City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park

"Last week Wednesday one of your fellow student In shoreditch park I was just sitting in the benches I was just minding my own business then one of the 11 year students starting to act wired saying to me why you still here hear this out shoreditch park is for open public to everyone like is not your park the school don’t own the park and this incident hasn’t been sorted out . you guys need to teach your students to have some respect if it was someone else in park and your fellow student said to that person would teach that student a lesson"

"this place has such strict rules for a public school. No phones, no money, no hair let loose below the shoulders, no makeup, no died hair. These rules don't benefit students, it limits them from expressing themselves but the school covers it up by saying its "professionalism." Secondary is the transition from a child to a teen to a adult. Being forced to hide yourself is not a good way to educate these kids. Especially when most children live far away and it gets dark at around 4 during the winter times. for children who go on buses or have parents who work until late. phones and money could potentially save them if the time ever comes for it. As a parent, i hate having to wait hours just until my child comes home to call me. Teachers so obviously have favourites but its to the point where its affecting learning. I have been told that my child's history teacher does not answer questions from them even after having their hand up for a long time. Students have also commented on social media that they left lesson without having their questions answered simply because their teacher refuses to acknowledge them. An event where a pigeon flew into the canteen happened a few days ago and the way it was handled was absolutely unacceptable. While everyone was eating, some staff decided it was a good idea to provoke it and hit it, which caused the pigeon to fly around everywhere with its visible feathers being scattered throughout. After some children lined up again to eat food as they couldn't eat anything, i've heard that as soon as the pigeon flew out, they told the children to go to the dining room, not even the cafe bar directly outside it to eat. Not disinfecting tables, cutlery or anything. And they proceeded to let the year 10s and 11s in to eat their food merely 2 minutes after letting the year 9s and 8s in the canteen? It doesn't make sense. The year 11s or 10s weren't informed nor were we, the parents."

"This is a bad school. The cover services take really long to get to you, the school won't actually help children with disabilities but they say that they will, the food is bad, for example the pizza they serve is cold. They force you to stay to do more studying for an extra hour on Tuesdays and later it will be wednesdays aswell. When you do PE, if you want to wear underarmour it has to be royal blue. They will give you a 2 hour detention if you don't put your bag on both shoulders. If you are feeling unwell they will make you drink water and won't do anything about it. This school is a really bad place."

"this school is disgusting. for parents, students, and even teachers. they try so hard to be like mossbourne academy, even putting the year 11 students through strict and sheer hell, all for a good ofsted report. they refuse to listen to parents and even the students themselves, and the only time they do is when it benefits them and decreases their complaints. the plates are FILTHY, the food is often inedible and not nearly enough calories for a healthy 11 - 16 year old to eat, they are awfully picky with their rules on accessories and refuse you expressing yourself in pretty much any way. incredibly ableist and refuses to cooperate with neurodivergent young children. you could argue all schools are like this, but i know of better schools with better reports that are SINCERELY empathetic to their students. theres no excuse. i am a student of this school and i cant stand a day of it, neither can almost everybody. do better, colasp. do better, miss arles."

"The worst thing I saw was about this school seeing my son doing PE in the rainy wethers shivering for 1 hours at winter every week. My son has asthma now. I am not agains the PE lessons. But I am agains the authorities that do not wish to cooperate with mums opinions. My son was bullied several times. They discovered my sons second language is English after a year nearly.. The headteacher acts like a Queen. It is impossible to talk to her. She gave my son the first day detention because he looked at his back. We had very scary experiments sadly. After lockdown we moved our son to another school. After primary our children deserves a worm well come. But our experience was not as we have imagined. Children motivation cannot increase with detentions constantly. Learning should be made enjoyable."