What's happening at Hurst Lodge School?

[Mitch68]

Anyone have any news on the school what with the Headmistress leaving, as we are thinking of sending our dd there?

[haisydaisy]

my child was badly bullied at this school and staff refused to acknowledge it. loads of behavioural issues with the pupils. lots of diagnosed and undiagnosed SEN children and staff without the relevant experience to handle the resulting behaviour or put strategies into place to deal with it. they say all the right words when you visit - we thought it would be wonderful and caring etc..... but the reality was far from it. we ended up having to move our child. approach with caution

[Grandmanat16]

@haisydaisy would you be able to tell me when your child was at the school and what year the child was in? And what the discipline problem are thank you Are you allowed email contact in this site?

[haisydaisy]

year 7, pulled out early last year. behaviour was mainly bullying - name calling, taunting, scaring children by trapping them in rooms, turning off lights etc. things happening during lessons not dealt with by teacher, very little classroom control, one teacher teaching 2 classes at the same time in neighbouring classrooms, during which time the children left unsupervised and chaos ensued...... several other children left around the same time in the senior school - there seemed to be a very high pupil turnover. Head Teacher seemed to think it was all ok and that's just the way year 7's are and it's normal for them to push the boundaries in this way...... No one else I knew was experiencing this with their yr 7 child's school.....

[Grandmanat16]

Goodness that's the same nonsense we heard from Abbotsfield in Hillingdon. That is a worry. I thought that with smaller classes there would be good control of pupils. We don't want to be in the same position we are in now having had to withdraw him from his present school. I would very much like to speak to other parents any way you know I could do that. Please PM me, thank you