# Bideford College — Bideford, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.6/5 from 23 published reviews
- **Principal:** Dr C Ankers

## Contact

- **Address:** Abbotsham Road, Bideford Devon EX39 3AR
- **Phone:** 01237 477 611
- **Website:** https://www.bidefordcollege.org
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bideford/bideford-college-17115

## About

Bideford College is a state-of-the-art school that strives for excellence in teaching and learning. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum and a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities. We pride ourselves on being a caring community that fosters positive relationships between students and staff.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Jun 2022
- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Jun 2022
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Jun 2022
- **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Jun 2022
- **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Jun 2022

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — no difference between prison and here.: majority of teachers care more about how you look, than what youre going through, or how your coping, theyd rather stand thee and shout at you for having the wrong coloured socks than actually teach you. if youre thinking about putting your child here, DONT unless you want them to come home drained beeging to not go in. *(Jun 2024)*
- **1/5** — Safety of students: Sexual assault happening to students and that person that is doing it is still at that school *(Jun 2024)*
- **1/5** — the teacher bullies: this school is full of bully’s… not the students but the teachers they don’t take feelings into account and honestly should be put out of buisness *(May 2024)*
- **1/5** — School rules: Bideford college has changed since the new CEO came to the school I hate that we not allowed to do what we want to do with are bodies *(Nov 2023)*
- **1/5** — Bideford college is bad: I am so annoyed by all the rules that's even in place since the new ceo has joined we used to have phones comfty shoes able to hold a pencil have a drink but now we can't have our phones have to wear wierd tight shoes can't hold a pencil or pen without being told to and can't drink without permission we can't have nails or jewellery even though it don't distract nobody because who is going to look at our nails or fingers if we're wearing rings or our arms if we're wearing bracelets and being san… *(Jul 2023)*
- **2/5** — heyyy: just wanted to share something that happened today. i have autism and today in english i was very overwhelmed and my teacher could very clearly see that. she came over, told me i was overreacting. i stormed out of the room crying and was given a sanction 2. all of my other teachers know i’m allowed to stand outside for five minutes when i get overwhelmed..? *(Jun 2023)*
- **2/5** — Review: Can't be bothered to help with anything and include stupid rules to "improve your education" *(Apr 2023)*
- **1/5** — Review: My daughter used to like this school she had a great time in year 7 now she half way through year 8 Been bullied still getting bullied and the school don't do nothing about it I regret now writing how great this school was I'm looking in to moving her school or homeschooled her cos I had enough of her not going to school happy and she hates the school and she kicks up about going to school in the morning all cos the the bullies in this school it about time the school did something about the bull… *(Apr 2023)*
- **1/5** — Worst school: Absolutely terrible they only care about looks not education one teacher compared me to a singer who killed herself and was a dr*g dealer 😭 make u go on trips even if u can't afford it *(Feb 2023)*
- **1/5** — Sanction 1: This is so bad. I walked into school Monday morning and in greeting got told by my tutor that I was on a sanction 1 , she didn’t tell me why, so I asked. She said she didn’t know? I hadn’t done anything the week before hand. I had to sit in a silent room copying answers from a booklet for 2 and a half hours. It’s rediculous. *(Nov 2022)*

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- [St Margaret's Church of England Junior School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bideford/st-margarets-church-of-england-junior-school-23056) — 4.5/5 (2 reviews)
- [St George's CofE Infant and Nursery School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bideford/st-georges-cofe-infant-and-nursery-school-23057) — 4.4/5 (2 reviews)

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