Survey Participation

This year, 73 parents took part in our survey – the highest number of responses to date. This growing engagement helps us better understand our community and shape our priorities.

What Parents Told Us – Key Strengths

We are proud that parents continue to recognise the strong foundations of our school:

Happy, Safe and Supported Children

• 95% of parents agree their child is happy at school

• 99% say their child feels safe

• Children are widely described as settled, confident and well cared for

Positive Relationships and Community

• Parents value our caring and approachable staff

• Many comments highlight the strong sense of community and belonging

• Our values of Care, Grow, Persevere and Shine are clearly evident

Behaviour and Attitudes

• 92% agree behaviour is good

• Children are described as polite, respectful and ready to learn

Teaching and Learning

• Parents highlighted strong teaching and good progress, particularly in core subjects

• Many feel staff know children well and support their individual needs

Recommendation

• 90% of parents would recommend the school to others

Communication and Partnerships

• 80% of parents feel communication is effective

• Many parents noted improvements in communication over recent years

• Families appreciate being kept informed and involved in school life

Where We Are Improving

We are always looking to develop further. Based on feedback, we will be focusing on:

Assessment and Testing Ensuring children are well prepared for assessments while maintaining a broad, enjoyable curriculum.

Homework and Revision Reviewing expectations to ensure they are clear, consistent and supportive for families.

Behaviour Systems Continuing to refine our approach to behaviour to ensure consistency, fairness and positive learning environments.

School Meals Working with our catering team to review food quality, choice and balance.

Communication about Learning Exploring clear and manageable ways to keep parents informed about children’s learning and wellbeing.

Clubs and Enrichment Further developing and sharing opportunities so all pupils can access a wide range of activities.

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)

Parents of children with SEND shared many positive experiences:

Strengths

• Strong individual support, including effective 1:1 provision

• Positive relationships with staff

• Children feel safe, valued and understood

Overall Summary

The 2026 Parent Survey reflects a happy, safe and caring school community with strong relationships at its heart.

Feedback shows that:

• Parents have confidence in the school

• Children enjoy their learning and feel supported

• Our community is continuing to grow stronger

Our next steps focus on refining and improving consistency, ensuring we continue to provide the best possible experience for every child.

Thank You

We are incredibly grateful to all parents who took the time to share their views. Your feedback helps us to grow, persevere and shine as a school community.

 

 

 

It was lovely for staff and governors to read the results and comments which were overwhelmingly positive. Of course, the suggestions where we can improve are equally important to us and whilst we cannot look to resolve or take on board every single suggestion, we have looked for the common themes and what learning we can take from them.

• We will update the SEND section on our website to provide more information to parents
• We will update the EYFS  section on our website to provide more information to parents
• We will continue to look for ways to keep parents updated about learning.

Currently parents are updated about learning in the following ways

On the class pages of our website, you can view

• Curriculum overviews so parents can view the topics/subjects being taught in each year group, each term.
• Topic-related homework menus (Yrs R-4)
• Photos from the term

• The wider curriculum area of our website showcases whole school events
• Termly parent open afternoons give parents the opportunity to come into class and see the learning
• Parents evenings give parents the chance to speak 1:1 with regard their child’s learning

•   We will continue to look for club opportunities

We understand the importance of extracurricular activities in enhancing children’s educational experience and personal development. We are continually exploring opportunities to expand our offerings via private companies however these are limited by both cost to parents and the availability of a suitable space (Wraparound uses our hall space).

Ofsted were positive about the number of opportunities we offer as a small school, including art club, sports club, science club, wraparound care. It was also noted that the school offers extra-curricular enrichment opportunities during the school day including Young Voices, residentials, trips & sporting events.

Please look at the attachments below where you can see all the results. As always, if you have something you would like to discuss with us, please do contact us.