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Parent Survey

Every year we ask our community to complete a questionnaire to help us understand what parents/carers think about our school and give an opportunity for comment on the school successes and areas that could be even better.

Survey Date: Autumn 2023

Total Number of Responses: 209

Headlines

  • 100% strongly agree of agree that the school provides a good education for their child.
  • 100% strongly agree or agree that the school is led and managed well.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that they are happy with the progress that my child is making.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that their child feels that their teachers work hard and teach well.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that they are kept informed about how their child is getting on.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that they would recommend Southwold Primary School to another parent.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that their child likes school.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that the termly reports are useful.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that the school provides suitable homework.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that they feel comfortable about approaching the school with questions or a problem.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that the office staff are friendly and welcoming.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that the newsletter keeps them well informed about events.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that their child feels safe at school.
  • 100% strongly agree of agree that the school ensures that pupils are well behaved.
  • 98% strongly agree of agree that staff explain how to help their child at home.
  • 98% strongly agree of agree that they find the school website a useful source of information.

Most Common ‘I would like…’ Parent Comments

CommentTotal
More electronic communication and emails7
More after school club provision7

Areas of Focus

97% strongly agree or agree that the school deals effectively with bullying.

We will continue to:

  • Follow the clear systems we have in place for investigating any allegations of bullying.
  • Raise the profile of the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark (ABQM) award.
  • Publicise how school deals with bullying to parents via ABQM award, coffee morning and anti-bullying leaflets.
  • Focus on kindness through PSHCE, class circle times, SEAL and Senior Leadership Team assemblies.

95% strongly agree or agree that the coffee mornings are useful.

We will continue to:

  • Have more pupil-input coffee morning sessions.
  • Upload coffee morning presentations to the website and make them accessible by parents who cannot attend.

7 parents said they would like more after school club provision.

What we did:

  • Provided additional clubs in the second half of the Autumn term which are highly over-subscribed.