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About Fearnhill School

Fearnhill School is a small, happy community where every student is safe, supported and cared for. We pride ourselves on creating a supportive and nurturing environment that helps our students achieve their full potential. We have high expectations for behaviour and academic ambitions for every pupil.

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Key Facts

Head/Principal Tim Spencer

Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 2.8
Teaching Quality 2.5
Communication 3.2
Student Wellbeing 3.5
Facilities 2.5

School Workforce

Teacher and staff information • 2024-2025

Note: These figures are estimated based on national averages. Actual school-level data not yet available.
17.0:1
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Excellent
35.4
Teachers (FTE)

Estimated workforce data based on GIAS enrollment and national average ratios. Academic year 2024-2025.

Secondary School Results (Key Stage 4)

Exam performance data • 2023-2024

41.2
Attainment 8
Average grade across 8 subjects
-0.14
Progress 8
Below average
34.0%
English & Maths 9-5
Strong pass in both
53.8%
English & Maths 9-4
Standard pass in both

Additional Information

44.3% entered EBacc
22.6% achieved EBacc
106 pupils in cohort

Data from DfE Performance Tables for academic year 2023-2024. Published January 2024. View full performance tables

Reviews 15

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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Mar 6, 2025
5.0

"Awesome"

Fearnhill school has changed so much and it is a lovely school with new canteen toilets and i honestly would recommend it to other members of the public
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Apr 20, 2024
1.0

"what a sugar honey iced tea hole"

Fearnhill school is a good school if you have special needs, but it’s a dead school if you want to express yourself. for example, i’m gay and i wear the same amount of makeup as the girls in my yeargroup, and only my makeup if picked up on. i wouldn’t have a problem with the school rules if it was equal for boys AND girls. overall a good school if you find it easy to fit in, otherwise it’s a joke!!!
Thank you and goodnight.
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 3/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Oct 10, 2023
3.0

"Communication"

Don't take it personally but,Fearnhill has really bad communication.Loads of teachers can't even tell my child where the after school English club was.Such a waste of time for my child looking for it and coming home as they cannot find it.If they're expecting my child to come,why don't they take a responsibility to make sure they're in that room after 3:00PM rather just leaving them to handle it themselves and yet,my child was a new year 7 so of course I would be complaining about it. Then again, my child had left their PE bag at home by accident so I had to give it to the receptionist and they said they would hand it to my child but they didn't.The next day, my child was looking for it in the reception/lost and found basket.The lady said "Oh, this one on the table had been left here since yesterday" what a lazy sceme?! Can't they even do one job they priortized to like hand it to my child instead of leaving it there?This is just a re-view so you have my opinion.
Teaching & Learning 1/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Sep 17, 2023
1.0

"don't care about you or you metal health"

don't let your children go here in less you want them to coming home in tears every night. the do not give a flying fuck about your metal health. for example mr sheridan is rude , uneducated unfriendly man in the school . he give out detentions left right and centre . I got s detention from him for not taking my shoes and socks of in a drama lesson because I didn't was my feet on the dirty floors. I was only at this school for 2 years and 2 months before I had to leave because I was getting bullied that much because none of the staff could do the job right. the cleanliness of the school is poor. they was mold in classrooms, dirty floors . stains in carpets, poo stains down the toilets and you can smell the bathrooms from a mile away. they need to learn some hygiene. The staff are just flat out rude!!!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Apr 26, 2023
1.0

"I hate this school sm"

all the teachers are rude to students and one of the pastoral members made a girl cry by waiting she was nothing but a disappointment to the school
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Rebecca W Unconfirmed
Parent Jan 20, 2023
4.0

"Some great aspects, but room for improvement"

I have mixed feelings about Fearnhill School. On the one hand, the staff are genuinely caring and the facilities are well-maintained. However, I wish they had more extracurricular activities for older students.
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 3/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Nov 12, 2022
1.0

"Fearnhill report"

Never helped with bullying, never done what they said that they would to help, always listened to other students and called me a liar. Singled me out because of my disabilities, treated me like I was trash. Constantly took me out of class for no reason just to make up a lie that I done something when I never actually spoke in class. Said I lied about my mental health for attention. Overall very bad attitude towards students and the teachers only care about the actual bullies and go on there side all the time!
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Sep 10, 2022
1.0

"i dread going here."

They seem to focus more on uniform than people’s well being and expression.
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Sep 9, 2022
1.0

"Poor safeguarding - 2016 onwards"

One of many terrible experiences I suffered at this school was that I was tripped over in P.E and landed on the gravel knee first, cutting my knee open. When taken to the nurses office, they treated it poorly and contacted my mum saying it was just a graze on the knee and was not serious (though I could barely walk and had blood loss).

This was around 2016, and things may have changed, but nevertheless the school has always had terrible standards and I would not recommend sending your child here.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 2/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 1/5
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Emily S Unconfirmed
Parent Sep 1, 2022
5.0

"A true happy community"

My child loves going to Fearnhill School! The staff are so supportive and encouraging, and the facilities are amazing. They really do make school unmissable every day!
Safety & Wellbeing 5/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 5/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Aug 30, 2022
3.0

"Mixed views"

Finished there 2 months ago. To start with, the school was bad 5 years ago with behaviour but that got a lot better.

Had a rough time with teachers in yr8 as I went through 7 different science teachers in a year. That got better as afterwards they got some great staff and they were great at being there helping with exams despite being in lockdown for 2 years before GCSEs.

However the school does lack good quality basic equipment and looks unappealing but thats not a huge deal.

My main issue was in the last year after lockdown (2022) vapes became the new trend in school at which the staff were slow to stop. This led to parts of the school (like the toilets) being unsafe due to groups of students with vapes and drugs.
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 2/5
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David B Unconfirmed
Parent Jun 15, 2022
5.0

"Excellent education and values"

Fearnhill School has given my child an excellent education and taught them the importance of hard work and respect. We're so grateful for the experience.
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 5/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 5/5
Facilities 4/5
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Sarah T Unconfirmed
Parent Feb 1, 2022
5.0

"Fantastic school community"

My child is thriving at Fearnhill School. They love the school-wide events, especially the act of remembrance. The teachers are so caring and dedicated to the students' success.
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 5/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 4/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Oct 23, 2020
1.0

"Don’t send your kid here"

Do not recommend very poor school
Lies to parents and students
Bullying is not taken care off
Safety & Wellbeing 2/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Sep 12, 2020
3.0

"fearnhill - student 2016 start "

good school with decent behaviour but lack of teachers and some (specifically languages) are near useless
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 4/5

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