💬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 86 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊86 responses
91%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%≈ In line
🛡️86 responses
87%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▼ -4.7%
⚠️86 responses
24%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -7.1%
👍86 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
91% positive· 9% negative
Strongly agree 79% Agree 12% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 5%
National avg: 91.0%≈ In lineQ2My child feels safe at this school
87% positive· 13% negative
Strongly agree 81% Agree 6% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 5% Don't know 1%
National avg: 91.7%▼ -4.7%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
84% positive· 16% negative
Strongly agree 69% Agree 15% Disagree 2% Strongly disagree 12% Don't know 2%
National avg: 85.8%▼ -2.1%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
24% answered
Strongly agree 14% Agree 14% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 43% Don't know 14%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -7.1%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 80% Agree 20%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +14.5%Q6My child does well at this school
62% answered
Strongly agree 60% Agree 13% Disagree 4% Strongly disagree 23%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -3.8%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
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 64% Agree 29% Disagree 1% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 5%
National avg: 83.4%▲ +9.7%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
99% positive· 1% negative
Strongly agree 71% Agree 28% Disagree 1%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +9.9%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 66% Agree 29% Disagree 5%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +9.3%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
99% positive· 1% negative
Strongly agree 79% Agree 20% Disagree 1%
National avg: 90.5%▲ +8.4%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
92% positive· 8% negative
Strongly agree 73% Agree 19% Disagree 8%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +3.0%Q13The school is well led and managed
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 76% Agree 11% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 5% Don't know 1%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +5.2%Q14I 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 has high expectations for my child+14.5% vs National
My child can take part in clubs and activities+9.9% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school lets me know how my child is doing-39.1% vs National
My child does well at this school-12.5% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively-10.3% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 86 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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