My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
37%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The Boswells School
Academy converter — Secondary
CM1 6LY / 11–18 / None
48.4
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 48.4
- Progress 8
- -0.16
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 46.3%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 38.05
- Achieving AAB+
- 10.5%
91% of parents would recommend this school
277 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
41%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
34%Agree
50%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
10%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
9%Not applicable
61%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
33%Agree
47%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
39%Agree
25%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%Not applicable
25%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 47 parents
Strongly agree
34%Agree
23%Disagree
28%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
53%Agree
37%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
51%Agree
39%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
54%Agree
36%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
62%Agree
35%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
29%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
43%Agree
42%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
7%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%12.5% of pupils receive SEN support
12.5%
SEN support
2.3%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.4%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.7%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.4%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.8%
83% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 83%
52% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 85%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 52%
- Entered top-third university
- 22%
- Achieved a degree
- 74%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.2:1
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistent absence
- 17.32%
- English as additional language
- 10.6%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 80.7%
- Mixed
- 5.1%
- Asian
- 6.9%
- Black
- 2.6%
- Other
- 0.9%
White British75.9%
Other White4.5%
Irish0.2%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
Other Mixed1.5%
White & Asian1.3%
White & Black African0.6%
Indian2.9%
Chinese1.4%
Pakistani1%
Other Asian1%
Bangladeshi0.6%
Caribbean1.7%
African0.6%
Other Black0.3%