Pupil and Parent Surveys

Question

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don’t know

Comment

My child is happy at their school

85.71%

14.29%

0%

0%

0%

• My son loves his teachers, actively enjoys learning and feels safe and happy at his school. I couldn’t ask for more.

My child feels safe at school

85.71%

14.29%

0%

0%

0%

My child is making good progress at school

92.86%

7.14%

0%

0%

0%

• At the age of 4 our son is already tracing his name, his pincer grip along with other fine motor skills are improving so much we are so proud!
• My son’s teacher is amazing - she’s so full of energy and really engages the children in their learning as well as truly caring about them and their development.

My child is well looked after at their school

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

• The staff are all fantastic with the children, the head teacher knows them all by first name which I think is so empowering for the children.
• You can see how much both the teaching and support staff care about the children and look after them.

My child is taught well at their school

92.86%

7.14%

0%

0%

0%

• The process our son is making in the nursery alone is outstanding, we are excited to see him
• The teaching in both nursery and reception has been brilliant.
• Throughout the school the teaching by all the teachers and TAs has been brilliant.

I feel well supported by school regarding my child's needs.

92.86%

0%

0%

0%

7.14%

• I couldn’t agree more to this, what a fantastic school they treat my son as an individual and see all his needs as something they can work with!

The school makes sure that all pupils are well behaved.

78.57%

14.29%

0%

0%

7.14%

• Consistent approach and embedded ethos and morals for all the children
• We had a couple of incidents and raised concerns. The class teacher and headteacher invited us to a meeting and fully addressed the issue.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 

78.57%

14.29%

7.14%%

0%

0%

• Letters/ newsletter of upcoming topics
• The Friday morning feedback sessions are really useful.

My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

85.71%

7.14%

0%

0%

7.14%

• The school supports him well in both his academic and emotional development.

The school deals effectively with bullying.

64.29%

7.14%

0%

0%

28.57%

• I can’t say my child is being bullied but whenever there has been an issue, the school deal with it accordingly

The school is well led and managed.

78.57%

21.43%

0%

0%

0%

• A lovely “family” of staff
• I’m amazed how well they respond to the challenges thrown at them. It must have been hard work for staff with the temporary change in location of class 4, but my son (and his friends from what i’ve seen) saw this as almost like an extended class trip which improved their learning.
• Mrs Kuffour, Mrs Cooper and all other staff run the school amazingly

The school responds well to any concerns I raise.

92.86%

7.14%

0%

0%

0%

• Whenever my child has had an issue with class members and I’ve spoken to the head, I’m always informed that the issue has been dealt with in a timely manner

I receive valuable information from school about my child's progress and development.

78.57%

21.43%

0%

0%

0%

• Tapestry and the twitter account

The school has high expectations for my child.

78.57%

14.29%

0%

0%

7.14%

• In a positive way.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.  

85.71%

7.14%

0%

0%

7.14%

• This is also strengthened by the good range of after school clubs - thank you.
• Guitar, Lego club, Spanish, multi sports club and swimming to name a few!

The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 

85.71%

7.14%

0%

0%

7.14%

• Extremely supportive of my sons football.

My child does well at this school.

78.57%

21.43%

0%

0%

0%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

You said..

We did…

More details around school trips and a monthly summary and forward plan of learning/activities taken/taking place

A detailed termly calendar is now being released at least fortnight, included in our newsletter, to keep parents up to date with trips and learning activities occurring for the year. It is updated and amended, where necessary.

Payment plans for trips are sent out at the start of each term. For more expensive excursion, this is done a year in advance. Bespoke 121 payment plans are in place. However, we will tweak our letters to ensure that it directly refers to the availability of payment plans.

The school building and playground were larger and there was more funding available for the school to invest in technology etc

Considerable investment is currently taking place to develop the school’s digital strategy, with the excellent support from The Shaw Education Trust. We will be implementing 1 Ipad per child in the Spring term 2024. Laptops will be replaced too. We have also secured funding for a new promethean board in the Kingfishers class, which will further enhance teaching and learning in KS1.

Whilst we are unable to extend the school building, we have already made considerable investment over the past year to improve the learning environment with new doors, ceilings, lightings etc. The classrooms and corridors have been painted and are clean and bright. We are currently actively exploring funding routes to redesign our playgrounds on the main site, replacing the trim trail and playground surfaces.

Communication could be slightly better with things that are upcoming. Reminder emails maybe as most parents are so busy things can be missed.

We are in the process of expanding of our school use of social media to more varied platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, to be able to provide further timely reminders to the ones that are sent out via Parentmail. This will be launched in the Spring term 2024.

Reminders of up and coming events are sent fortnightly on the newsletter and calendar too.

More sports/outdoor activities

It wasn’t split over two sites. I don’t drive and will soon have three children at the school. The school is split over two sites approx 20 minutes apart on foot, and the window for collection is only 15 minutes. When my children are split between the sites I will be unable to collect all of them on time and will have little alternative than to pay for after school clubs

The school has a window to cater provide ample time for parents to travel from one location to another via a range of methods, including via foot. We will always try to be flexible to support parents, where the need arises.

Our afterschool provision is very competitively priced and provides excellent care and engagement for pupil attending wrap around provision.

The school runs a range of free extra-curricular clubs for KS1 and KS2 throughout the week that support pupils to further develop- their interests and enriches their learning. The sessions end at 4:30pm and does alleviate time pressure on parents too.

New website

We are currently in the process of creating a new school website. An exciting update will be coming soon…

Question

Strongly Agree

Agree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Don’t know

Comment

My child is happy at their school

50%

50%

0%

0%

0%

My child feels safe at school

62.50%

37.50%

0%

0%

0%

My child is making good progress at school

62.50%

37.50%

0%

0%

0%

My child is well looked after at their school

81.25%

18.75%

0%

0%

0%

My child is taught well at their school

62.50%

37.50%

0%

0%

0%

I feel well supported by school regarding my child's needs.

75%

25%

0%

0%

0%

The school makes sure that all pupils are well behaved.

62.50%

31.25%

0%

0%

6.25%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year. 

50%

43.75%

0%

0%

6.25%

My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

25%

12.50%

0%

0%

6.25%

56.25% stated that this wasn’t applicable.

The school deals effectively with bullying.

50%

18.75%

0%

0%

31.25%

The school is well led and managed.

68.75%

25%

0%

0%

6.15%

The school responds well to any concerns I raise.

68.75%

25%

0%

0%

6.25%

I receive valuable information from school about my child's progress and development.

43.75%

43.75%

0%

0%

6.25%

The school has high expectations for my child.

62.50%

31.25%

0%

0%

6.25%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.  

56.25%

37.50%

0%

0%

6.25%

The school supports my child’s wider personal development. 

56.25%

25%

0%

0%

12.50%

My child does well at this school.

62.50%

37.50%

0%

0%

0%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

100%

0%

0%

0%

You said..

We did…

Parent mail is not a reliable enough way to send out information and the newsletter is not clear enough when changes are being made for day to day things i.e. PE changing days

Detailed newsletters are sent out fortnightly. Newsletters are uploaded on our website. Paper copies can be found at Reception. Family members (such as grandparents) have been provided with paper copies, when requested.

They have a new calendar for the year, with fortnightly updates where changes are highlighted.

Clear times have been identified regarding sending communication for day-to-to-day changes, trips or school events to parents in order to give sufficient notice.

Day-to-day changes are communicated via text and/or email at least a week in advance, unless changes have to occur due to unforeseen and unavoidable reasons.

Communication is sometimes last minute which can prove difficult when we have after school activities/shift work to contend with too.

See above.

For last unavoidable last-minute changes, school will be flexible to support with any inconvenience show e.g. use of before school/after school club to alleviate pressure from parents.

More financial resources available to it (to, for instance, enable it to provide Ipads for the children on a 1 to 1 basis).

One school improvement priority is currently about generating income to aid the school e.g. fundraisers such as Quiz Nights, Auctions, Own Clothes day.

The school is actively working with the Shaw Education Trust’s team to explore ways to develop our infrastructure and networking and modernism our personal devices in order to move towards 121 Ipads. Procuring funding is a focus.

Crossing outside of main school site was safer

School has contacted highways to raise the issue of the speed at which vehicle travel on the A531. We will continue to work with the local parish council and highways to address this issue.

A crossing patrol is located next to the monument at the start/end of every school day. Speed warning signs are on display on the main road. A new parking sign has been purchased to encourage the school community to park safely and responsibly.

It made more use of its affiliates with the high school

The school has a strong relationship with local high school and continues to look for ways to develop this. We utilise the venue for sporting occasions, D&T and theatrical performances. Two members of the leadership team are on our school’s governing body. The high school provides us with use of their minibus so that we can access enrichment opportunities, such as sporting competitions. We have students from Madeley School (including past students from The Meadows) support our pupils in extra-curricular clubs each week, volunteering for their Duke of Edinburgh awards, as well as for work experience. We work collaboratively with staff from Madeley High School on our curriculum design, such as in Science and Spanish. Our pupils have attended workshops and enrichment activities alongside the high school, such as a visit with the Animal Man and a drama workshop. The high school invite us to attend performances to support their Drama students such as performances the students have created about anti-bullying. Our safeguarding teams work collaboratively, sharing best practice, to promote the safety and wellbeing of all our students. Our staff have a strong knowledge of the high school’s curriculum, as a result of CPD, to support our pupils to be ‘Secondary Ready’. Our transition with the high school is strong – staff from Madeley visit our children at school at different points of the year, including teachers, heads of year, SLT and the SENCO to aid a successful and positive transition. Gifted mathematicians in the Hawks class attend monthly Maths afternoons to promote the depth of their learning. We continue to look for ways we can further enrich our provision by working collaboratively with the high school.

There were wider opportunities for the children in and out of school to support their personal development.

The school’s mission is for our pupils to be successful, both personally and academically. The school has a well-designed Personal Development Curriculum, which is enriched by workshops led by external agencies such as Glow, who delivered ‘Relationships without Fear’ workshops. The school has successfully implemented the new ‘Red 2 Blue’ approach to promote personal development and self-regulation. A new personal success and wellbeing curriculum has been created, which indicates where personal development is promoted throughout the curriculum. Our approach has been recognised as a strength worthy of sharing by the trust in our recent Health Check.

We have a mental health team to support the needs of our pupils in school. Mrs Kuffour is currently participating in Senior Mental Health Training with Progressive Minds. Mrs Davies and Mrs Panagi have completed a coaching course in the ‘Red 2 Blue’ approach.

The school has Wellbeing Champions who actively promote positive mental wellbeing with their peers.

The school works with a range of external agencies to provide bespoke support for individuals, where required. The school employs Emotion Coaches to support the wellbeing needs of our community.

The school actively promotes British Values in a range of ways, including: our culture and ethos; discrete PSHE lessons; cross-curricular lessons e.g. RE; assemblies; our behaviour policy etc.

The school actively promotes the interests and successes of individual pupils. For example, we have pupils who have led community assemblies sharing their passions with the school community. We have had children leading fundraising activities for different charities. We celebrate successes from inside and outside of school at our ‘Celebrations Assembly’.