Cherry Tree Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Colchester (Essex).
New Parent View questions (from November 2025), snapshot as at 6 Apr 2026
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| Question | Positive | Negative | Neither | Don't know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 My child is happy at this school | 84% | 16% | 0% | 0% |
| Q2 My child feels safe at this school | 84% | 16% | 0% | 0% |
| Q3 The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved | 84% | 16% | 0% | 0% |
| Q4a Has your child been bullied at this school? | Yes 21%, no 79% | |||
| Q4b When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectivelyOf the parents it applied to | 25% | 75% | 0% | 0% |
| Q5a Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities? | Yes 53%, no 47% | |||
| Q5b The school gives them the support they need to succeedOf the parents it applied to | 70% | 30% | 0% | 0% |
| Q6 The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know | 79% | 21% | 0% | 0% |
| Q7 When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly | 74% | 16% | 11% | 0% |
| Q8 When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart | 84% | 16% | 0% | 0% |
| Q9 The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well | 84% | 16% | 0% | 0% |
| Q10 Would you recommend this school to another parent? | Yes 84%, no 16% | |||
"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
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 4,355 primary 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.
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| Question | Answers | Positive | Negative | Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 My child is happy at this school | 93% | 0% | 93% | +0.3 | |
| Q2 My child feels safe at this school | 100% | 0% | 93% | +7.2 | |
| Q3 The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved | 93% | 0% | 87% | +5.7 | |
| Q4 My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectivelyOf the 36% of parents it applied to | 40% | 0% | 55% | -14.8 | |
| Q5 The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year | 93% | 0% | 89% | +3.5 | |
| Q6 When I have raised concerns with the school, they have been dealt with properlyOf the 64% of parents it applied to | 89% | 11% | 80% | +8.7 | |
| Q7 My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed | Not enough answers to show | 71% | |||
| Q8 The school has high expectations for my child | 100% | 0% | 84% | +15.8 | |
| Q9 My child does well at this school | 100% | 0% | 91% | +9.5 | |
| Q10 The school lets me know how my child is doing | 100% | 0% | 87% | +12.7 | |
| Q11 There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school | 100% | 0% | 92% | +8.5 | |
| Q12 My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school | 93% | 0% | 91% | +2.3 | |
| Q13 The school supports my child’s wider personal development | 100% | 0% | 82% | +18.1 | |
| Q14 I would recommend this school to another parent | Single question: would recommend | 100% | 0% | 87% | +12.9 |
Average: mean of 4,355 primary 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 primary 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
- The school supports my child’s wider personal development+18.1 pts
- The school has high expectations for my child+15.8 pts
- I would recommend this school to another parent+12.9 pts
Least positive compared with the average
- My child is happy at this school+0.3 pts
- My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school+2.3 pts
- The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year+3.5 pts
Fewer than 20 parents responded, so small changes in who answered can move these figures a lot.