Parent Questionnaire 2024
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4. How old was your child when they joined the school?
5. What made you choose the school for your child?
Please tell us about the school’s greatest strengths.
6. Which other schools did you look at, and which factors influenced your final choice?
7. What was your – and your child’s – experience of the admissions process?
8. Please tell us about the headteacher.
What are his or her strengths?
Were they a defining factor in your choice of school?
9. Have any members of staff made a particular difference to your child’s time at the school?
If so, please tell us about them.
10. How effectively does the school communicate with parents, in the good times and the not-so-good times?
How involved do you feel with your child’s education?
11. What has your experience been of the school’s pastoral care?
How does it look after pupils’ wellbeing?
How well does the school know your child?
12. How well is the school preparing your child for the next stage of their education?
13. Please tell us about the school community: close-knit or far-flung?
Is it welcoming to new families?
Is there an active Parent-Teacher Association?
Regular parent social events?
14. Is there anything you wish you’d known about the school before you joined?
Has it lived up to your expectations?
Are there any areas in which it hasn’t lived up to expectations?
Any advice you would give to new parents?
15. Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
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