Parent Questionnaire October 2019

Dear Parents,

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete the Parent/Carer Questionnaire. We have been busy analysing the outcomes. We had 214 responses out of a possible 333 pupils currently on roll. This is a 64% return rate and includes all questionnaires completed on ParentMail and via paper copy. We also double checked that responses from the questionnaire sent in error had been recorded also.

The questionnaire has provided us with a good overview of parent’s views and has highlighted some areas that we could do better at. Overall, we are pleased with the positive responses and it is evident that a vast majority of parents/carers are in support of the recent school improvements, actions of the Leadership Team, and quality of the Teaching and Learning as we continue to progress toward a ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted.

Key Strengths

The following statements had over a 90% agreement rate:

• My child is happy at this school
• My child makes good progress at this school
• My child feels safe at this school
• My child is well looked after at this school
• My child is taught well at this school
• Bullying is dealt with quickly and effectively
• Concerns have been dealt with properly when raised
• School gives SEND children the support they need to succeed
• My child does well at this school
• There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

It is also important to note that all questions had over an 80% agreement rate, with the majority of the areas for development still being above 84%. For the questions with responses in the 80%+ range (see below), there was also a higher response rate of ‘don’t know’.

Don’t Know Responses

The following areas had a higher percentage of parents who stated that they ‘didn’t know’, which meant that an agreement or disagreement response wasn’t registered. If parents were able to make a judgement, this could have been a positive response, in line with the other areas where the ‘don’t knows’ were low. For example, overall, for the statement, ‘the school has high expectations for my child’, 10% of parents ‘didn’t know’, 82% were in agreement and only 8% disagreed. It could also mean that parents were unsure as to what the question meant or were unsure of the answer.

The ‘Don’t Know’ returns were as follows:-

This tells us that there is some work for us to do with parents/carers to ensure the following:

1. Parents know what we do in school so that they can make a judgement.
2. We reflect upon what we do and invite parents to contribute to that reflection process.

Next Steps

Looking at the data from the questionnaire, especially taking into consideration ‘Disagreement’ and ‘Don’t Know’ responses, the key areas we will initially focus on are as follows:-