My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
66%Agree
17%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
0%Silsoe CofE VC Lower School
Voluntary controlled school — Primary
MK45 4GP / 4–9 / Church of England
Good
Ofsted
81%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
Sixth Form
81% of parents would recommend this school
64 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
64%Agree
23%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
31%Agree
41%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
6%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
6%Agree
6%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
8%Not applicable
60%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
20%Agree
59%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
26%Agree
16%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
0%Not applicable
29%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
42%Agree
44%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
33%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
46%Agree
36%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
47%Agree
48%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
49%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
31%Agree
48%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
81%No
19%14.7% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
14.7%
SEN support
7.2%
EHCP
SEN Unit
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.1%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 7.6%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
97.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Not applicable
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 97.5%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1
- Free school meals
- 11.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19.4:1
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.67%
- English as additional language
- 1.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 80.9%
- Mixed
- 11.5%
- Asian
- 4%
- Black
- 6.5%
- Other
- 0.4%
White British78.4%
Other White1.8%
Irish0.7%
White & Black Caribbean4.7%
White & Asian3.2%
White & Black African1.8%
Other Mixed1.8%
Indian2.2%
Pakistani1.1%
Bangladeshi0.7%
Caribbean4.7%
African1.8%