Beacon Hill Academy

This school is so bad yknow bc the teachers just hate u and just get u in trouble when u didnt do anything

This school is an absolute joke! I sent my 2 eldest here as my son has autism and they have a base for children with autism/ADHD. Before they attended we had a tour and was promised so much help, they told my son about all the things they do in the base for kids with autism which all sounded very good. Once they were there it was a different story. They were not willing to make any reasonable adjustments for him which always ended up with arguments between myself and the head teacher with him threatening to suspend my son. In my sons last few weeks of school a teacher physically pushed my son in the corridor, he got sent straight to isolation while she was able to carry on teaching. The head teacher spoke to my son on his own before we got there basically threatening him to change his story or there would be consequences. When my husband got there the head teacher told him there was cctv but we weren’t allowed to see it even with a solicitor. We wanted to take this further but felt bullied. He said if my son didn’t drop the allegations he would be expelled and wouldn’t be able to take his exams. We felt backed into a corner as the same teacher did the same thing to a pupil the year before and she ended up expelled. It’s a disgrace the way they treat the kids there and because of all this I sent my youngest to a different school where we have no problems and she’s doing really well. Please do not send your child here especially if they have special needs.

My god, watching this program. I don’t remember kids behaving this bad back in the 90”s, now they have a “label” for everything.We never had labels for anything, we were just put straight, and we turned out ok.Kids just got a good hiding when they got home back then.The way the teachers are stepping on egg shells around them. Epidemic of snowflakes and narcissists.

School is run like a prison camp by a bully of a head teacher, my son was put in se and excluded more times than being in class all because of the teachers struggling to cope with sen needs and kids who have adhd/autism had no help throughout the 5 years of school and only 1 phonecall from the senco who I've never met when my sons on the sen register, avoid this school at all costs if applying for your son/daughter

This school are only concerned about attendance. If your child is being bullied, they don’t care, if your child has mental health issues, they don’t care, one of the teachers, specifically mrs Paul, is rude, speaks with an attitude and talks down to parents as if they are children. There are a couple of teachers that are helpful, and aren’t condescending, but majority seem to have a god complex! Avoid this school.

Disgusting behaviour by staff and its completely disgusting school plz don’t send ur kids to this school gave my child detentions every day for just doin nothing

My child started year 7 September and has so far had a relatively good experience. Yes there have been issues with other children jostling for power and position and yes my child has had 2 lines for silly reasons(not really fair to give a whole class a line because part of the class don't behave when lining up to enter a classroom, not very democratic and in line with British values! ) but for the most part the team at Beacon have been brilliant and supportive although a little slow to act in my opinion.On the occasions I have had to call in to reception the staff have been fantastic, very receptive and eager to resolve any problems.

Bullying doesn't get sorted, the school is run like a prison camp, Headteacher is a LIAR! And 1 year since mine left he still uses a Megaphone to shout at the kids... Glad my kids no longer go there. Lines and isolation given even if a child forgets a ruler. Funny how my kids mental health and learning has improved since leaving here for homeschooling. Now i am hearing that the girls are being checked over regarding what trousers they are wearing and having to remove clothing for teachers to inspect them, This isn't right surely?

Absolutely deluded headteacher. Power gone to his head after media and bbc documentary. He thinks hes the next Katharine Birbalsingh and wants the attention for a government post. Acts like hes gods gift to education. Keep your kids away from here if you care about them. School doesnt actually care about the childrens mental health, but its a headline catcher and they nabbed a documentary role. Compassionate they aint. The governors need to look at the school and agree if this is what they want it to be, an attention seeking school in the headlines causing serious harm to children and staff wellbeing or just a school that does its job of educating. Majority of the staff would agree with the comments...

There is good and bad in every place but as a blanket statement, this is anabsolutely appalling school with little to no care for student wellbeing or education.Clearly this institution takes its payroll and pathetic social media clout more seriously than the actual SCHOOLING in which it should be concerned with.Head teacher seems to be the root cause of the problems here at the time of this review. Evidence of his incompetence from colloquial sources such as parents and information outlets is very telling.