💬86% 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 65 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊65 responses
98%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +7.0%
🛡️65 responses
97%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +5.3%
⚠️65 responses
32%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -15.0%
👍65 responses
86%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +30.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
98% positive· 2% negative
Strongly agree 69% Agree 29% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +7.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
97% positive· 3% negative
Strongly agree 71% Agree 26% Disagree 3%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +5.3%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
88% positive· 12% negative
Strongly agree 45% Agree 43% Disagree 9% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +1.9%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
32% answered
Strongly agree 19% Agree 29% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 14% Don't know 24%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -15.0%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
89% positive· 11% negative
Strongly agree 49% Agree 40% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +3.7%Q6My child does well at this school
77% answered
Strongly agree 50% Agree 30% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 4%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -19.1%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
80% positive· 20% negative
Strongly agree 52% Agree 28% Disagree 11% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 8%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -3.4%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 60% Agree 35% Disagree 5%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +6.5%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
94% positive· 6% negative
Strongly agree 48% Agree 46% Disagree 3% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +7.8%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
89% positive· 11% negative
Strongly agree 51% Agree 39% Disagree 6% Don't know 5%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -1.2%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
92% positive· 8% negative
Strongly agree 52% Agree 40% Disagree 5% Don't know 3%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +3.4%Q13The school is well led and managed
80% positive· 20% negative
Strongly agree 46% Agree 34% Disagree 14% Don't know 6%
National avg: 80.9%≈ In lineQ14I would recommend this school
86% positive· 14% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +30.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+30.4% vs National
The school supports my child's wider personal development+7.8% vs National
My child is happy at this school+7.0% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school lets me know how my child is doing-39.1% vs National
There is a good range of subjects available to my child-3.4% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively-1.9% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 65 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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