we've had two children one got thro by the skin of their teeth,she was called a wallpaper child by the Headteacher as she didn't cause trouble etc and just blended into the background,she was also asked to sit an RE GCSE on the morning of the exam after not being taught RE for six months...our other child who is Dyspraxic we moved last year and withn three weeks at their new school had been given extra time in exams,laptops,scribes etc....i will try my hardest to get my other child into another secondary other than Newfield.
i think on the whole the teaching staff try hard but collectively struggle to make a cohesive enviroment. i beleive they would do better with a zero tollerance on behaviour. i have driven up the driveway before when children should be in school and witnessed pupils throwing cans at cars and when they reach the enterance sticking their heads in the lower floor windows swearing and generally trying their best to disrupt other childrens learning.