The Office for Standards in Education Parent View questionnaire asks parents to give their response to 12 statements.

They include “my child is happy at this school”, “my child receives appropriate homework for their age”, “this school deals effectively with bullying”, and “I would recommend this school to another parent”.

Here is the description of Parent View from the OFSTED Parent View Wesbite.

Ofsted says it will monitor the results of the surveys and will be part of the information gathered about whether a school needs to be inspected.

“Whilst parents’ views alone cannot trigger an inspection, they will provide a vital piece of the jigsaw,” said Baroness Morgan.

But teachers have been uncertain about the value of the website – and wary that it could be used unfairly by parents with a grudge.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: “It’s not clear why parents, who may have quite legitimate questions to which they seek answers, would choose the route of a questionnaire to express their concerns, or otherwise, about a school.

“Apart from the obvious question as to what useful purpose the questionnaire will serve, this is a system which is open to abuse.

“Schools could easily be targeted by parents unfairly, or even in anger, which could result in a false impression being given of the school.”

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