Survey for parents and carers
Reports and parents' evenings
Run after your main reporting cycle to find out whether families understand reports and grades, leave parents' evening knowing how to help, and hear about worries early enough. About 5 minutes to complete.
What respondents read first
This survey asks about the reports the school sends home and about parents' evenings, so we can make them more useful to you. 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 stage of school is your child in? If you have more than one child at the school, answer about your eldest child there.
- Nursery or Reception (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Key stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Key stage 2 (Years 3 to 6) (offered in primary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Key stage 3 (Years 7 to 9) (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Key stage 4 (Years 10 and 11) (offered in secondary, all-through, special and alternative provision schools)
- Sixth form (Years 12 and 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.
Reports and parents' evenings16
- Question 1.
I have a clear picture of how my child is getting on at school.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 2.
I understand the reports the school sends me about my child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 3.
The grades or scores in my child's reports make sense to me.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 4.
I understand the targets the school sets for my child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 5.
Reports tell me what my child needs to do to improve.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 6.
I am told early if my child is falling behind, not only at report time.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 7.
How do you feel about how often you get reports on your child?
Choose one
- Too often
- About right
- Not often enough
- Question 8.
Did you speak to your child's teachers at the most recent parents' evening?
Choose one
- Yes, in person
- Yes, by video call
- Yes, by phone
- No, I could not make it
- No, for another reason
- Question 9.
Parents' evening appointments are easy to book.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 10.
Parents' evenings are at times I can attend.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 11.
At parents' evening, teachers know my child well.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 12.
Parents' evening appointments are long enough to talk about what matters.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 13.
I leave parents' evening knowing how I can help my child.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 14.
If I cannot go to parents' evening, the school offers another way to talk to teachers.
Agree scale: five points, strongly disagree to strongly agree
- Question 15.
How would you prefer to attend parents' evening?
Choose one
- In person at school
- Video call
- Phone call
- No preference
- Question 16.
What one thing would make reports or parents' evenings more useful to you?
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