💬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 130 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊130 responses
92%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +1.0%
🛡️130 responses
95%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +3.3%
⚠️130 responses
24%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -6.5%
👍130 responses
88%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +32.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
92% positive· 8% negative
Strongly agree 69% Agree 22% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +1.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 76% Agree 19% Disagree 5% Don't know 1%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +3.3%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
90% positive· 10% negative
Strongly agree 56% Agree 34% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 4%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +4.2%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
24% answered
Strongly agree 19% Agree 29% Disagree 23% Strongly disagree 10% Don't know 19%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -6.5%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
87% positive· 13% negative
Strongly agree 49% Agree 39% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +1.5%Q6My child does well at this school
77% answered
Strongly agree 63% Agree 20% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 2%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -19.1%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
73% positive· 27% negative
Strongly agree 42% Agree 31% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 15% Don't know 4%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +34.0%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
87% positive· 13% negative
Strongly agree 47% Agree 40% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 7%
National avg: 83.4%▲ +3.5%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
89% positive· 11% negative
Strongly agree 65% Agree 24% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 3%
National avg: 88.9%≈ In lineQ10The school supports my child's wider personal development
89% positive· 11% negative
Strongly agree 56% Agree 33% Disagree 9% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 2%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +3.2%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
89% positive· 11% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 30% Disagree 7% Don't know 4%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -1.3%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
94% positive· 6% negative
Strongly agree 62% Agree 32% Disagree 5% Strongly disagree 1%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +4.9%Q13The school is well led and managed
84% positive· 16% negative
Strongly agree 54% Agree 30% Disagree 10% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 3%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +2.9%Q14I would recommend this school
88% positive· 12% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +32.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
The school lets me know how my child is doing+34.0% vs National
I would recommend this school+32.4% vs National
My child does well at this school+6.1% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively-5.8% vs National
I would recommend this school to another parent-1.3% vs National
My child can take part in clubs and activities+0.3% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 130 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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