My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
22%Agree
51%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
0%The Appleton School
Academy converter — Secondary
SS7 5RN / 11–19 / None
39.6
Attainment 8
58%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 39.6
- Progress 8
- -0.63
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 31.5%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 35.64
- Achieving AAB+
- 17.6%
58% of parents would recommend this school
228 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
22%Agree
58%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
14%Agree
41%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
7%Agree
12%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
7%Not applicable
61%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
12%Agree
29%Disagree
33%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
6%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
18%Agree
29%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
3%Not applicable
17%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 48 parents
Strongly agree
20%Agree
24%Disagree
28%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
6%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
27%Agree
39%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
10%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
25%Agree
39%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
6%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
22%Agree
39%Disagree
25%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
3%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
26%Agree
53%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
52%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
20%Agree
33%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
13%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
58%No
42%17.1% of pupils receive SEN support
17.1%
SEN support
2.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.7%
73.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 73.3%
39% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 87%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 39%
- Entered top-third university
- 15%
- Achieved a degree
- 44%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1
- Free school meals
- 15%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.9:1
- Overall absence
- 10.36%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- English as additional language
- 6.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.4%
- White
- 76.1%
- Mixed
- 3.5%
- Asian
- 1.7%
- Black
- 2.2%
- Other
- 0.6%
White British71.4%
Other White4.5%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
Other Mixed1.5%
White & Black Caribbean0.9%
White & Black African0.6%
White & Asian0.5%
Other Asian0.8%
Indian0.5%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Pakistani0.1%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean0.9%
Other Black0.7%
African0.6%