Parent Survey November 2021
Results of Parent Stakeholder Review - November 2021
The parent survey is completed to gain a better understanding of how our families view our school. It helps us to identify our strengths as well as our next steps. Below is the evaluation summary response from the parent survey that was completed in November 2021.
Overall, the feedback from parents is positive. The vast majority of parents feel that their child is well looked after and 100% of parents feel that their child is safe at school. We are incredibly happy with this, especially as some children have had difficult experiences during Covid-19. This tells us that we have put the right procedures and appropriate support in place to help children at school.
StronglyAgree + Agree |
StronglyAgree |
Agree |
Disagree |
StronglyDisagree |
N/A |
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1 |
My child is happy and enjoys coming to school |
98% |
55% |
43% |
2% |
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2 |
My child feels safe at this school |
100% |
70% |
30% |
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3 |
My child is well looked after at this school |
98% |
67% |
31% |
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4 |
The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved |
96% |
43% |
53% |
4% |
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5 |
This school deals effectively with bullying |
70% |
31% |
39% |
2% |
2% |
26% |
6 |
My child is taught well at school |
93% |
56% |
37% |
7% |
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7 |
The school understands and responds to my child’s needs |
92% |
47% |
45% |
8% |
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8 |
The school has high expectations for my child |
94% |
50% |
44% |
4% |
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9 |
My child is making good progress at school |
92% |
53% |
40% |
8% |
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10 |
My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed |
15 parents said their child had SEND. Of those 15: |
74% |
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|
73% |
27% |
47% |
27% |
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11 |
There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school |
93% |
40% |
53% |
5% |
2% |
|
12 |
My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school |
87% |
47% |
40% |
6% |
8% |
|
13 |
The school supports my child’s wider personal development |
87% |
42% |
45% |
8% |
6% |
|
14 |
The school communicates with me effectively about my child’s progress through parents’ evenings, reports and personal contact |
91% |
42% |
49% |
7% |
2% |
|
15 |
The school communicates with me effectively about school events and activities through newsletters, general letters and Parentmail |
98% |
56% |
43% |
2% |
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16 |
When I have raised concerns with the school they have been listened to and dealt with properly |
77% |
32% |
45% |
2% |
4% |
17% |
17 |
The school is welcoming and there are opportunities to get involved |
89% |
42% |
47% |
5% |
2% |
4% |
18 |
I think the school is well led and managed |
87% |
37% |
50% |
10% |
2% |
2% |
19 |
St James is an improving school |
78% |
30% |
48% |
11% |
2% |
9% |
20 |
My child is encouraged to positively contribute to the wider community |
94% |
31% |
63% |
6% |
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21 |
As a church school, St James promotes an ethos of respect, care, tolerance and forgiveness |
100% |
53% |
47% |
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22 |
The whole staff team are approachable when I have concerns about my child and I feel welcome when I come into school |
92% |
60% |
32% |
6% |
2% |
|
23 |
The school actively involves children through their Pupil Leadership roles |
87% |
50% |
37% |
4% |
10% |
|
24 |
School trips and residential visits are worthwhile experiences |
78% |
42% |
36% |
2% |
20% |
|
25 |
I would recommend St James to another family |
94% |
60% |
34% |
4% |
2% |
|
26 |
The school has dealt with COVID-19 appropriately |
92% |
45% |
47% |
4% |
4% |
|
27 |
The school has shared information about COVID-19 quickly ensuring parents are informed about any changes. |
98% |
55% |
43% |
2% |
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Suggestions as possible next steps:
- Homework – some parents commented on the homework set, feeling that there is too much homework. Following on from this, we have sent out a parent survey looking for further feedback and parent views on homework, including suggestions on the sort of homework that parents feel is achievable at weekends.
- Wider curriculum subjects:
- MFL – some parents asked about the teaching of MFL and if any after school clubs may be available. We are currently reviewing the languages curriculum in school. Again, parents have been asked to share which language they feel would be most beneficial for children to learn at school. We will discuss results and look into our MFL offer in the Spring term.
- Music and Computing – some parents feel that children are not learning enough music/computing. As we have a 2 year rolling programme, some wider curriculum subjects are taught at different points over the year. Class teachers will be teaching some music in Spring term and ICT will be taught formally in Summer term.
- The wider curriculum that we offer is a focus for school this year. We are looking at how we can improve our teaching of wider curriculum subjects and your feedback has been helpful with this.
I would like to thank all the parents who completed the survey, we constantly look at how we can provide an even better offer to our children and your constructive feedback is always valuable.
Miss Minor
