St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Inspiration, Celebration and Education
Parent Questionnaire 2018 to 2019
Background
Questionnaires were handed out on Monday 25th March questionnaires to be completed on the evening. We had a response of 88 questionnaires (44%)
Observations
- There were 20 questions to respond to on the questionnaire
- The percentages for each category do not always add up to 100% due to rounding up but give a good general indication of preference.
- From the 88 completed Questionnaires 48 had provided additional comments.
- On average across all questions there was an overwhelming positive response (94%) to those who ‘Strongly Agreed’ and ‘Agreed’.
RESULTS FROM 88 QUESTIONNAIRES
| Question Number | Number of Responses | Question | strongly agree | agree | uncertain/not applicable | disagree | strongly disagree |
| 1 | 88 | My child enjoys coming to school | 46 (52%) | 40 (46%) | 2 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| 98% | 2% | 0% | |||||
| 2 | 88 | The school is a safe environment for my child | 45 (51%) | 41 (47%) | 2 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| 98% | 2% | 0% | |||||
| 3 | 85 | The school has a caring and supportive ethos | 39 (45%) | 45 (52%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 |
| 97% | 1% | 1% | |||||
| 4 | 88 | My child’s class teacher is approachable and effective if I have an issue with my child | 51 (58%) | 36 (41%) | 0 | 1 (1%) | 0 |
| 99% | 0% | 1% | |||||
| 5 | 87 | The Senior Leadership Team and Head Teacher are approachable and effective if I have an issue | 37 (43%) | 38 (44%) | 9 (10%) | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) |
| 87% | 10% | 3% | |||||
| 6 | 87 | The school office staff are approachable and effective if I have an issue with my child | 41 (47%) | 41 (47%) | 4 (5%) | 1 (1%) | 0 |
| 94% | 5% | 1% | |||||
| 7 | 86 | The school expects and maintains a good standard of behaviour from children | 43 (50%) | 42 (49%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
| 99% | 0% | 1% | |||||
| 8 | 87 | The school communicates with parents well (e.g. newsletter/ texts etc) | 50 (57%) | 33 (38%) | 0 | 3 (3%) | 1 (1%) |
| 95% | 0% | 4% | |||||
| 9 | 86 | Children’s’ views are taken into consideration (e.g. school council) | 32 (37%) | 42 (49%) | 10 (12%) | 2 (2%) | 0 |
| 86% | 12% | 2% | |||||
| 10 | 88 | I am kept well informed about the progress of my child | 39 (44%) | 44 (50%) | 0 | 5 (6%) | 0 |
| 94% | 0% | 6% | |||||
| 11 | 87 | The school environment looks welcoming with children’s work celebrated | 44 (51%) | 39 (45%) | 3 (3%) | 0 | 0 |
| 96% | 3% | 0% | |||||
| 12 | 82 | When joining EYFS, the arrangements were welcoming and informative for parent/ carer/ child | 36 (44%) | 39 (48%) | 7 (8%) | 0 | 0 |
| 92% | 8% | 0% | |||||
| 13 | 86 | My child’s teacher knows my child well | 52 (60%) | 33 (38%) | 1 (1%) | 0 | 0 |
| 98% | 1% | 0% | |||||
| 14 | 86 | My child’s teacher is helping my child make good progress and encourgaes my child to do their best | 54 (63%) | 30 (35%) | 2 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
| 98% | 2% | 0% | |||||
| 15 | 85 | I find Parent's Evening informative about my child's level of progress | 47 (55%) | 35 (41%) | 0 | 3 (4%) | 0 |
| 96% | 0% | 4% | |||||
| 16 | 85 | I have enjoyed attending Parent Pop-in sessions | 50 (59%) | 26 (31%) | 9 (10%) | 0 | 0 |
| 90% | 10% | 0% | |||||
| 17 | 85 | The school has a welcoming atmosphere | 45 (53%) | 38 (45%) | 0 | 2 (2%) | 0 |
| 98% | 0% | 2% | |||||
| 18 | 85 | Children are taught moral values | 40 (47%) | 40 (47%) | 3 (4%) | 2 (2%) | 0 |
| 94% | 4% | 2% | |||||
| 19 | 85 | The school offers adequate and varied after school activities | 29 (34%) | 32 (38%) | 11 (13%) | 10 (12%) | 3 (3%) |
| 72% | 13% | 15% | |||||
| 20 | 85 | I would recommend St Thomas More to other parents | 44 (52%) | 38 (45%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) |
| 97% | 0% | 2% | |||||
| Averages | 86 | 43 (50%) | 38 (44%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 0 | |
| 94% | 3% | 2% | |||||