💬89% 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 85 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊85 responses
95%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +4.0%
🛡️85 responses
97%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +5.3%
⚠️85 responses
40%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -22.7%
👍85 responses
89%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +33.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 74% Agree 24% Disagree 1% Strongly disagree 1%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +4.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
97% positive· 3% negative
Strongly agree 79% Agree 19% Disagree 2%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +5.3%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 37% Disagree 1% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 1%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +9.5%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
40% answered
Strongly agree 41% Agree 35% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 9%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -22.7%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 61% Agree 34% Disagree 5%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +9.8%Q6My child does well at this school
82% answered
Strongly agree 64% Agree 29% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -24.6%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 62% Agree 24% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 10%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +46.6%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
81% positive· 19% negative
Strongly agree 48% Agree 33% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 9%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -2.3%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
94% positive· 6% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 35% Disagree 4% Don't know 2%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +5.2%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
94% positive· 6% negative
Strongly agree 48% Agree 46% Disagree 5% Don't know 1%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +8.0%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 37% Disagree 4% Don't know 1%
National avg: 90.5%▲ +4.8%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
97% positive· 4% negative
Strongly agree 65% Agree 32% Disagree 1% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 1%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +7.6%Q13The school is well led and managed
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 61% Agree 25% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 5%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +5.0%Q14I would recommend this school
89% positive· 11% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +33.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
The school lets me know how my child is doing+46.6% vs National
I would recommend this school+33.4% vs National
My child does well at this school+18.6% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
There is a good range of subjects available to my child-2.3% vs National
My child is happy at this school+4.0% vs National
I would recommend this school to another parent+4.8% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 85 parent responses (2019-2020). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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Ashford, St Mary's Church of England