My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
20%Agree
37%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
24%Don't know
1%Houstone School
Free schools — Secondary
LU5 5PX / 11–16 / None
46.1
Attainment 8
55%
parents recommend
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 46.1
- Progress 8
- -0.74
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 55.7%
55% of parents would recommend this school
154 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
30%Agree
38%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
3%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
36%Agree
39%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
16%Agree
10%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
12%Not applicable
40%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
16%Agree
34%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
24%Don't know
5%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
18%Agree
17%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
26%Don't know
1%Not applicable
17%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
38%No
62%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 59 parents
Strongly agree
16%Agree
7%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
51%Don't know
5%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
34%Agree
43%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
8%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
29%Agree
36%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
19%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
22%Agree
34%Disagree
23%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
15%Agree
37%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
21%Don't know
6%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
25%Agree
37%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
10%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
14%Agree
30%Disagree
18%Strongly disagree
27%Don't know
11%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
55%No
45%15.8% of pupils receive SEN support
15.8%
SEN support
3.7%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.1%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 8.8%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.2%
100% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 100%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.1:1
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.33%
- English as additional language
- 34.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.1%
- White
- 58.9%
- Mixed
- 12.5%
- Asian
- 6.5%
- Black
- 6.4%
- Other
- 9.7%
White British39%
Other White19.2%
Irish0.5%
Gypsy / Roma0.2%
Other Mixed6.5%
White & Black Caribbean4%
White & Asian1.1%
White & Black African0.9%
Indian2.3%
Pakistani1.4%
Bangladeshi1.4%
Other Asian1.2%
Chinese0.2%
Caribbean4%
Other Black1.5%
African0.9%