How to use Ofsted Parent View

Log in / Register 

You need your email address and password for the simple log-in process. Just follow the on-screen instructions. 

We will send you an email with a link to activate your log-in. 

Search 

You can give your views about your child's school if it is one of the following: 

  • - a maintained school 

  • - an academy (including free schools) 

  • - a non-association independent school inspected by Ofsted 

To search for a school, just enter the name of the school and/or part of the address (road, city, town or postcode) in the search boxes when you are asked to. 

Select your child’s school from the search results. 

Questionnaire 

There will be a number of questions to answer, for example, ‘My child is happy at this school' with a choice of responses: 

  • - Strongly agree 

  • - Agree 

  • - Disagree 

  • - Strongly disagree 

  • - Don’t know 

Some questions have additional options that allow more information to be provided. 

Use the ‘Next’ button to move to the next question. If you change your mind you can use the ‘Previous’ button to go back. 

Once you have completed all questions, click on 'Finish' and the questionnaire is complete. 

Alerts 

Registered users can sign up to receive an email when the results for a specific provider become publicly available and when there is a change in the number of responses after this. You can choose the frequency of the alerts at set up and by going to your profile. 

How to complain 

This survey is not designed to receive complaints about schools. If you wish to make a complaint or have a serious concern about your child’s school, you can find more information on our complaints page.