Survey for parents and carers
Parent and carer survey
The annual survey for all parents and carers: communication, behaviour and safety, learning, wellbeing, belonging and leadership, with a clear headline measure. About 5 minutes to complete.
What respondents read first
This survey helps the school learn what is going well for your child and what could be better. It takes about 5 minutes. It is anonymous: the school cannot see who answered, and results are only shown for groups of 5 or more. If you have more than one child at the school, please answer about your eldest child there. 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?
- Nursery (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Reception (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 1 (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 2 (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 3 (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 4 (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 5 (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 6 (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 7 (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 8 (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 9 (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 10 (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 11 (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 12 (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Year 13 (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
This places each answer in a group for the report. It is the only question about the person answering.
Overall4
- Question 1.
My child looks forward to going to school on most days.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 16.
If you were choosing a school for your child today, would you choose this one?
Choose one
- Yes, definitely
- Probably
- Not sure
- Probably not
- Definitely not
- Question 17.
Over the last year, do you think the school has got better, stayed the same or got worse?
Choose one
- Got better
- Stayed the same
- Got worse
- My child has not been at the school long enough to say
- I don't know
- Question 18.
What one change would make the biggest difference for your child at this school?
Write your own answer
Communication3
- Question 2.
I know who to contact at the school when I have a question.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 3.
I feel listened to when I raise a worry with the school.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 4.
The school contacts me with good news about my child, not only when there is a problem.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Behaviour and safety3
- Question 5.
Lessons are usually calm enough for my child to learn.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 6.
Staff use the behaviour rules in the same way for every child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 7.
I trust the school to put a stop to bullying when it happens.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Learning and progress2
- Question 8.
My child is making good progress in their learning.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 9.
My child gets help quickly if they fall behind.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Wellbeing and pastoral care2
- Question 10.
There is an adult at school my child trusts and can talk to.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 11.
Staff notice when my child is not their usual self.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Belonging and inclusion2
- Question 12.
My child feels they belong at this school.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 13.
Staff treat my child fairly.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
Leadership2
- Question 14.
Leaders explain the reasons for big decisions.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 15.
The school acts on what parents say.
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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Guide: How to run a parent survey in a school
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- You said, we did: did it land?
Run one term after you publish your actions from a parent survey, to check whether families noticed the changes, understood them and believe their views count.
- Mixed-age classes
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