💬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 225 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊225 responses
76%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▼ -15.0%
🛡️225 responses
76%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▼ -15.7%
⚠️225 responses
51%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -33.4%
👍225 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
76% positive· 24% negative
Strongly agree 24% Agree 52% Disagree 16% Strongly disagree 7% Don't know 1%
National avg: 91.0%▼ -15.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
76% positive· 24% negative
Strongly agree 20% Agree 56% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 9% Don't know 3%
National avg: 91.7%▼ -15.7%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
57% positive· 43% negative
Strongly agree 11% Agree 46% Disagree 28% Strongly disagree 10% Don't know 5%
National avg: 85.8%▼ -28.9%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
51% answered
Strongly agree 12% Agree 27% Disagree 25% Strongly disagree 18% Don't know 18%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -33.4%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
41% positive· 59% negative
Strongly agree 11% Agree 30% Disagree 36% Strongly disagree 16% Don't know 8%
National avg: 85.5%▼ -44.6%Q6My child does well at this school
84% answered
Strongly agree 23% Agree 37% Disagree 29% Strongly disagree 7% Don't know 4%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -26.6%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
58% positive· 42% negative
Strongly agree 23% Agree 35% Disagree 19% Strongly disagree 12% Don't know 12%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +18.6%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
66% positive· 34% negative
Strongly agree 22% Agree 44% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 17%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -17.6%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
73% positive· 27% negative
Strongly agree 22% Agree 52% Disagree 15% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 8%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -15.5%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
60% positive· 40% negative
Strongly agree 14% Agree 46% Disagree 26% Strongly disagree 8% Don't know 6%
National avg: 86.1%▼ -26.1%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
88% positive· 12% negative
Strongly agree 27% Agree 61% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 4%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -2.5%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
85% positive· 15% negative
Strongly agree 29% Agree 56% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 8%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -4.0%Q13The school is well led and managed
53% positive· 47% negative
Strongly agree 15% Agree 38% Disagree 22% Strongly disagree 5% Don't know 20%
National avg: 80.9%▼ -28.0%Q14I would recommend this school
68% positive· 32% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +12.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
The school lets me know how my child is doing+18.6% vs National
I would recommend this school+12.4% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively+2.7% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school has high expectations for my child-44.6% vs National
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved-28.9% vs National
The school is well led and managed-28.0% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 225 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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