Questionnaire Feedback

Pupils

(230 responses)

Parents and Carers

(115 responses)

Staff

(46 responses)

Positives

• 97% of children like their school
• 97% of children say they try hard in school
• 97% of children say they know how to use their purple polishing pen to improve their work
• 95% of children say they have friends in school
• 95% of children say the Senior Leaders do a good job

• 100% of parents and carers say their child enjoys school
• 97% of parents and carers say the school is well led and managed
• 96% of parents and carers believe that behaviour is good
• 95% of parents and carers felt teaching is good
• 95% of parents and carers said their child reads at home everyday
• 95% of parents and carers would recommend the school to other families

• 100% of staff felt passionate about making a difference to the children at King Athelstan
• 98% of staff felt they know, understand and agree with the priorities and targets for the school
• 98% of the staff felt the school has a strong ethos
• 96% of staff say the school is well led and managed
• 96% of staff say their ideas are listened to and they are encouraged to bring forward new ideas

Things to improve

• 83% of children say they read at home every day
• 82% of children felt their learning challenged them
• 63% of children knew their writing target
• 65% of children knew their maths target

• 77% of parents and carers felt that the school informed them about their child’s progress
• 75% of parents and carers felt they had noticed an improvement in their child’s writing
• 63% of parents and carers know what they need to do to help improve their child’s writing
• 46% of parents and carers knew their child’s maths target

• 80% of staff say they felt parent/carer engagement was good
• 76% of staff say they receive a good induction

What are we doing about it?

• “Uplevel” the challenge in the curriculum through ongoing use of Blooms Taxonomy and the further development of an engaging, aspirational and challenging curriculum (from Summer 2016)
• Review how targets and next steps are used by children within lessons to move learning forwards

• Hold an assessment workshop for parents and carers (1^st March 2016)
• Improve sharing of information about maths/writing targets with parents and carers through homework books (from Summer 2016)

• Look at different ways of engaging all parents and carers in the school using a working party of parent/carers (ongoing)
• Improve identification of induction processes and induction package for all staff using a working party of new staff (from Summer 2016)