“At Sixth Form the independence and freedom of work is encouraging and helping to develop my independence.”

“I have enjoyed the flexibility within my timetable. The freedom of choosing the subjects has motivated me further in my education.”

“The advanced nature of the A Level courses is difficult but manageable and interesting within the environment and support of the academic staff to learn and build upon independence.”

“Painsley Sixth Form has taught me the value of hard work and the importance of being dedicated and thorough. It has also supported me well through my journey of making my path towards university.”

“I thought the activities were very relaxed and enjoyable. It made a change for us to have time to share prayer, team build and learn more about each other and ourselves.”

“Today’s retreat day was great. I have done a shield of armour and through it learned about myself. I have also learned that God is always here among us. I wrote a letter to my future self that made me realise that God has helped me through this year. I also found out that my friends thought I was kind.”

“I wrote a letter to the future me, I enjoyed the team work session because it was great fun. I learned that God has blessed me and is everywhere.”

“The school supports me academically and pastorally as I know I can speak to teachers whenever I need help with anything.”

“The school provides a club at lunch for homework support which helps me to keep organised and finish my work on time which is something I have struggled with.”

“The best thing about Painsley are the friends that I have. I really enjoy lessons and I learn a lot, we cover a  lot of topic areas. The lessons also progress at a  good pace for me. Painsley are good at tracking homework and  I receive good feedback. I think homework is beneficial . The teachers are great, very nice and I feel that I can go and speak to people.”

“From  a mental health perspective Painsley is very supportive , my pastoral lead comes into the group every morning and the Emmaus tutors themselves always ask the group how they are doing.

We enjoy lessons especially ones that are made interactive.  Lessons are productive we are challenged and pushed. We would recommend the school to other friends. The schools focuses on the right things.”