Survey for parents and carers
Mixed-age classes
Shows whether families understand and trust your mixed-age classes, and whether older children are stretched and younger children supported, before you set next year's class lists. Best run in the summer term. About 4 minutes to complete.
What respondents read first
This survey asks what you think about mixed-age classes, where children from more than one year group learn together. It helps the school explain its plans and set next year's classes. It is about how classes are organised, not about any one member of staff. It takes about 4 minutes. It is anonymous: the school cannot see who answered, and results are only shown for groups of 5 or more. If you write something that makes us worried about a child's safety, the school's safeguarding lead will see that comment so they can help.
How anonymity works in this survey
- The school cannot see who answered. Nothing is reported until 10 people have answered.
- A group, such as one role or one year group, is shown only when 5 or more people in it have answered. Smaller groups are hidden.
- An answer chosen by fewer than 5 people is hidden, along with enough others that it cannot be worked out by subtraction.
- Written comments appear only once 10 people have answered.
The questions
Numbered in the order respondents see them.
Respondents choose
Which year is your child in?
- Reception (offered in primary, all-through and special schools)
- Year 1 (offered in primary, all-through and special schools)
- Year 2 (offered in primary, all-through and special schools)
- Year 3 (offered in primary, all-through and special schools)
- Year 4 (offered in primary, all-through and special schools)
- Year 5 (offered in primary, all-through and special schools)
- Year 6 (offered in primary, all-through and special schools)
This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.
Understanding mixed-age classes5
- Question 1.
I understand why the school has mixed-age classes.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 2.
I understand how the school makes sure my child does not repeat the same topics.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 3.
The school has explained clearly how mixed-age classes work.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 12.
Overall, being in a mixed-age class works well for my child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 13.
What one thing would help mixed-age classes work better for children? Please do not name any member of staff.
Write your own answer
Learning in a mixed-age class4
- Question 4.
This year, is your child in the younger or older year group in their class?
Choose one
- The younger year group
- The older year group
- The middle year group (in a class with three year groups)
- Not sure
- Question 5.
My child is given work that stretches them, even though some classmates are younger.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 6.
My child gets the help they need to keep up, even though some classmates are older.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 7.
The school tells me how my child is doing against what is expected for their year group.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Friendships and class groups4
- Question 8.
My child has friends in their own year group.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 9.
My child gets on well with children from the other year group in their class.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 10.
I understand how the school decides which class my child will be in.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 11.
The school thinks about friendships when it puts children into classes.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Free to run. The full report is £149.
Running it is free and gives you the headline result, with strengths and priorities. The full report adds every chart, comments grouped into themes and briefing slides.
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