My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
57%Agree
32%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
1%Watling Academy
Free schools — Secondary
MK8 1EP / 11–18 / None
Outstanding
Ofsted
50.4
Attainment 8
94%
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
- 50.4
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 55.2%
94% of parents would recommend this school
183 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
32%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
48%Agree
37%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
4%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
17%Agree
11%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
3%Not applicable
65%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
40%Agree
45%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
43%Agree
20%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%Not applicable
25%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
20%No
80%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 37 parents
Strongly agree
50%Agree
19%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
6%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
54%Agree
36%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
52%Agree
39%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
49%Agree
41%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
46%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
32%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
45%Agree
37%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
9%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
94%No
6%12.5% of pupils receive SEN support
12.5%
SEN support
2.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.6%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1.6%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.8%
83.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 83.7%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1
- Free school meals
- 22.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.6:1
- Overall absence
- 7.45%
- Persistent absence
- 21.77%
- English as additional language
- 25.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 82.6%
- White
- 51.6%
- Mixed
- 10.3%
- Asian
- 24.2%
- Black
- 5.2%
- Other
- 1.5%
White British41.7%
Other White9.2%
Irish0.3%
Gypsy / Roma0.3%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed4%
White & Asian2.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.1%
White & Black African1.6%
Indian9.5%
Pakistani7.6%
Other Asian4.7%
Chinese1.9%
Bangladeshi0.5%
Caribbean2.1%
African1.6%
Other Black1.5%