My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
26%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The Mary Bassett Lower School
Community school — Primary
LU7 1AR / 2–9 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
88%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsOutstanding
Sixth Form
88% of parents would recommend this school
43 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
66%Agree
30%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
46%Agree
40%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
9%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
9%Not applicable
68%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
42%Agree
42%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
37%Agree
30%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%Not applicable
19%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
30%No
70%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 13 parents
Strongly agree
53%Agree
31%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
35%Agree
44%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
14%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
49%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
37%Agree
47%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
44%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
5%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
65%Agree
28%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
48%Agree
26%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
88%No
12%12.5% of pupils receive SEN support
12.5%
SEN support
2.6%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.3%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 3.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.9%
83.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Not applicable
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 83.3%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 23.3:1
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 18.45%
- English as additional language
- 19.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 86.3%
- White
- 81.3%
- Mixed
- 10.2%
- Asian
- 5.8%
- Black
- 4.1%
White British69.2%
Other White11.5%
Irish0.3%
Irish Traveller0.3%
White & Asian3.7%
Other Mixed2.9%
White & Black Caribbean2.6%
White & Black African1%
Indian2.3%
Other Asian2.1%
Bangladeshi0.8%
Pakistani0.3%
Chinese0.3%
Caribbean2.6%
African1%
Other Black0.5%