Linden Road Instruction Pool

the pool and cubicles are so dirty I wouldn't be surprised if you got cancer just from swimming in it, mould is everywhere and staff are not very nice

My child has been on one stage for about 9 months. They introduced a new system a while ago for updating and tracking progress but it doesn't get updated unless you speak up. When you do, they tell you that it's the system's fault. The last update done was about 2 months ago. This is not the first or second time this has happened. I am on the waiting list of another swimming centre. Once there's an opening, I will leave them.

Awful for four year olds. Booked our four year old daughter in for 4 x 30 minute Stage 1 sessions over the school holidays. She was in a class with a 7 and 9 year. The coach had no patience for our daughter who had only previously done lessons when with a parent in the water and was used to being held up. An extremely disappointing experience and not one I’d wish on other parents / children. There was no effort to find alternative approaches or build confidence. That bad, we didn’t want to finish with the last of the sessions and not someone who should be coaching young children.

Lovely small instructional pool - great for smaller kids and those learning to swim. Friendly staff and great atmosphere - no lockers etc things are stored in cubicles around the pool. Have to book by phone but will need your leisure number (get one on Bham Council site)

Great swimming instructors but incompetent manager who doesn't take his job seriously. Took our kids to their first swimming lessons then we were told the manager booked the wrong lessons. Lessons are mostly fully booked and they don't do a waiting list. Existing kids don't get the priority to be informed of when spaces become available. Spaces open up to anyone who pay in advance and they normally get filled up quite quickly. When our kids were ready to progress to next stage, we had to keep asking almost every week to check the availability of lessons. When eventually there was availability, the manager again booked the wrong stage! Parents have to re-enrol children every term and we were not fully informed when re-enrolment was due. The notice up at the front desk with the weeks for re-enrolment were no good for parents going through the back of the pool. Lack of communication from the management team caused a lot of hassles unless parents keep things on top. The pool needs refurbishment and more shower facilities.

This pool is wonderful, my son does his swimming lessons here. The staff and pool are great.

Our son aged 7 started swimming lessons January 22 and had zero confidence! We started late due to covid! And us being a bit laid back also! After 12 months our boy has transformed from being scared to swim without armbands to swimming confidently without any additional floats front and back! And is now learning breastroke! We are so proud and happy on how well he is progressing! Thanks to Graham and the rest of the team!