💬82% 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 44 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊44 responses
95%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +4.0%
🛡️44 responses
93%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +1.3%
⚠️44 responses
25%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -7.7%
👍44 responses
82%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +26.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 64% Agree 32% Disagree 5%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +4.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 68% Agree 25% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +1.3%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 46% Agree 41% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 7% Don't know 2%
National avg: 85.8%≈ In lineQ4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
25% answered
Strongly agree 18% Agree 9% Disagree 36% Strongly disagree 9% Don't know 27%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -7.7%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 55% Agree 32% Disagree 11% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 85.5%≈ In lineQ6My child does well at this school
68% answered
Strongly agree 37% Agree 37% Disagree 17% Strongly disagree 7% Don't know 3%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -10.4%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
0% positive· 100% negative
National avg: 39.1%▼ -39.1% Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
82% positive· 18% negative
Strongly agree 48% Agree 34% Disagree 11% Don't know 7%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -1.6%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 64% Agree 30% Disagree 7%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +4.2%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 50% Agree 36% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 7%
National avg: 86.1%≈ In lineQ11I would recommend this school to another parent
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 57% Agree 36% Disagree 2% Don't know 5%
National avg: 90.5%▲ +2.7%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
98% positive· 2% negative
Strongly agree 66% Agree 32% Disagree 2%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +8.8%Q13The school is well led and managed
77% positive· 23% negative
Strongly agree 48% Agree 30% Disagree 16% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 5%
National avg: 80.9%▼ -3.7%Q14I would recommend this school
82% positive· 18% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +26.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+26.4% vs National
The school responds well to any concerns I raise+8.8% vs National
My child can take part in clubs and activities+4.2% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school lets me know how my child is doing-39.1% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively-10.5% vs National
My child does well at this school-7.8% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 44 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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