💬76% of parents would recommend this school — overall parent satisfaction is above national averages across most measures.
Comparing against National averages (17,864 schools)
❤️ Key Parent View Metrics
Based on 51 Ofsted Parent View responses · Card colour reflects sentiment
82%▼ -9.0%
Happy at School
47%▼ -29.8%
Bullying Reported
76%▲ +20.4%
Would Recommend
📊 Response Breakdown — All 14 Questions
Full breakdown: Strongly Agree · Agree · Disagree · Strongly Disagree · Don't Know
Q1My child is happy at this school
82% positive· 18% negative
Strongly agree 51% Agree 31% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 12%
National avg: 91.0%▼ -9.0%Q2My child feels safe at this school
82% positive· 18% negative
Strongly agree 57% Agree 26% Disagree 2% Strongly disagree 14% Don't know 2%
National avg: 91.6%▼ -9.6%Q3The school makes sure pupils are well behaved
73% positive· 28% negative
Strongly agree 39% Agree 33% Disagree 14% Strongly disagree 8% Don't know 6%
National avg: 85.8%▼ -13.3%Q4My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively
47% answered
Strongly agree 29% Agree 33% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 21% Don't know 8%
National avg: 17.3%▼ -29.8%Q5The school has high expectations for my child
71% positive· 29% negative
Strongly agree 41% Agree 29% Disagree 24% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 2%
National avg: 85.4%▼ -14.8%Q6My child does well at this school
75% answered
Strongly agree 55% Agree 18% Disagree 11% Strongly disagree 16%
National avg: 57.8%▼ -16.7%Q7The school lets me know how my child is doing
61% positive· 39% negative
Strongly agree 44% Agree 17% Disagree 11% Strongly disagree 22% Don't know 6%
National avg: 39.1%▲ +22.0%Q8There is a good range of subjects available to my child
80% positive· 20% negative
Strongly agree 55% Agree 26% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 6% Don't know 6%
National avg: 83.4%▼ -3.0%Q9My child can take part in clubs and activities
86% positive· 14% negative
Strongly agree 53% Agree 33% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 4% Don't know 4%
National avg: 88.9%▼ -2.7%Q10The school supports my child's wider personal development
78% positive· 22% negative
Strongly agree 45% Agree 33% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 10% Don't know 4%
National avg: 86.1%▼ -7.7%Q11I would recommend this school to another parent
84% positive· 16% negative
Strongly agree 59% Agree 26% Disagree 10% Don't know 6%
National avg: 90.5%▼ -6.2%Q12The school responds well to any concerns I raise
88% positive· 12% negative
Strongly agree 51% Agree 37% Disagree 6% Strongly disagree 2% Don't know 4%
National avg: 88.9%≈ In lineQ13The school is well led and managed
78% positive· 22% negative
Strongly agree 43% Agree 35% Disagree 8% Strongly disagree 6% Don't know 8%
National avg: 80.9%▼ -2.5%Q14I would recommend this school
76% positive· 24% negative
National avg: 55.6%▲ +20.4% 💪 Areas of Strength
The school lets me know how my child is doing+22.0% vs National
I would recommend this school+20.4% vs National
My child has been bullied and the school dealt with it effectively+12.1% vs National
📈 Areas for Improvement
The school has high expectations for my child-14.8% vs National
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved-13.3% vs National
My child feels safe at this school-9.6% vs National
Data sourced from
Ofsted Parent View — 51 parent responses (2022-2023). Full response breakdown from GOV.UK Management Information (September 2025 release).
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Blackburn Central High