💬68% 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 57 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊57 responses
72%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▼ -19.0%
🛡️57 responses
77%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▼ -14.7%
⚠️57 responses
51%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -33.6%
👍57 responses
68%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +12.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
72% positive· 28% negative
Strongly agree 42% Agree 30% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 12% Don't know 4%
National avg: 91.0%▼ -19.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
77% positive· 23% negative
Strongly agree 46% Agree 32% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 9% Don't know 2%
National avg: 91.7%▼ -14.7%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
65% positive· 35% negative
Strongly agree 35% Agree 30% Disagree 16% Strongly disagree 14% Don't know 5%
National avg: 85.8%▼ -20.9%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
51% answered
Strongly agree 4% Agree 14% Disagree 21% Strongly disagree 24% Don't know 38%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -33.6%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
61% positive· 39% negative
Strongly agree 37% Agree 25% Disagree 19% Strongly disagree 18% Don't know 2%
National avg: 85.5%▼ -24.1%Q6My child does well at this school
86% answered
Strongly agree 39% Agree 16% Disagree 16% Strongly disagree 25% Don't know 4%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -28.2%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
46% positive· 54% negative
Strongly agree 25% Agree 21% Disagree 13% Strongly disagree 38% Don't know 4%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +6.7%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
65% positive· 35% negative
Strongly agree 32% Agree 33% Disagree 11% Strongly disagree 14% Don't know 11%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -18.5%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
72% positive· 28% negative
Strongly agree 42% Agree 30% Disagree 9% Strongly disagree 14% Don't know 5%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -17.0%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
69% positive· 32% negative
Strongly agree 40% Agree 28% Disagree 19% Strongly disagree 11% Don't know 2%
National avg: 86.1%▼ -17.6%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
72% positive· 28% negative
Strongly agree 39% Agree 33% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 5% Don't know 16%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -18.6%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
83% positive· 18% negative
Strongly agree 40% Agree 42% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -6.4%Q13The school is well led and managed
67% positive· 33% negative
Strongly agree 33% Agree 33% Disagree 16% Strongly disagree 16% Don't know 2%
National avg: 80.9%▼ -14.3%Q14I would recommend this school
68% positive· 32% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +12.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+12.4% vs National
The school lets me know how my child is doing+6.7% vs National
The school responds well to any concerns I raise+-6.4% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school has high expectations for my child-24.1% vs National
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved-20.9% vs National
My child is happy at this school-19.0% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 57 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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