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Townsend Church of England
Secondary · Maintained · St Albans
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I would not recommend this school
This school has been absolutely awful even since the Ofsted review as well as new head teacher attending. Multiple permanent exclusions have unnecessarily taken place as well as exclusions, isolations. I believe this school will ruin your child's reputation into attending another school as well as affect their mental health. The facilities are not up to standard and students are getting mistreated. I am also aware that staff members are leaving the school because of a bad relationship with new head teacher Anthony Flack. it is an absolute shame so much children's education has gone to waste just by attending such place
never again
i went there before and it was the worst years of my life. i got sent there by myself and had no friends but then obviously made some. i regret ever going there cause i got racially bullied so bad and the people there are horrible. there was only two goods teachers there for me and they both left. i left the school in 2023 and i've only been in contact with two people from that school. teachers were terrible and didn't know how to help anyone. do not send your kid there if you want them to have a bad education and bad relationships. the people there are so rude to each other and just hate on one another all the time, it's disgusting. i wish i never went there because it absolutely ruined me and i hate everything about that school. sorry if that seems rude but it's a terrible school. even some of my family members that went there even mentioned they got teased on or bullied for no reason. it's pathetic.
townsend
ive been here since year 7, its full of disgusting people and its gotten so bad that ive seen multiple students have tried to take their lives, because of students and teachers. you get no support especially if you have mental disorders. this place is so draining and horrible please dont send ur kids here i hate it so much. all i see is kids addicted to substances, students r backstabbing and twofaced its just not worth it. and most teachers arent qualified for the subject
Improving
This School is now on the way up. A new Head was appointed in September 2023 and the improvements have been really noticeable. The latest Ofsted report (January 2024) rated the School Good. There is a way to go yet, but the new Head and his Team are really on it. CCTV is helping with historic behaviour issues and a new awards program is giving positive reinforcement to pupils adhering to the school's ethos.
do not go here
please do not send ur child here!! this school has mentally drained me. the teachers and the pupils are no good for anyone
Year 10 student review
- Great learning facilities and staff. (Swimming pool, music block)
- Always someone to talk to about problems.
- Very multicultural.
- Starts GCSE options in year 9 (this means an extra year to study unlike most schools that start in year 10).
- Respect for all policy.
- Deal with issues effectively.
- Large 6th form centre
- 6th form size is small, allows a more personal learning experience.
-Prayer room
-accepts people of all faiths/religion.
- Always someone to talk to about problems.
- Very multicultural.
- Starts GCSE options in year 9 (this means an extra year to study unlike most schools that start in year 10).
- Respect for all policy.
- Deal with issues effectively.
- Large 6th form centre
- 6th form size is small, allows a more personal learning experience.
-Prayer room
-accepts people of all faiths/religion.
Awful school do not send children there
constant bullying that is never dealt with properly, the students are terrible people.
horrid
never go here unless you want a bad education
Honest review, from a current student
This school is an awful school full of scummy, bullies and obismal teachers . I am a student here and I have experience bullying due to my sexuality, and had friends bullied for theirs. Secondly the teachers are some of the most draining, incompetent teachers ever, many times some have said "i can't be bothered to teach today" and tried to get other teachers, who may I add are teaching, to try to teacher their class. Teachers have also left people to get bullied because they like the student who is bullying more then the student being bullied. One example is a friend of mine who wad threatened to be beaten up after school, and told the school. But the school did nothing, because the head of year incharge liked the bully more than the victim. He had to leave the school, and can nolonger get a full education. Do not go to this school/ let your child go there. It will ruin their teenage years, and they will learn very little
Poor learning atmosphere, NEVER go there
Sad and depleting. Lessons are extremely disrupted and people are completely out of discipline, couldn't hear anything on some lessons. Some play computer games in class and others eat, some yelling and the teacher seem to do nothing to stop. Don't go to this school, very poor and will ruin your future
Do Not Attend
Horrible School with disastrous teaching staff
Never Go here
Horrible school with disgusting students, i have been attacked by multiple of your students in the steets
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