# Woodlands School — Basildon, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 2.4/5 from 15 published reviews
- **Students:** 300
- **Principal:** Mr D Wright

## Contact

- **Address:** Woodlands Approach, Off Nether Mayne, Basildon, Essex
- **Phone:** 01268 282146
- **Website:** http://woodlandsschool.org/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/basildon/woodlands-school-16055

## About

Woodlands School is proud to serve the people of Basildon and we are constantly striving to be better. We are focused on ensuring academic excellence for all our youngsters, allowing them the opportunity to thrive at further and higher education.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Outstanding — Mar 2018
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Mar 2018

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Unsafe. Please don’t send your child here: Woodlands school is unsafe and commonly lies to parents. Year 10s and year 11s at this school participated in 8 fights between 3 days. The school stated this was just an “isolated incident” there is video recordings of the fight that says different. The way they handle lunch queues is disgraceful. People who push in aren’t punished and it takes 15 minutes just to get your food when the lunch time is 40 minutes. They call lunch time 10 minutes early so 30 minutes. Teachers are rude and liars. Do … *(Jul 2024)*
- **1/5** — Horrible staff and school: The heads of years and head of school would rather let the year 11 students come in tired mentally and physically hurt than let them have a day off. They except the year 11 students to come in at half 8 stay till 4 sometimes 5 ( 2 extra lessons) and then go home and revise every subject every night. These kids are drained and tired this school does not care about students mental health at all! *(Apr 2023)*
- **1/5** — Former student: Shit school they let kids come in with knifes and don’t do nothing First 3 months of joining 5 years ago I was diagnosed with depression because of how awful the staff treat the students. I was such a happy bright kid before I joined them, they sent me through and endless hole of mental health problems for 5 years straight. I left in September and even being gone for a couple of months I’m starting to get so much better and have stopped hurting myself. Told the school about my mental health and … *(Jan 2023)*
- **1/5** — Bad school: Shit school don’t be suprised if your kid comes home crying about bullying the staff won’t do anything to help will just be pushed under the carpet *(Nov 2022)*
- **5/5** — Excellent Education and Support: As a former parent, I can confidently say that Woodlands School provided our children with an exceptional education and support. The school's focus on mental health, well-being, and character development is truly commendable. We're grateful for the opportunities our children had, and we're confident they're well-prepared for their future. *(Nov 2022)*
- **5/5** — Wonderful School, Fantastic Facilities!: We're really impressed with the £26 million building and the amazing facilities Woodlands School has to offer. The teachers are supportive, and the values of Aspiration, Resilience, Opportunity, and Excellence are clearly embedded in the school culture. My daughter loves attending the school trips and events, and I appreciate the regular updates from the school. *(Sep 2022)*
- **1/5** — School of Clowns and tomfuckery: Here i am, finished not too long ago, there is SO much to say ab this paper bag shit whole of a school. First of all, if you wish to have your rights violated, Woodlands is the place to be. They were considering blocking all toilets during lessons qt some point, you couldn't go to the toilets anyways without a toilet pass, after 4th lesson you were not under any circumstances allowed to fill your bottle. The bullying, discrimination, racism etc is outrageous. I've been verbally abused by teacher… *(Aug 2022)*
- **3/5** — Awful: So I got put On A Managed Move To This Shit School it looks nice Caue Its 26 million pound building I Got Bullied Teachers Were Rude You Wasnt Allowed Your own opinion on anything and all they care about is them selves So I'm A Transgender Man And They Tried to Tell Me I Couldn't Be With The Boys Litrelly 90 % Of The Time Was Olaying Football It Was My Pe Teacher Absoulte Bitch So Glad To be Back At My Other School *(Aug 2022)*
- **4/5** — Mixed Experience: While our experience with Woodlands School has been mostly positive, we've faced some challenges with communication and teacher availability. However, the school's commitment to academic excellence and extracurricular activities is impressive. My son enjoys the Mock Interviews and other programs, but we'd appreciate more regular updates from the teachers. *(Jun 2022)*
- **3/5** — Lack of discipline.: Decent school compared to some others in the area, though a lot of teachers carried backwards and traditional views when it came to girls bodies, lgbt+ issues and racism. Also some stupid rules such as: no coats allowed outside unless they were school jumpers (this was during covid when we weren't allowed to go inside for break) The only time racism was brought up and discussed was after the blm protests in America and it was One assembly. Plus there were multiple times when students in my class… *(Apr 2022)*

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