Crowstone - Parent/Pupil Survey

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Many thanks to all parents who completed and returned the questionnaire sent out in the Autumn 2009 Term. I am delighted to report that the response was overall very positive, as you can see below. This is the first time we have undertaken such an excercise and we are glad that we went through this process - the results are interesting. We will look to improve areas where we have been found wanting and will again seek the thoughts and views of our parent body.

Parent Survey - October 2009		Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Stongly Disagree	Don't Know
1.	The arrangements for my child to settle in when s/he started school were good	72%	22%	3%		3%
2.	My child likes the school	72%	25%			3%
3.	Teaching is good	56%	44%
4.	Staff expect my child to work hard and do his/her best	69%	31%
5.	My child is making good progress	59%	38%			3%
6.	I am kept well informed about my child's progress	47%	53%
7.	Staff explain how I can help my child at home and provide appropriate homework	38%	56%	6%
8.	I feel comfortable about approaching the school with questions or problems	63%	34%		3%
9.	Behaviour at the school is good	69%	31%
10.	Staff encourage my child to become mature and independent	72%	28%
11.	Staff treat my child fairly	69%	18%	3%		9%
12.	There is a good range of activities that interest my child	59%	41%
13.	There is a good range of extra-curricular activities	56%	34%	3%		6%
14.	The school seeks the views of parents and takes account of their suggestions	22%	38%	31%		9%

With the majority of parents who replied quoting the School's traditional values - a smart attire, good manners, kindness and respect towards others - and small class sizes as major strengths, it is perhaps not surprising that many say they chose our School because of its unique "friendly, family atmosphere" and good reputation in the local community. An excellent staff, hardworking and caring, who promote pupils' self-esteem, confidence and independence, as well as good discipline and high academic achievements were other strengths frequently listed.

From parents questionnaire responses, it is clear that communication between school and home, whether by letter or via the website, needs some improvement. We can assure you that we are endeavouring to improve this aspect of the school administration, both through a new and updated website and through more regular newsletters and earlier notification of events wherever possible.

I am equally happy to report the findings of our survey of the pupils' view of the School. As can be seen from the tables below, the results are once again very positive.

Infants - Years 1 & 2 (consisting 18 pupils):		Yes	No	Don't Know
1.	I like school	16	2
2.	The school helps me to be healthy	17	1
3.	I feel safe when I am at school	15	3
4.	I learn a lot in lessons	18
5.	I am expected to work hard and do my best	17		1
6.	The children behave well	16	1	1
7.	The adults in school care about me	17	1
8.	When I started at the school, the adults were friendly and helped me settle in	17	1
9.	The adults at school are interested in my views	14	3	1
10.	I know how well I am doing at school	16		2
11.	Teachers explain to me how to improve my work	18
12.	My work is always marked and teachers write comments which help me to improve	15	1	2
13.	Homework is set regularly	10	7	1
14.	I feel comfortable about asking adults in my school for help	16	1	1
15.	I am trusted to do things on my own	16	2
16.	The school helps me get ready to move into the next class	15	2	1
17.	There is an adult I would go to if I were worried at school	12	6
18.	Other children are friendly	15	3

Juniors - Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 (43 pupils)		Yes	Mostly	Sometimes	No	Don't Know
1.	I like being at this school	27	13	3
2.	The school helps me to be healthy	25	10	5	3
3.	I feel safe when I am at school	35	8
4.	I learn a lot in lessons	34	5	3	1
5.	I am expected to work hard and do my best	39	3	1
6.	The children behave well	8	26	9
7.	The adults in the school care about me	35	6	1	1
8.	When I started at the school, the adults were friendly and helped me to settle in	38	4		1
9.	The adults are interested in my views	20	13	8	2
10.	I know how well I am doing at school	23	9	4	7
11.	Teachers explain to me how to improve my work	37	2	3	1
12.	My work is always marked and teachers write comments which help me to improve	35	4	4
13.	Homework is set regularly	33	6	3	1
14.	I feel comfortable about asking adults in my school for help	25	9	6	3
15.	I am trusted to do things on my own	26	6	6	4
16.	The school helps me to get ready to move to the next class	35	4	3		1
17.	There is an adult I would go to if I were worried at school	27	9	4	3
18.	Other children are friendly	21	15	6	1

The junior children were also asked what they liked most about the school and whether there was anything they would like to change.

Once again, the most frequent comments quoted the caring, friendly attitude of teachers and other pupils in a happy school where there is lots to learn.

Many children said that they would like a bigger playground..! Whilst it is not possible to enlarge the space we have, I hope that the introduction of 2-yeargroup playtimes will help as, obviously, this means fewer children sharing the available space at any one time. The renovated garden area has also provided an extra exciting play setting, especially for the lower years.

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