💬99% of parents would recommend this school — overall parent satisfaction is above national averages across most measures.
Comparing against National averages (17,982 schools)
❤️ Key Parent View Metrics
Based on 70 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊70 responses
99%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +7.5%
🛡️70 responses
99%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +6.9%
⚠️70 responses
27%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -9.8%
👍70 responses
99%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +43.0%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
99% positive· 2% negative
Strongly agree 81% Agree 17% Disagree 1%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +7.5%Q2My child feels safe at this school
99% positive· 1% negative
Strongly agree 84% Agree 14% Disagree 1%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +6.9%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 63% Agree 30% Disagree 3% Don't know 4%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +7.1%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
27% answered
Strongly agree 63% Agree 26% Strongly disagree 5% Don't know 5%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -9.8%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
99% positive· 2% negative
Strongly agree 81% Agree 17% Strongly disagree 1%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +13.0%Q6My child does well at this school
79% answered
Strongly agree 75% Agree 22% Disagree 4%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -20.8%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
92% positive· 8% negative
Strongly agree 62% Agree 31% Disagree 8%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +53.2%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
99% positive· 1% negative
Strongly agree 76% Agree 23% Don't know 1%
National avg: 83.4%▲ +15.2%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 81% Agree 19%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +11.1%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 66% Agree 27% Disagree 6% Don't know 1%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +6.7%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
97% positive· 3% negative
Strongly agree 71% Agree 26% Don't know 3%
National avg: 90.5%▲ +6.6%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
99% positive· 1% negative
Strongly agree 76% Agree 23% Disagree 1%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +9.7%Q13The school is well led and managed
96% positive· 4% negative
Strongly agree 66% Agree 30% Disagree 1% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 1%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +14.8%Q14I would recommend this school
99% positive· 1% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +43.0% 💪 Areas of Strength
The school lets me know how my child is doing+53.2% vs National
I would recommend this school+43.0% vs National
My child does well at this school+17.9% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
I would recommend this school to another parent+6.6% vs National
The school supports my child's wider personal development+6.7% vs National
My child feels safe at this school+6.9% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 70 parent responses (). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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