Parent Questionnaire Summary
Parent Questionnaire
Parental Survey – Summer term 2009 Summary: 124 completed questionnaires were returned representing a response rate of 27.6%. The survey produced an acceptable overall response from the parents, who gave good performance scores for most of the academic subjects and the chosen performance criteria. The response meant that statistically reliable data could be drawn for all criteria. The parents gave an excellent overall performance score (84%), while among the parents whose children were not in their first year at the school 18% said the school had improved over the last year while only 6% thought that the school’s performance was worse. Of the parents of new pupils, only 9% felt that the school had not lived up to their expectations while 39% said the school was better than they had expected it to be. The survey results reveal that the school still has reason to be very happy with most of its activities, despite a decline in scores for a small number of criteria. With regard to Academic subjects, parents are most happy with the delivery of Geography, Science and Technology. With regard to Non-Academic areas, parents are most happy with the delivery of School security, School facilities and Careers advice. The parents' top priority for improvement is Choice of subjects. The details of the survey are summarised below with the percentage of parental responses for each area surveyed summarised. The overall conclusion of the survey was that parents are still overwhelmingly satisfied with the school and have indentified some areas for improvement: (In all the figures below, gold is outstanding; green - good; black - satisfactory, and red - inadequate, in terms of parental perceptions.) Overall Effectiveness - Outstanding = Grade 1 How effective and inclusive is the provision overall? Parents' "Overall" satisfaction survey rating: 84.5% = Outstanding The percentage of parents who were happy and unhappy overall: · Percentage selecting poor or very poor 0.8% · Percentage selecting good or very good 92.7% What are your main priorities to further improve the overall effectiveness? The following five criteria are the parent's top priorities for improvement. % of parents · Choice of subjects 20% · School communication 13% · Levels of homework 9% · Teaching quality 8% · School discipline 7% Every Child Matters In 2003, the Government published a Green Paper called Every Child Matters alongside the formal response to the report into the death of Victoria Climbié. After a thorough consultation process, the Children Act 2004 became law. This legislation is the legal underpinning for Every Child Matters, which sets out the Government’s approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19. · be healthy · stay safe · enjoy and achieve · make a positive contribution · achieve economic well-being. The headings below are the 5 "Every Child Matters" outcomes. For each of the outcomes, we have given the weighted parental scores for any relevant criteria included on your questionnaire. Being Healthy: · Healthy lifestyle - Exercise 86.3% · Healthy lifestyle - Diet 82.3% · Out of school activities/clubs 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · Physical Education 72.3% Staying Safe: · School security/safety 87.3% · Promoting racial harmony 76.6% · Control and prevention of bullying 76.2% · Caring/approachable attitude of teachers 76.0% · Treating all pupils fairly and equally 74.9% Enjoying and Achieving: · Developing strong moral values in pupils 79.5% · Developing potential 77.7% · Community spirit 77.5% · Out of school activities/clubs 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · Encouraging local community activity 76.7% · School discipline/good behaviour 76.6% · Developing self confidence/esteem 75.3% · Happiness of child 72.8% Making a Positive Contribution: · Developing moral values 79.5% · Community spirit 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · Encouraging local community activity 76.7% · School discipline/good behaviour 76.6% · Promoting racial harmony 76.6% · Treating all pupils fairly and equally 74.9% Economic Well-being: · Careers advice and guidance 80.3% · Developing a pupil's potential 77.7% · Community spirit 77.5% · English 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · ICT 75.6% · Exam results 74.2% · Mathematics 71.7% 2 Personal Development and Well-being - Outstanding = Grade 1 To what extent do learners adopt healthy lifestyles? · Healthy lifestyle - Exercise 86.3% · Healthy lifestyle - Diet 82.3% · Out of school activities/clubs 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · Physical Education 72.3% To what extent do learners feel safe and adopt safe practices? · School security/safety 87.3% · Promoting racial harmony 76.6% · Control and prevention of bullying 76.2% · Caring/approachable attitude of teachers 76.0% · Treating all pupils fairly and equally 74.9% How much do learners enjoy their education?: · Developing strong moral values 79.5% · Community spirit 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · Encouraging local community activity 76.7% · School discipline/good behaviour 76.6% · Control of attendance/truancy 75.8% · Developing confidence 75.3% · Happiness of pupil 72.8% How good is the behaviour of learners? · School discipline/good behaviour 76.6% · Promoting racial harmony 76.6% How well do learners make a positive contribution to the community? · Developing moral values 79.5% · Community spirit 77.5% · Out of school activities/clubs 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · Encouraging local community activity 76.7% · Promoting racial harmony 76.6% How well do learners prepare for their future economic well-being?: · Careers advice and guidance 80.3% · Tailoring workload to childs needs and ability 79.9% · Developing potential 77.7% · Community spirit 77.5% · English 77.5% · Social health education 77.2% · ICT 75.6% · Developing confidence 75.3% · Exam results 74.2% |
