💬74% 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 411 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
😊411 responses
79%
Happy at School
National: 91.0%▼ -12.0%
🛡️411 responses
81%
Safe at School
National: 91.7%▼ -10.7%
⚠️411 responses
38%
Bullying Reported
National: 17.3%▼ -20.4%
👍411 responses
74%
Would Recommend
National: 55.6%▲ +18.4%
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
79% positive· 21% negative
Strongly agree 35% Agree 43% Disagree 11% Strongly disagree 10%
National avg: 91.0%▼ -12.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
81% positive· 19% negative
Strongly agree 40% Agree 41% Disagree 11% Strongly disagree 6% Don't know 2%
National avg: 91.7%▼ -10.7%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
81% positive· 19% negative
Strongly agree 41% Agree 40% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 3%
National avg: 85.8%▼ -4.5%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
38% answered
Strongly agree 16% Agree 19% Disagree 23% Strongly disagree 21% Don't know 21%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -20.4%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
63% positive· 37% negative
Strongly agree 23% Agree 40% Disagree 23% Strongly disagree 8% Don't know 6%
National avg: 85.5%▼ -22.2%Q6My child does well at this school
72% answered
Strongly agree 34% Agree 28% Disagree 21% Strongly disagree 16% Don't know 3%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -14.5%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
70% positive· 30% negative
Strongly agree 46% Agree 24% Disagree 13% Strongly disagree 8% Don't know 10%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +30.7%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 52% Agree 34% Disagree 7% Strongly disagree 3% Don't know 4%
National avg: 83.4%▲ +2.7%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
81% positive· 19% negative
Strongly agree 41% Agree 40% Disagree 12% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 3%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -7.7%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
81% positive· 19% negative
Strongly agree 34% Agree 47% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 1%
National avg: 86.1%▼ -5.3%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 37% Agree 49% Disagree 9% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 3%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -4.2%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
91% positive· 10% negative
Strongly agree 45% Agree 46% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 2%
National avg: 88.9%▲ +1.6%Q13The school is well led and managed
66% positive· 34% negative
Strongly agree 30% Agree 36% Disagree 17% Strongly disagree 7% Don't know 10%
National avg: 80.9%▼ -15.0%Q14I would recommend this school
74% positive· 26% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +18.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
The school lets me know how my child is doing+30.7% vs National
I would recommend this school+18.4% vs National
There is a good range of subjects available to my child+2.7% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school has high expectations for my child-22.2% vs National
The school is well led and managed-15.0% vs National
My child does well at this school-13.5% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 411 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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Balshaw's Church of England High