St John's and St Clement's Primary School
St John's and St Clement's Primary School
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| Yes | Mostly | Sometimes | No | |
| Do you like being at this school? % | 59 | 20 | 18 | 3 |
| Are your lessons interesting and fun? % | 39 | 28 | 30 | 3 |
| Is it easier to learn with an interactive whiteboard? % | 77 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| Do you have to work hard? % | 63 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| Do other children behave well? % | 11 | 33 | 42 | 14 |
| Do you like school dinners? % | 40 | 11 | 18 | 31 |
| Do you think school dinners are healthier than before? % | 78 | 22 | ||
| Do you use the new playground equipment at lunchtime? % | 44 | 11 | 30 | 15 |
| Is there an adult you would go to if you were worried at school eg a teacher or a member of support staff? % | 73 | 27 | ||
| Do you feel lonely at playtime or lunchtime? % | 8 | 6 | 37 | 48 |
| Do teachers listen to your ideas? % | 41 | 24 | 24 | 12 |
| Are you trusted to do things on your own? % | 46 | 29 | 15 | 10 |
| Do you have access to a computer at home? % | 90 | 10 | ||
| Do you have access to the internet at home? % | 76 | 24 |
Source: Pupil Questionnaire Analysis, St John's and St Clement's School, 2006
Firstly thank you to all of you who took the time to complete the parent questionnaires. We value your opinions and were really pleased to receive your positive and constructive feedback. Here are some of the main findings and actions arising from them. 140 responses were received in total and 53% of those were from parents with children in KS1, 23% represented KS2, 24% represented Foundation stage children.
96% of parents said that their child likes school. 93% of parents felt that school was approachable and that it expects their child to work hard. 90% believe that the school helps their child to become more mature and many commented separately on this. 87% thought behaviour was good, and 83% said that they were well informed. 85% believe that their child is fairly treated.
Feedback about homework varied widely. 65% of parents said that they think their child receives the right amount of homework. Of the remaining parents, some believe that their child receives too much homework, some believe their child receives too little and some were unsure how much homework was the right amount.
Over 70% of parents thought that the progress their child makes in school, the management of the school and the quality of the teaching, is what they are most pleased with about the school.
I know from feedback from parents that afterschool clubs are valued by children and parents alike and I am very proud to report that OFSTED commended us for the wide range of provision for after school clubs. 11 parents made comments regarding clubs. Some parents asked how they could find out information regarding afterschool clubs. Some parents questioned why clubs were not provided for KS1. Some parents said that they did not know what provision there was for afterschool clubs (significantly this was largely Foundation Stage and KS 1 parents - this is because clubs are mostly only available for children in KS2). It is clear that there is some confusion over after school activities.
Let me clarify.
Our policy is to run after school clubs for KS2 children because we feel that these children are the right age and maturity to be able to cope with being at school for extended periods. We do not provide extensive clubs for KS1 or Foundation Stage children as we feel that they are very young and often very tired at the end of the school day. We run clubs for 5-6 weeks at a time each term. One term will be for Years 3 and 4, the next will be for Years 5 and 6 and so on.
Clubs vary from term to term due to demand and the availability of staff. They include: yoga, art, football, rugby, running, cricket, basketball, card making, film, cooking, gardening, etc. All children (in the relevant year groups) are invited to these and are encouraged to indicate their preferences. All children receive a place at a club wherever possible.
We also run some clubs which are invitation only clubs. These include: homework club, booster, gifted and talented clubs for Art or Science. Some of the sports clubs are allocated on a first come first serve basis due to limited places. An additional club which started this year is the Gardening and Wildlife Club. This runs for a whole term and is led by the Wildlife Garden staff and supervised by parents. Places were available to Year 5 and 6 in the Autumn term and to Years 3 and 4 in the Spring term. We are limited to the days on which we can run clubs due to regular meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays as well as teachers using Thursday nights to plan for the forthcoming week.
59% of parents said that their children ate school dinners. Of these 41% thought that dinners had slightly improved; a further 17% thought they had dramatically improved, 14% thought they had stayed the same. Nobody thought they had declined in quality, but 29% said they did not know. We received 22 comments from parents which can be summarised by the following comment from a parent, "I feel that the school meals have improved theoretically as organic ingredients are being used. My child however has noticed no improvement in the actual taste of the meals or the variety". As a result of this feedback we have decided to address this issue. Ms Gatliffe has met with the school cook to discuss improvements in school dinners. She has asked that we assess the meals which are unpopular and remove them from the menus. Menus change twice annually and we will ensure that these are sent out to parents. A taster session is planned for parents on Wed 31st January.
We recognise that communication can always be improved and asked for your suggestions. The communication book used in Foundation Stage is extremely popular and valued by parents and staff alike. We intend to continue their use. We are also very pleased with the use of homework diaries to improve communication between Y6 children and their teachers. This is helping these children to develop a sense of responsibility and independence in preparation for secondary school. We are considering trialling communication books in other year groups to see if they are useful and manageable.
Many parents felt that a school website would be useful and a working party of parents are developing one as we speak. We aim for this to contain all relevant information, as well as regular updates alongside a celebration of children's work. We will need permission from every parent in order to put photographs of children onto the website. Look out for a letter coming soon.
We are also looking into the possibility of sending letters electronically to those parents who would find this useful. This would save time and paper. We do however recognise that this is not the best method of communication for all so will ensure that paper copies of information will be sent to all who require them. Ms Gatliffe will continue to send her monthly newsletter to all parents.
The following information comes in response to some of the comments made by parents.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Kind regards
Anna Harding - Deputy Headteacher
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