PARENTS whose children go to the ‘UK’s strictest school’ have revealed their thoughts on its 5pm finish time, no packed lunches rule and Saturday detentions – they love it.

UK’s strictest school

The Yorkshire families say the stern practices at Mercia School are beneficial to their youngsters – dubbing the etiquette “amazing” and saying other schools should take a leaf from its book.

The Sheffield school insists on “high standards of behaviour and teaching”, which it enforces through some of the most stringent rules in the country.

The school day runs from 7.30am-5pm Monday to Thursday – with hours at the end of the day reserved for “self-study” and homework.

On Fridays home time is 3.45pm, but the students who have landed three detentions that week will be kept until 5pm for “Headteacher’s detention”.

Mercia also has Saturday morning detentions for pupils who skip holiday work or who the Head decides are deserving of it.

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