Mossbourne Community Academy, Hackney Downs

THIS SCHOOL SUCKS SO BAD. ITS prison, i went to sixth form here and ever since i wanted to leave. The lessons are so Lackluster so pointless that you fall asleep. Way too strict and Intense are we in a school or are we in a miltary boarding school ask your self that.The students are terrible all they do is judge and judge when there not even perfect themselves,what the point of even making friends when they don't even help you they just tell you what to do.sometimes even annoy you.Making friends in Mossbourne IS COMPLETELY POINTLESS.There not a lot of activites so you get tired quick. The teachers treat you as if you have no soul no life they shout at you for even the dumbest things like making a mistake or informing someone what they should do if there stuck. Overall the experience is lackluster and an experience i would rather forget.sigh Just another forgettable experience.By the Sixth form is even worse than Lower school

They never answer their phones. Then if you write to them, you get a generic message back that says Please note that this account is not monitored daily and is for general enquiries only ... to ensure safe management of our communications with parents and carers

I just read Jawad's review. I haven't laughed out loud for a long time - Thank you for posting your review!

This school is focused on breeding students with absolutely low self esteem and no self worth because of the complete lack of respect and compassion received from any teachers. All the teachers seem like they get off from abusing their authority and causing mental health for student.

Man said you can't chill wid your boysMan said no touchingMan said it's a military schoolMan said it's a boarding schoolMan said your child would come out as a soldier for WWIIIMan said the headteacher looks like a hit manHonestly this school is a joke

The Learning Center and the teachers in the learning center are good and the school principal is nice but lots of things are unfair and not really satisfying especially for Children with Autism and the Year 7s who started. Like I think year 7s should get second chances for the first few weeks because they don't understand the school properly. Also with the ones that have autism should also get a second chance most of the time because sometimes they can't help it and have a difficulty.Some things that are unfair that you get in trouble for are Parent forgetting to sign child's planner, Accidentally doing something silly and not able to have certain haircuts.Also like every teacher says quickly!, Hurry Up! Or Move It!. But what if you have a bad leg? They force you to go quick.I think the school should be less strict and more helpful to the pupils in year 7 and the pupils that have autism or learning difficulties.

I worked here for 9 years. If you want your child to excel then this is the school to send them. They are caring, despite what people think, and have a strong ethos. They have BSP, PSP & PEP reviews. They have a small SEN department which despite its size is excellent, alongside the TA support. You have to be willing to commit. They go over and above to assist disabled children to receive their education. Their aim is to be consistent for all students across the school. Their good qualities are structure & discipline. Their downside is reorganising i.e. support staff.

As many have said before this school is really strict. The education is amazing, but for those who can bear all the bs. The teachers give detentions for small and random things, like tripping, laughing, smiling etc. They simply don't want you to be happy. My Head of Year even admitted it. There used to be great teachers, but the school took them all to the new school (Victoria Park) and replaced them with new ones who had no idea what they were doing and simply wanted to pander to their bosses. Those new teachers thus started dishing out pointless detentions left, right and centre. They squeezed lunch times to 1 hour instead of 2, forced children to eat quickly and actively promoted not talking to your friends or being around them. Detentions were sometimes 3 hours long and simply served to waste your time. The school wanted to keep you in for as long as possible. Some detentions were in the mornings, some on Saturdays. They had this thing called the LSU which is essentially you spending the whole day in a container. I passed out twice in the middle of the night trying to do the homeworks they gave, which were way too much. I was told to do 3 exam papers in 2 hours! If you want your child to have a great education, go ahead, put them here. If you don't believe that they can stay sane during it, or are mentally weaker, then I suggest not. The teachers are out there to shout and scream at you and embarrass you in front of the whole school. I've seen many girls cut themselves from all the stress in their lives (which the school did nothing to help with).

I was one of the first students in this school when it opened in 2004. They were very strict but as I look back now it was all for a great cause. We all had amazing grades and are now doing very well with our lives. I'm so proud of their program that I have send my daughter to the mossbourbe riverside.

I’m currently a student at this school and it’s great if you’re well behaved and in good sets. However some of the rules are a bit strict in my opinion. For example, the hair rules and the fact you’re not allowed to bring your phone is a bit strange because you would think you need it for safeguarding. Other than that most of the staff are very helpful and the students are kind