suicide, and thats the hard truth. the teachers have select few who they truly like and these consist of the usual loud mouthed children. very few teacher actually understand what true anxiety is, the rest were the cause of my worsening anxiety and depression i am only just seeking help about now. overall the majority of teachers see your children as their potential pay rise if they produce good grades and from someone with 7s/8s i know first hand me having multiple panic attacks in a day does not prevent the teachers shouting for missing simple homework. Your children are their pay rise, rather go to a school were they see children as young adults than grades

I feel like my school has handled the situation quite well however i have encountered some issues. I am exempt from wearing a maso due to health conditions and i feel like the teachers have acted suprised or almost in shock that i am not wearing one. I do not use anti bacterial hand sanitiser, instead i follow the government guidelines and wash my hands with soap and water whenever i get the chance. However, some teachers have told me i "have to" use hand sanitiser, but my mum and i have spoke to the head teacher and she said i would not be forced to use it, however some teachers are forcing me to use it. Overall the amount of rules put in place are useful and they have handled the situation well.