Parent / Carer Feedback

Throughout the school year there are several occasions when we ask you for your feedback, following each Parents Evening we will send out a questionnaire for you to give us your thoughts on how your daughter is progressing through her school life. Presented below is the feedback we have received.

Year 8 Parents Evening - January 2023, Questionnaire Feedback

Thank you the Year 8 Parents and Carers who attended, 72% of parents attended the evening. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 55 responses in total. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 87% of respondents stated that their child is happy at school.
• 93% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 95% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 96% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 93% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 98% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 91% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 85% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 76% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 33% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 89% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 84% of respondents stating that school responds well to concerns raised.
• 89% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 89% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.

To those parents who took the time to provide a written response this has proven very helpful. We received some lovely comments which included parents being "extremely happy with areas of school", parents/carers preferred the face-to-face rather than online calls when meeting their child's teaching staff because it felt more personal and parents were grateful for the support that staff provide.

There were some questions and comments relating to the toilet system, curriculum topics and pupil behaviour in lessons and around school. I am pleased to inform you that additional staff have been employed to support pupil's needs to use the toilet during lesson so that we are able to cater for more usage of the toilets, enabling pupils to be collected from lesson faster.

Our school website provides readily available and detailed curriculum maps that can be found all year round under curriculum, here each subject highlights the topics taught throughout the year which have been broken down term by term (please follow the link or instructions for more information: Year 8 Curriculum Plans or select: curriculum > subject > Programme of Study KS3 > Year 8).

School have invested in a system that tracks pupil progress and details areas of strength and areas of improvement, once rolled out fully this will allow for detailed information and clear areas for pupils to work on developing areas of the curriculum to improve progress.

A new behaviour policy has been put into place to reduce behaviour incidents in classrooms and around school, once pupils receive five negatives points they will be placed on tutor report. This strategy ensures pupils consider their actions, keeps parents/carers informed and directs tutor discussion at the end of the day to guide pupils in the right direction. We thank you for your completion of the questionnaire and we will be considering views to support and make amendments to future parents evenings and school life.

Year 9 Parents Evening - March 2023, Questionnaire Feedback

Thank you to all of the parents and carers who attended Year 9 Parents' Evening. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 33 responses in total. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 94% of respondents stated that their child is happy at school.
• 94% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 91% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 97% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 94% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 97% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 100% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 85% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 61% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 33% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 88% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 14% of respondents saying this question was not applicable.
• 79% of respondents said that school responds well to any concerns, with 12% of respondents saying this question was not applicable.
• 94% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 88% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.
• 97% of respondents stated that they feel their daughter was supported in her elective choices.

Thank you to those parents who took the time to complete the parent questionnaire. We received some lovely comments including parents evening being "very well organised", "I was very happy with all the comments" and "achievements, rewards and recognition are always very positive for my daughter".

Parents/carers were also happy to have their first parents meeting their child's teaching staff because it felt more personal and parents were grateful for the support that staff provide. Although it was commented by a parent that appointments on EduLink One may appear fully booked for certain subject teachers we always advise approaching the relevant member of staff on the evening to see if they are available for feedback.

We thank you for your completion of the questionnaire and we will be considering views to support and make amendments to future parent's evenings and school life.

Year 10 Parents Evening - February 2023

Thank you to the Year 10 Parents and Carers who attended, 72% of parents attended the evening. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 36 responses in total. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 90% of respondents stated that their child is happy at school.
• 94% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 92% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 95% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 91% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 95% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 83% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 86% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 70% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 17% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 78% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 70% of respondents stating that school responds well to concerns raised.
• 78% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 78% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.

To those parents who took the time to provide a written response this has proven very helpful. We received some lovely comments which included parents being "impressed that teachers work so hard for the pupils".

There were some questions and comments relating to the toilet system. I am pleased to inform you that additional staff have been employed to support pupil's needs to use the toilet during lesson so that we are able to cater for more usage of the toilets, enabling pupils to be collected from lesson faster. There are also plans to build a new block of toilets to ensure student use is quicker at break and lunch.

Year 11 Parents Evening - 23rd January 2023

Thank you the Year 11 Parents and Carers who attended, 82% of parents attended the evening. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 36 responses in total. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 92% of respondents stated that their child is happy at school.
• 97% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 83% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 81% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 92% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 83% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 86% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 83% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 58% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 36% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 81% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 14% of respondents saying this question was not applicable.
• 89% of respondents said that school responds well to any concerns
• 86% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 83% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.

To those parents who took the time to provide a written response this has proven very helpful. We received some lovely comments which included "an absolutely wonderful parent evening", "all teachers have genuine and detailed feedback which was much appreciated, thank you". Parents/carers preferred the face-to-face rather than online calls when meeting their child's teaching staff because it felt more personal and parents were grateful for the support that staff provide, and commented that the digital booking worked well. Parents were also grateful for the student revision packs that were issued to each pupil.

There were some comments about feedback being available earlier and about use of numbers and grades being confusing. This will be fed back to staff to assist in the future. Other comments related to the toilet system - I am pleased to inform you that additional staff have been employed to support pupil's needs to use the toilet during lesson so that we are able to cater for more usage of the toilets, enabling pupils to be collected from lesson faster.

Our school website provides readily available and detailed curriculum maps that can be found all year round under curriculum, here each subject highlights the topics taught throughout the year which have been broken down term by term (please follow the link or instructions for more information: Year 11 Curriculum Plans or select: curriculum > subject > Programme of Study KS4 > Year 11).

School have invested in a system that tracks pupil progress and details areas of strength and areas of improvement, once rolled out fully this will allow for detailed information and clear areas for pupils to work on developing areas of the curriculum to improve progress.

A new behaviour policy has been put into place to reduce any reported behaviour concerns in classrooms and around school, once pupils receive five negatives points they will be placed on tutor report. This strategy ensures pupils consider their actions, keeps parents/carers informed and directs tutor discussion at the end of the day to guide pupils in the right direction.

We thank you for your completion of the questionnaire and we will be considering views to support and make amendments to future parent's evenings and school life.

Year 12 and 13 Parents Evening - December and February 2023

Thank you to the year 12 and 13 parents and cares who attended our parent's evenings. This year we had 2 separate parents' evenings to accommodate our larger intake in year 12 and to act on feedback from our last parent's evening where some parents asked for more time with individual teachers. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 60 responses in total.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 91% of respondents stated that their child is happy at school.
• 100% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 91% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 98% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 98% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 100% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 96% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 94% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 84% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 14% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 93% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 92% of respondents stating that school responds well to concerns raised.
• 96% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 96% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.

To those parents who took the time to provide a written response, this has proven very helpful and we thank you. Parents felt that the 2 parents' evenings were very informative and that they 'thoroughly enjoyed the interaction with teachers'.

There was a comment about curriculum maps being available for parents to see. Our school website provides readily available and detailed curriculum maps that can be found under curriculum:

Year 12 Curriculum Plans & Year 13 Curriculum Plans.

If you have additional matters to discuss with your daughter/son's teacher, please contact the school via the edulink app/email in the first instance to discuss/ arrange a follow up phone call.