💬100% 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 37 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊37 responses
100%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +9.0%
🛡️37 responses
100%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +8.3%
⚠️37 responses
14%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▲ +3.8%
👍37 responses
100%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +44.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 89% Agree 8% Strongly disagree 3%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +9.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 89% Agree 8% Strongly disagree 3%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +8.3%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 89% Agree 5% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 3%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +8.8%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
14% answered
Strongly agree 40% Agree 20% Strongly disagree 20% Don't know 20%
National avg: 17.3%▲ +3.8%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 95% Agree 5%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +14.5%Q6My child does well at this school
65% answered
Strongly agree 88% Agree 8% Strongly disagree 4%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -7.1%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
92% positive· 8% negative
Strongly agree 84% Agree 8% Don't know 8%
National avg: 83.4%▲ +8.5%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 84% Agree 11% Disagree 3% Don't know 3%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +5.7%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 84% Agree 16%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +13.9%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 87% Agree 14%
National avg: 90.5%▲ +9.5%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 89% Agree 11%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +11.1%Q13The school is well led and managed
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 89% Agree 5% Disagree 3% Don't know 3%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +13.7%Q14I would recommend this school
100% positive· 0% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +44.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+44.4% vs National
The school has high expectations for my child+14.5% vs National
The school supports my child's wider personal development+13.9% 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-9.2% vs National
My child does well at this school+4.4% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 37 parent responses (2023-2024). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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