Ofsted has launched Parent View today, 20 October. This is a new website for parents to tell Ofsted their views about their child’s school, if it is a maintained school or an academy (including free schools). At the moment, parents cannot submit views on an independent school through this site.

Parents are invited to register to use the site, then select their child’s school and answer 12 simple questions, ranging from how happy and safe their child feels at school, to how well the school is led and managed. There are five possible responses for each question: strongly agree; agree; disagree; strongly disagree; and don’t know. There is no opportunity for parents to make any additional comments through this questionnaire.

Parent View is not designed to receive complaints about schools. If parents wish to make a complaint or have a serious concern about their child’s school, Ofsted have a separate complaints page.