School Summary
Fortis Academy
Girls: 732
Total Pupils: 1520
Opened: 01-12-2016
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Headteacher: Andrew Williams
Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B44 8NU
Telephone: 01213666611
Website: http://fortisacademy.org.uk/
Headteacher: Andrew Williams
Fortis Academy
Aldridge Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B44 8NU
Telephone: 01213666611
Website: http://fortisacademy.org.uk/
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Teachers are horrible and rude and expect children to respect them.food is disgusting and I had to pray somewhere dirty and interrupt me and my friends while praying.miss Craigg is the only nice teacher I know and I'm lucky that I have her everyday.\nNo drinking water allowed in class.the lunch ladies give muslim people pork and it's against the religion.i hope the school shuts down as soon as possible.it doesn't deserve even a star.cameras everywhere(even toilets)my parents said I'm going to leave the school to prince Albert which is a better option than fortis","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"THE SCHOOL IS HORRIBLE!I started a few weeks ago and already hate it.u don't learn anything from the school and gums under the desk are disgusting.no cleaners and flooded toilets and I got stuck twice I the\nBathroom cause of mean girls locking the front. Teachers are horrible and rude and expect children to respect them.food is disgusting and I had to pray somewhere dirty and interrupt me and my friends while praying.miss Craigg is the only nice teacher I know and I'm lucky that I have her everyday.\nNo drinking water allowed in class.the lunch ladies give muslim people pork and it's against the religion.i hope the school shuts down as soon as possible.it doesn't deserve even a star.cameras everywhere(even toilets)my parents said I'm going to leave the school to prince Albert which is a better option than fortis","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Sunny Suite","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105909812544019218932\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocKeKF5XHIrCQu7T38QQTzFCuXrIg6nR2H0GX7GgGOVo=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-09-29T18:56:36Z"},{"name":"places\/ChIJB3L0Ym6jcEgRFrPA5ZKMxvM\/reviews\/ChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUR1NHNhT1VREAE","relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":2,"text":{"text":"some of the teachers are good but they are all leaving bc the school is too broke to pay them now we are left with the bad ones. most of the teachers dont rlly care about their students tbh. some of the food buss icl but most of them taste like b@tty crease. some of the teachers dont even know how to teach and some of the teachers dont know how to deal with situations eg. bullying.\noverall the school is ok but the food and the teachers are quite bad.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"some of the teachers are good but they are all leaving bc the school is too broke to pay them now we are left with the bad ones. most of the teachers dont rlly care about their students tbh. some of the food buss icl but most of them taste like b@tty crease. some of the teachers dont even know how to teach and some of the teachers dont know how to deal with situations eg. bullying.\noverall the school is ok but the food and the teachers are quite bad.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"mspoppins yes","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111504227185797147091\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVTEeEcMDx9dxwX8u8jZyMhgCFiwn4zN1els4QkSVHNmUA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-09-25T18:35:32Z"},{"name":"places\/ChIJB3L0Ym6jcEgRFrPA5ZKMxvM\/reviews\/ChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUM2ajVxRktBEAE","relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"If you gain some kind of enjoyment from standing outside of locked doors for an hour while waiting for substitute teachers to possibly show up, Fortis Academy is the right choice.\n\nThe police cars and ambulances often parked outside really complete the experience, and the complementary gum provided underneath each desk really is a prime example of the generosity you'll be subjected to at Fortis.\n\nThe staff at Fortis are generally very good, especially those who stay for more than five weeks, and it's always a joy to see a member of staff who hasn't left the school in pursuit of a more appealing pay-check.\n\nIf you expect a genuine and consistent learning experience, good luck to you. 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