# Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre — Cheltenham, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.5/5 from 11 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** Warden Hill Road
- **Phone:** 1709653481
- **Website:** https://www.bournside.com
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/cheltenham/cheltenham-bournside-school-and-sixth-form-centre-12392

## Official rankings

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

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Worst case scenario: most racist school in Britain Bounrnside in Cheltenham has to be said I when there to talk to the head teacher about my see how he’s doing and he promised to call and update me about my sons education etc and he basically told me to leave without bringing any son to talk to me has the mother is alienated my son for years. No phone call from the school nothing it like don’t respect black culture. *(Oct 2025)*
- **1/5** — What a shame....: What a shame....headteacher too busy bible bashing and sucking up to a business manager....who thinks that they are more important than academics! Staff can be approachable however when you have old fossils waiting for retirement such as IT Computing Languages what hope do students have....poor sixth formers having to sit there while some jumped up cover organiser thinks she's an academic making them sit in silence....oh do grow up *(Dec 2024)*
- **3/5** — School sucks: School is an absolute joke this year they didnt give us non school uniform for children in need day in fact they completely ignored it not even asking for donation plus they and really strict and could give your child a dedention for talking once the uniform is evepensive and brakes easily iv had enough of this school *(Nov 2024)*
- **1/5** — Worst years of my life: I can't speak for everyone but my 3 year personal experience at the school was horrible. They don't care enough about mental wellbeing of students i'd say to them your just a robot. The expectations of the students are way too high, anxiety ridden and depressing. The system they have in place does not work, phones aren't allowed on the premises which for obvious reasons can be so dangerous and inconvienient for some pupils. I left after 3 years due to mental health because it was just way too mu… *(Nov 2022)*
- **1/5** — Bournside school: The school do not bother to tell you your child hasn't turned up until its too late, it's now 11.15 and I've just been notified about my son not being there. This is the second time they've made me worry sick wondering if my child has been hurt or kidnapped or anything just to be told they made a mistake and he is there. Absolutely disgusted with the school and I will be taking him out and putting him with a school that can be trusted. *(May 2022)*
- **1/5** — Review: School is full of bullying which teachers will do nothing about, some teachers and lots students are both homophobic and transphobic and pick on those students, there are no morals or anything there it isn’t a great school at all *(Mar 2022)*
- **1/5** — do not recommend: has potential to be a good school but the teachers lack empathy and bournside has a serious bullying problem that they do not care about at all. there have been rumours of very high up staff being homophobic and the school does nothing to speak about actual issues such as racism, lgbt etc and makes those students feel not supported at all. mental health support is awful. genuinely do not recommend this school to anyone. *(Jun 2021)*
- **2/5** — Bournside review: Good facilities available for students however a lot of bullying and abysmal help for students with disabilities with little to no empathy shown by the staff in charge. School will give extra support to those already doing well but ignores students who are getting bad grades. *(May 2021)*
- **3/5** — It’s okay: Taking away the ability to use technology to escape the school environment. *(Apr 2021)*
- **1/5** — not good: not very good with mental health issues or bullying at all. *(Mar 2021)*

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