💬88% 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 77 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊77 responses
94%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +2.5%
🛡️77 responses
92%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%≈ In line
⚠️77 responses
40%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -23.0%
👍77 responses
88%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +32.7%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
94% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 58% Agree 35% Disagree 5% Don't know 1%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +2.5%Q2My child feels safe at this school
92% positive· 8% negative
Strongly agree 57% Agree 35% Disagree 5% Don't know 3%
National avg: 91.7%≈ In lineQ3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
92% positive· 8% negative
Strongly agree 47% Agree 46% Disagree 4% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 3%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +6.5%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
40% answered
Strongly agree 23% Agree 42% Disagree 10% Strongly disagree 10% Don't know 16%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -23.0%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
83% positive· 17% negative
Strongly agree 46% Agree 38% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 3%
National avg: 85.5%▼ -2.3%Q6My child does well at this school
78% answered
Strongly agree 48% Agree 37% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 3%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -20.1%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
84% positive· 16% negative
Strongly agree 68% Agree 16% Disagree 5% Don't know 11%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +45.1%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
79% positive· 21% negative
Strongly agree 27% Agree 52% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 12%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -4.2%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
91% positive· 9% negative
Strongly agree 47% Agree 44% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 3%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +2.1%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
90% positive· 10% negative
Strongly agree 48% Agree 42% Disagree 9% Don't know 1%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +3.6%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
90% positive· 10% negative
Strongly agree 46% Agree 44% Disagree 5% Don't know 5%
National avg: 90.5%≈ In lineQ12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
94% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 52% Agree 42% Disagree 3% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 1%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +4.6%Q13The school is well led and managed
85% positive· 16% negative
Strongly agree 44% Agree 40% Disagree 10% Don't know 5%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +3.6%Q14I would recommend this school
88% positive· 12% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +32.7% 💪 Areas of Strength
The school lets me know how my child is doing+45.1% vs National
I would recommend this school+32.7% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively+8.7% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
There is a good range of subjects available to my child-4.2% vs National
The school has high expectations for my child-2.3% vs National
I would recommend this school to another parent-0.8% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 77 parent responses (). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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