💬93% 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 42 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊42 responses
98%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +7.0%
🛡️42 responses
95%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +3.3%
⚠️42 responses
24%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -6.5%
👍42 responses
93%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +37.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
98% positive· 2% negative
Strongly agree 88% Agree 10% Don't know 2%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +7.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 91% Agree 5% Disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +3.3%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
98% positive· 2% negative
Strongly agree 57% Agree 41% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +11.8%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
24% answered
Strongly agree 10% Agree 30% Disagree 20% Don't know 40%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -6.5%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
88% positive· 12% negative
Strongly agree 55% Agree 33% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +2.6%Q6My child does well at this school
69% answered
Strongly agree 55% Agree 35% Disagree 10%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -11.2%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
81% positive· 19% negative
Strongly agree 48% Agree 33% Disagree 7% Don't know 12%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -2.5%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 64% Agree 31% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +6.4%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
81% positive· 19% negative
Strongly agree 43% Agree 38% Disagree 19%
National avg: 86.1%▼ -5.1%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 60% Agree 33% Disagree 2% Don't know 5%
National avg: 90.5%▲ +2.3%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
98% positive· 2% negative
Strongly agree 60% Agree 38% Don't know 2%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +8.7%Q13The school is well led and managed
95% positive· 5% negative
Strongly agree 60% Agree 36% Disagree 5%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +14.3%Q14I would recommend this school
93% positive· 7% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +37.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+37.4% vs National
The school is well led and managed+14.3% vs National
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved+11.8% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school lets me know how my child is doing-39.1% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively-7.8% vs National
The school supports my child's wider personal development-5.1% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 42 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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