Bardfield Academy

We've had a mixed experience at Bardfield Academy so far. Our son's grades have improved, but we feel that the school could do more to engage with parents and provide additional support for struggling students. That being said, the head teacher is approachable and the school's values align with our own, so we're willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

I was a bit skeptical about sending my daughter to a school in Basildon, but Bardfield Academy has exceeded all our expectations. The teachers are supportive, the facilities are modern and well-maintained, and the extra-curricular activities are fantastic. We're so grateful to have found this school!

I left this school years ago, 2015. i was in the school for three years and in that time i was racially discriminated against, bullied and other insane stuff. My bully was rewarded even though he could have very well hospitalised me, my headteacher who is no longer working there shut her office door on my HEAD when i was in year five. Injuries were never taken seriously as much as 'problematic' kids werent. if you were a child with any undiagnosed learning disability theyd purposefully bully you, ostracise you or outcast you from your peers. It got to a point where i burnt out by the time year 6 came around and i switched schools. There were some good teachers who ended up leaving because the school sucked, the school was heavily patriarchy tied which was forced onto us at the ripe age of 9. If you were a poc or not english, you WERE discriminated against and infantalised heavily. i had slurs yelled at me, i had YOUNGER kids bully and assault me physically, i had teacher act passive aggressive and show constant microaggressions just because i am a mixed person. The current head teacher [then Deputy] was a MASSIVE bully, never took anything seriously. instead of fixing my bullying issue, she set me onto a timetable for days i was ALLOWED OUTSIDE, and i wasnt allowed my friends with my most of the time, not to mention i was often not allowed to get lunch, or was forced to eat stuff that made me throw up or i did not like. Overall the worst primary school experience, im now a burnt out gifted kid, who is autistic and heavily traumatised