💬77% 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 22 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊22 responses
86%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▼ -4.6%
🛡️22 responses
95%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +3.7%
⚠️22 responses
46%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -28.2%
👍22 responses
77%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +21.7%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 27% Disagree 14%
National avg: 91.0%▼ -4.6%Q2My child feels safe at this school
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 73% Agree 23% Don't know 5%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +3.7%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
96% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 36% Disagree 5%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +9.7%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
46% answered
Strongly agree 30% Agree 40% Disagree 10% Strongly disagree 10% Don't know 10%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -28.2%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 46% Agree 41% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 9%
National avg: 85.5%≈ In lineQ6My child does well at this school
86% answered
Strongly agree 42% Agree 37% Disagree 21%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -28.6%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
77% positive· 23% negative
Strongly agree 55% Agree 23% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 9%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -6.2%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
82% positive· 18% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 23% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 5%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -7.1%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
91% positive· 9% negative
Strongly agree 50% Agree 41% Disagree 9%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +4.8%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 64% Agree 23% Disagree 5% Don't know 9%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -4.2%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
96% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 36% Don't know 5%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +6.6%Q13The school is well led and managed
82% positive· 18% negative
Strongly agree 64% Agree 18% Disagree 14% Don't know 5%
National avg: 80.9%≈ In lineQ14I would recommend this school
77% positive· 23% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +21.7% 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+21.7% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively+14.5% vs National
My child does well at this school+10.4% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school lets me know how my child is doing-39.1% vs National
My child can take part in clubs and activities-7.1% vs National
There is a good range of subjects available to my child-6.2% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 22 parent responses (). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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