My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
31%Agree
52%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
1%The Hurst School
Community school — Secondary
RG26 5NL / 11–16 / Does not apply
45.3
Attainment 8
76%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 45.3
- Progress 8
- -0.37
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 40.6%
76% of parents would recommend this school
212 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
29%Agree
56%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
24%Agree
54%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
12%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
6%Not applicable
62%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
19%Agree
48%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
28%Agree
26%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
1%Not applicable
23%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
21%No
79%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 45 parents
Strongly agree
20%Agree
29%Disagree
24%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
40%Agree
45%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
46%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
35%Agree
50%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
63%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
35%Agree
57%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
21%Agree
44%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
14%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
76%No
24%10.8% of pupils receive SEN support
10.8%
SEN support
2.5%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.8%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.2%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.8%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.8%
85.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 85.7%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.9:1
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 19.24%
- English as additional language
- 4.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 93.3%
- White
- 92.7%
- Mixed
- 3.3%
- Asian
- 1.6%
- Black
- 2.4%
- Other
- 0.3%
White British88.1%
Other White3.2%
Gypsy / Roma1.2%
Irish Traveller0.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.3%
Other Mixed1%
White & Black African0.5%
White & Asian0.5%
Chinese0.8%
Indian0.6%
Pakistani0.2%
Caribbean1.3%
Other Black0.6%
African0.5%