School Summary
Manshead CofE Academy
Girls: 549
Total Pupils: 1080
Opened: 01-05-2017
: Andy McBurnie
Manshead CofE Academy
Dunstable Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 4BB
Telephone: 01582679400
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I expect its next review to be Outstanding...as it really is and it has the children at the forefront of its activity under this brilliant leadership team.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lucy Smith","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113476673961564248153\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUuptAQEHGte75CJ-I_HJWuGH-t24hb30gnvQXuY1DubQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-01-24T17:16:16Z"},{"name":"places\/ChIJOeXhqLRIdkgRp3V3bBZGpBE\/reviews\/ChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURBbjl1WTVBRRAB","relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Both my children attended this school. My 17 year old son was asked to leave sixth form because he was trying to look after his Dad who subsequently died and my daughter has to be home schooled because she has anxiety and panic attacks and they can't look after her.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Both my children attended this school. My 17 year old son was asked to leave sixth form because he was trying to look after his Dad who subsequently died and my daughter has to be home schooled because she has anxiety and panic attacks and they can't look after her.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Michelle Gosling","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102616066464510461533\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocIJCOEZP2uyGKSd-1HApU6WhRwxsmPale1ee82_rvA9=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2"},"publishTime":"2017-08-17T01:19:51Z"},{"name":"places\/ChIJOeXhqLRIdkgRp3V3bBZGpBE\/reviews\/ChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURRZzdLNVBBEAE","relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":3,"text":{"text":"1 year edited my review (was at the school from year 7 to 11)\nthe school itself is \"ok\" but needs massive improvements also some things became worst than before (like for sixth form)\nPROS:\n+the school dinners taste good the chicken pie is to die for :))\n\n+the school site is amazing (most schools it's just one big ugly 3-4 storey building but this school has different 2 floor buildings for each block. (A block will be one building C block will be another building etc)) better if your claustrophobic and regularly need some fresh air between lessons\n\n+they are really organised when comes to exams\n\n+good library compared to other schools no seriously it's HUGE\n\n+everyone in the same year group will wear the same colour tie so you can easily tell who's in what year group\n\n+better school than Queensbury, Priory and All Saints\n\n+you don't have to wait in line for as long as you used to get food\n\nCONS:\n-lacking a little in technology the computers are only on windows 7 and not windows 10 and the \"pay with your finger\" technology was only introduced last year to the school before that it was just cash, cash, cash...oh well\n\n-little to no wheelchair access (there are NO LIFTS) if you use crutches you will have to go up the STAIRS ;0 or go to the library to do your work\n\n-hallways sometimes overcrowded\n\n-they DO NOT MARK YOUR BOOKS!!!! seriously my science book went a full on year without being marked (AND TOUCHED)\n\n-the English department is terrible they do not mark you essays or give you feedback on them and when they mark your assessments or mocks THEY DON'T EVEN ANNOTATE IT as it is \"not required\" how the heck am (was) i supposed to know how to improve my essay if you don't annotate it. You have to come up with the feedback yourself based own you unmarked, un-annotated essay... seriously they just put lots of useless ticks...\n\n- speaking of which.... THEY DO NOT MARK HOMEWORK either. My class was once asked to do a GCSE English language paper 1 practice paper (i spent 2hrs doing it) the teacher (who has now left) did not read, mark or annotate a single part of it and even gave a student who didn't do the HW a detention. What's the point of a giving student a detention for not doing their homework if you're not going to mark it anyway?? hmm how about DON'T GIVE US HW IF YOU WILL NOT MARK IT TEACHERS!!! (IDC IF IT IS REQUIRED BY THE HEAD OF SUBJECT X)\n\n-too many educational websites (tassomai, doodle, mathswatch, pixl history etc.) websites why don't you invest in a website called GCSEPOD. It has every subject for every examboard ALL ON *ONE* website many schools use it, why don't you Manshead? far cheaper than having one separate website for each GCSE and it honestly saved my GCSE's just have GCSEPOD and mathswatch for GCSE as your 2 educational websites.\n\n-there is no dedicated sixth form area for the sixth former's to study\nwithout being bombarded by the appearance of other year groups (eg the year 11's) there is simply a (what used to be a classroom) converted into a \"sitting area\" with couches i mean they can't even sit in their own area which used to be theirs which now unrightfully taken away from them. i mean we (the red-tie year 11's) didn't want to be in there either\n\n-if your a sixth former you CAN'T get food at break (i think), stupid!! (what if you didn't like the food choices at lunch and wanted to get some break-time food or have an exam after break and want to get a drink?)\n\n- sixth formers in this school might have a 6th period on some days","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"1 year edited my review (was at the school from year 7 to 11)\nthe school itself is \"ok\" but needs massive improvements also some things became worst than before (like for sixth form)\nPROS:\n+the school dinners taste good the chicken pie is to die for :))\n\n+the school site is amazing (most schools it's just one big ugly 3-4 storey building but this school has different 2 floor buildings for each block. (A block will be one building C block will be another building etc)) better if your claustrophobic and regularly need some fresh air between lessons\n\n+they are really organised when comes to exams\n\n+good library compared to other schools no seriously it's HUGE\n\n+everyone in the same year group will wear the same colour tie so you can easily tell who's in what year group\n\n+better school than Queensbury, Priory and All Saints\n\n+you don't have to wait in line for as long as you used to get food\n\nCONS:\n-lacking a little in technology the computers are only on windows 7 and not windows 10 and the \"pay with your finger\" technology was only introduced last year to the school before that it was just cash, cash, cash...oh well\n\n-little to no wheelchair access (there are NO LIFTS) if you use crutches you will have to go up the STAIRS ;0 or go to the library to do your work\n\n-hallways sometimes overcrowded\n\n-they DO NOT MARK YOUR BOOKS!!!! seriously my science book went a full on year without being marked (AND TOUCHED)\n\n-the English department is terrible they do not mark you essays or give you feedback on them and when they mark your assessments or mocks THEY DON'T EVEN ANNOTATE IT as it is \"not required\" how the heck am (was) i supposed to know how to improve my essay if you don't annotate it. You have to come up with the feedback yourself based own you unmarked, un-annotated essay... seriously they just put lots of useless ticks...\n\n- speaking of which.... THEY DO NOT MARK HOMEWORK either. My class was once asked to do a GCSE English language paper 1 practice paper (i spent 2hrs doing it) the teacher (who has now left) did not read, mark or annotate a single part of it and even gave a student who didn't do the HW a detention. What's the point of a giving student a detention for not doing their homework if you're not going to mark it anyway?? hmm how about DON'T GIVE US HW IF YOU WILL NOT MARK IT TEACHERS!!! (IDC IF IT IS REQUIRED BY THE HEAD OF SUBJECT X)\n\n-too many educational websites (tassomai, doodle, mathswatch, pixl history etc.) websites why don't you invest in a website called GCSEPOD. It has every subject for every examboard ALL ON *ONE* website many schools use it, why don't you Manshead? far cheaper than having one separate website for each GCSE and it honestly saved my GCSE's just have GCSEPOD and mathswatch for GCSE as your 2 educational websites.\n\n-there is no dedicated sixth form area for the sixth former's to study\nwithout being bombarded by the appearance of other year groups (eg the year 11's) there is simply a (what used to be a classroom) converted into a \"sitting area\" with couches i mean they can't even sit in their own area which used to be theirs which now unrightfully taken away from them. i mean we (the red-tie year 11's) didn't want to be in there either\n\n-if your a sixth former you CAN'T get food at break (i think), stupid!! 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