Would you let your child go to this school?

[MrsSnape]

For years I have been saying I'd NEVER allow my kids to go to our catchment school. Its right in the middle of one of the worse council estates in the city (not that I'm against council estates, I live on one myself but lets be honest, these schools don't exactly produce the best results).

Anyway I have since heard good things about the school, ofsted report was decent, the pass rate seems to be rising (up to 21%, not great but not the worst in the city), it's supposed to have excellent extra curriculum facilities, clubs, courses etc...

And I'm starting to wonder if it's pure snobbery not to consider it

Here is the school's website:

www.sirhenrycooper.hull.sch.uk

There are no other schools around here. I'm going to put 3 out of catchment schools down on the form but this one is our catchment school so if the other 3 fail, would you let your kids go to this school?

Then I think those schools had a problem and I wouldn't call them well run.

No I wouldn't, although I'd go and look round it.
Look at Cottingham and Beverley Schools

No, I agree but they are percieved to be well run.

One of the schools, out of county, I went to see for dd had a no disruption policy, where they removed the child who was disrupting the class and put them in a room with other children from other classes who had done the same, if they continued to disrupt that class they were put in isolation and if they still wouldnt behave they were sent home.
Sounded perfect really, meant the rest of the class could learn.

How long has the head been in post? If he's presided over these results for 3yr+ then I woulnd't have much confidence in the SMT to galvanise the school.