My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
74%Agree
21%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%Hall Mead School
Academy converter — Secondary
RM14 1SF / 11–16 / None
Outstanding
Ofsted
50.1
Attainment 8
93%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2023
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 50.1
- Progress 8
- 0.35
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 51%
93% of parents would recommend this school
177 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
79%Agree
16%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
63%Agree
27%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
3%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%Not applicable
74%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
44%Agree
37%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
48%Agree
13%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%Not applicable
27%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
17%No
83%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 30 parents
Strongly agree
37%Agree
27%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
3%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
62%Agree
26%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
64%Agree
29%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
54%Agree
37%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
25%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
69%Agree
25%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
61%Agree
26%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
93%No
7%22.8% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
22.8%
SEN support
8.7%
EHCP
SEN Unit
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.6%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.4%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.2%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 8.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.5%
79.5% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 79.5%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1
- Free school meals
- 12.9%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.2:1
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- English as additional language
- 13.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 91.4%
- White
- 79.1%
- Mixed
- 7.7%
- Asian
- 6.3%
- Black
- 3.3%
- Other
- 2%
White British71.5%
Other White6.8%
Irish Traveller0.5%
Irish0.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
White & Asian2.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.3%
Other Mixed2.2%
White & Black African0.6%
Indian2.7%
Other Asian1.3%
Chinese1.1%
Pakistani0.9%
Bangladeshi0.3%
Caribbean2.3%
African0.6%
Other Black0.4%