💬96% 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 69 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊69 responses
99%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▲ +8.0%
🛡️69 responses
99%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▲ +7.3%
⚠️69 responses
23%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -5.9%
👍69 responses
96%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +40.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
99% positive· 1% negative
Strongly agree 88% Agree 10% Strongly disagree 1%
National avg: 91.0%▲ +8.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
99% positive· 1% negative
Strongly agree 91% Agree 7% Disagree 1%
National avg: 91.7%▲ +7.3%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
97% positive· 3% negative
Strongly agree 73% Agree 25% Disagree 3%
National avg: 85.8%▲ +11.3%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
23% answered
Strongly agree 13% Agree 31% Disagree 19% Strongly disagree 19% Don't know 19%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -5.9%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
100% positive· 0% negative
Strongly agree 86% Agree 15%
National avg: 85.5%▲ +14.5%Q6My child does well at this school
62% answered
Strongly agree 70% Agree 21% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 2%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -4.5%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
94% positive· 6% negative
Strongly agree 70% Agree 25% Disagree 3% Don't know 3%
National avg: 83.4%▲ +10.8%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 78% Agree 15% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 1%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +3.9%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
97% positive· 3% negative
Strongly agree 62% Agree 35% Disagree 3%
National avg: 86.1%▲ +11.0%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
96% positive· 4% negative
Strongly agree 83% Agree 13% Disagree 1% Don't know 3%
National avg: 90.5%▲ +5.1%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
93% positive· 7% negative
Strongly agree 65% Agree 28% Disagree 3% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 3%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +3.8%Q13The school is well led and managed
94% positive· 6% negative
Strongly agree 75% Agree 19% Disagree 3% Strongly disagree 1% Don't know 1%
National avg: 80.9%▲ +13.3%Q14I would recommend this school
96% positive· 4% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +40.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
I would recommend this school+40.4% vs National
The school has high expectations for my child+14.5% vs National
The school is well led and managed+13.3% 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-7.2% vs National
My child does well at this school-1.3% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 69 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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