School visit, smelly toilets

I'm a primary school supply teacher, and tbh, all school toilets reek by 2:30 in the afternoon. Think how many kids have been in and out? They are gross everywhere.
This is especially true in older buildings, where the plumbing isn't up to much/is aging.

I wouldn't judge a school by some end-of-day smelly loos.

THAT IS RIGHT. NEVER HAVE I EVER SMELT GOOD SMELLS AT ANY SCHOOL IN THE TOILETS. NOW I KNOW WHY TEACHERS SAY NO WHEN CHILDREN SAY "CAN I GO TO THE TOILET.". DON'T GET ME STARTED ON SATs WEEK. HAVING TO GO TO TOILETS WITH CRAP-MADE '67' WROTE ALL OVER WALLS. HOW DISGRACEFUL. THAT'S WHY I HOME-SCHOOL MY CHILDREN. 💩🙄😓🤮

I'm beginning to think the fag smoke was quite effective in covering the stench of shit, no bad thing really. Shame it's turned out to be not so great for kid's lungs, it would be a low cost solution.

An sorry just realised this is about a primary school and not a high school. You must all have been wondering what sort of primary school I went to that the toilets where full of smoke

Poss not as bad as when school toilets used to smell of smoke and have that smoking haze in them. You used to come out gasping for air.

my bathroom stunk after having a few of ds friends over for a playdate

pee on the floor, stinky farts, poo stripes in the loo how can they be so smelly they are only 7

The incinerators were used for crisp packets IIRC...

The toilets at my primary school absolutely reeked and were disgusting after morning tea. Loo roll stuffed down them etc.

Incinerators! Imagine getting that past health and safety now!

Those loo's are probably very busy to be fair to the school or any school by that matter.

I remember those incinerators! Gosh, that makes me feel old. As a child they confused me no end and my mother never gave me a straight answer as to what they were for.

I can still smell the boys toilets from 28 years ago at my old high school.. it was 30 years old then. 30 years of poor aim.
The girls loos had those incinerators in does anyone else remember those?
I digress...

I can see why it disgusted you, I was very surprised just how stinky school toilets can be.

Some of it is old plumbing, but most of it is simply because young children aim badly and seldom flush their waste away. Many haven't been to the toilet unsupervised when entering reception. Plenty of debris in the bowls, no toilet tissue use evident and sinks dry. I am amazed they don't breed cholera in schools, but it really is not a sign of a bad school.

Well, the "uninspiring" option is still there. I'm sure your daughter will thank you.

What is the dilemma here? Are you really thinking of not sending your child to a school with "lovely staff" and "lovely atmosphere" where she would "have a ball" because the toilets smell?

The smell might not be misuse, but still worth asking about. It's not a reflection on the quality of teaching, but I'd want to know the reason why.

I'm a teacher, and when checking out a school for DD in the past have always asked, been allowed into the lavatories to check their condition. I looked for damage and misuse by students. Always worth asking if the the lavatories are open during lessons. Damage and closed toilets are signs of poor discipline.

When I was in primary school the boys' toilets always stank.

I work in a school and our toilets absolutely reek. The cleaners are brilliant it's really not them being not cleaned enough it's an old school and the pipes underneath are old. There's nothing that can be done they just reek sometimes.

The toilets stink at my dc's school in the afternoon. Great school though so I wouldn't let it put me off.

*has anyone who is anywhere near as marvellous as this woman

My ds goes to a fantastic oversubscribed school ( his older sister now in secondary got in by appeal so we are part of the problem!) too many kids not enough toilets no money to improve. They are swiffy by afternoon but all the staff are lovely and the school receptionist is the most wonderful woman, magics up lost pe kits, cuddles away minor injuries, is loved by children from y3 to y6. Got more flowers than class teachers on y6 leavers day. If the school you visited as anyone who is as near as marvellous as this woman send your child there. Its people ( including non teaching staff ) that makes schools great not toilets.

The year one and two toilets at DS2&3's school stink. They are as cleaned often. The staff regularly go in flush them and wipe the seats etc but they reek of piss.
None of the other toilets in the school smell so I assume it's something that is unavoidable with those particular ones.

The toilets are only one symptom of the shocking state of repair many schools are in, good and bad ones.