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New Parent View questions (from November 2025), snapshot as at 6 Apr 2026

208Responsessince 10 November 2025
41.3%Response rateas published by Ofsted
95%Would recommendpositive answers
93%Say their child is happypositive answers
95%Say their child is safepositive answers

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QuestionPositiveNegativeNeitherDon't know
Q1 My child is happy at this school93%4%3%0%
Q2 My child feels safe at this school95%3%2%0%
Q3 The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved88%6%6%0%
Q4a Has your child been bullied at this school?Yes 19%, no 81%
Q4b When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectivelyOf the parents it applied to55%28%15%3%
Q5a Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?Yes 100%, no 0%
Q5b The school gives them the support they need to succeedOf the parents it applied to91%6%3%0%
Q6 The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know84%12%5%0%
Q7 When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly78%7%3%0%
Q8 When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart92%5%2%1%
Q9 The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well91%7%2%0%
Q10 Would you recommend this school to another parent?Yes 95%, no 5%
Q11 Your overall view of the school91%4%4%-
Q12 My child enjoys boarding and feels well cared for96%4%0%0%
Q13 My child is warm enough and comfortable in the residential accommodation96%4%0%0%
Q14 The experience of boarding/welfare helps my child's progress and development96%4%0%0%
Q15 I can easily contact the staff who care for my child100%0%0%0%
Q16 Your overall view of the boarding or residential provision96%4%0%-

"Positive" is strongly agree plus agree. "Negative" is disagree plus strongly disagree. "Neither" is neither agree nor disagree. Shares are of the answers given to each question, including "don't know" and neutral answers, as Ofsted publishes them, so a row may not add up to 100% (rounding, and a few questions have other answers). A dash means Ofsted gave no figure.

Ofsted Parent View management information, snapshot as at 6 Apr 2026, published 16 Jun 2026. Covers only submissions since the new questions began on 10 November 2025, up to 6 Apr 2026 (earlier-survey answers are not included; a later snapshot also contains the submissions of an earlier one), for schools with at least 10 submissions. These are the new Parent View questions, so they are not comparable with the earlier survey and are not averaged with it. Parent View is a self-selecting survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted changed the Parent View questions in November 2025. The two question sets are shown separately and are not combined, averaged or compared.

Earlier survey: what parents say

32ResponsesParent View submissions
100%Would recommend13.9 pts above the average of 416 special schools (86%)
100%Say their child is happy11.0 pts above the average of 416 special schools (89%)
100%Say their child is safe13.3 pts above the average of 416 special schools (87%)

Ofsted Parent View management information, earlier survey (questions used until November 2025), snapshot as at 1 Sep 2025, submissions 3 September 2024 to 1 September 2025, published 31 Oct 2025, via WhatSchool. Parent View is a self-selecting survey: only parents who choose to respond are counted. The comparison is the unweighted average of 416 special schools with Parent View results in the same earlier survey (each school counts once, not weighted by responses).

Earlier survey: all 14 questions

"Positive" is strongly agree plus agree. Questions 4, 6 and 7 apply only to some parents, so their figures are of the parents they applied to.

Strongly agreeAgreeDisagreeStrongly disagreeDon't know

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QuestionAnswersPositiveNegativeAverageDifference
Q1 My child is happy at this school100%0%89%+11.0
Q2 My child feels safe at this school100%0%87%+13.3
Q3 The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved97%3%83%+13.9
Q4 My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectivelyOf the 28% of parents it applied to78%22%47%+31.1
Q5 The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year81%16%82%-0.6
Q6 When I have raised concerns with the school, they have been dealt with properlyOf the 84% of parents it applied to96%4%81%+15.3
Q7 My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeedOf the 100% of parents who have a child with SEND100%0%86%+13.9
Q8 The school has high expectations for my child94%0%79%+14.6
Q9 My child does well at this school94%3%85%+8.5
Q10 The school lets me know how my child is doing84%16%87%-3.0
Q11 There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school100%0%85%+15.2
Q12 My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100%0%71%+29.5
Q13 The school supports my child’s wider personal development97%0%85%+12.0
Q14 I would recommend this school to another parentSingle question: would recommend100%0%86%+13.9

Average: mean of 416 special schools positive %, same source and snapshot. Difference in percentage points. Ofsted Parent View management information, earlier survey (questions used until November 2025), snapshot as at 1 Sep 2025, submissions 3 September 2024 to 1 September 2025, published 31 Oct 2025, via WhatSchool. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Most and least positive

iQuestions ranked by the school's positive % minus the special schools average, earlier survey (questions used until November 2025), snapshot as at 1 Sep 2025, submissions 3 September 2024 to 1 September 2025, published 31 Oct 2025. Questions 4, 6 and 7 are left out because they apply to only some parents. This ranks questions, not schools.

Most positive compared with the average

  1. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school+29.5 pts
  2. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school+15.2 pts
  3. The school has high expectations for my child+14.6 pts

Least positive compared with the average

  1. The school lets me know how my child is doing-3.0 pts
  2. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year-0.6 pts
  3. My child does well at this school+8.5 pts