Survey Results
At our Spring Term Parents' Consultation we asked parents where they felt the school was successful in creating a Christian Ethos and teaching religious education and where they would like to see changes made. Here are the results.
Response to Parents' Questionnaire May 2014
How well are we doing as a church school?
Number of Responses - 161 families
- Are you aware that the school is a church school? YES - 100%
- Do you believe that we are a good church school? YES - 100%
*Totals below may not come to 100% due to rounding)
Strongly Agree % | Broadly Agree % | Disagree % | Don't Know % | |
The school is a caring institution based on clear Christian Values | 79 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
I believe there is provision in the school for pupils to express their faith with confidence | 76 | 22 | 0 | 2 |
The school keeps me well informed about the curriculum and school | 72 | 27 | 0.5 | 0 |
The school keeps me informed about the Religious Education it provides | 72 | 26 | 2 | 0.5 |
I am happy with the Religious Education provided by the school | 79 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
As a parent I feel able to enjoy and participate in the Christian Ethos of the school | 81 | 18.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
I am happy with the Collective Worship provided by the school | 80 | 18 | 0.5 | 2 |
I am invited to attend acts of worship provided by the school | 83 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 |
The school contributes to the spiritual life of pupils and staff | 80 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
The school has good links with the local church, the parish and the clergy | 87 | 9 | 0.5 | 4 |
I understand that the school has links with the Diocese | 77 | 13 | 0.5 | 10 |
The school supports the wider community through fundraising and | 74 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
I see the school as inclusive where everyone is valued. | 78 | 22 | 0.5 | 0 |
What I like about our school as a church school:
- Holding Christian values in our ever-secular society
- The Christmas Plays
- Everyone is lovely – great families and teachers (2)
- The children are always happy and they learn a lot about believing
- I like the way it instils Christian values in the children which in turn impacts on their attitude and
- behaviour.
- Christian values (20)
- Keeping the Christian ethos (8)
- Church-community link
- Teaching the children respect (3)
- They learn about Jesus
- Great morals, friendly, organised
- Discipline (4)
- Religious Education (6
- Practising the faith and teaching them the Christian faith (3)
- That they teach well
- The children have faith and good manners
- Friendly – small size (children learn more quickly) (3)
- The management of the school by the governors
- Prayer is important and children are encouraged to pray
- Kids know a lot about why we celebrate things like Xmas, Easter, Good Friday etc
- Is that is helps the pupils grow in respect of God and his people and enhances their good
- behaviour
- The smart uniform
- Singing hymns and songs, going to church and experiencing different services
- Having a belief
- Encouragement of pupils and parents
- Caring and friendly staff and environment, providing children with a good Christian upbringing
- Teaches the children respect and tolerance of other religions and understanding of different
- faiths
- Very welcoming and kind
- Discipline and God’s fearing attitude (3)
- Everything
- Teaching them to have respect for themselves and others
- The knowledge my children have about Christian religion shows that the children are being
- brought up in a Christian way
- Learning about God and having a faith, taking part in collective worship as this is becoming rarer
- in schools
- It builds up the children to achieve and have a good value in life, appreciating one another and life
- in general
- The majority of the children have the same religion
- Culture and traditions, understanding and valuing traditional Christian values and why we
- celebrate festivals
- My son has learned a lot about being a Christian
- Teaching and making them know God
- My child can participate in Christian activity, know about Christianity and keep Christian values
- and morals
- That the children learn from a young age about the Bible (2)
- Making religion understandable for young children
- The children are taught about respect and good manners, the teachers want the best out of the
- children
- Strong faith (2)
- Different religions taught and children learn to respect all from all walks of life
- Every child is valued and known.
- The school recognises improvement.
- It embraces all in line with Christian values and is a place where the children can learn and
- develop freely
- I love that the school teaches the children core Christian ethos and morals of humanity. Really
- pleased.
- They teach children about how to be friendly and respectful with others
- Friendly staff. Enjoy attending church services
- Students are encouraged to participate in a wide variety of community and religious events
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Excellent location
- The levels of discipline are very high and children are respectful of both adults and each other
- It reiterates beliefs and morals based on the Bible
- Size, intimacy. Christian faith, morals
- It prepares them for a life outside school
- It accepts children with different faiths, children are given homework related to the Bible and
- this gives them a chance to explore and learn about the stories
- I love the church services, it is so lovely to see the children sing and have fun.
- My daughter is very happy and enjoys coming to school. That is the key.
- The atmosphere and friendliness
- The moral-ethical background
- They teach the children about Jesus as their personal saviour
- Very happy with the teachings
- Caring, upholds Christian values and maintains good discipline
- That the school helps to instil strong moral values and that stems from the religious values that
- the school upholds.
What I would like to see improved in our school as a church school:
- Good support from parents
- Everything so far is good; can’t wait to have a permanent vicar
- Parents to know and talk more
- More activities for parents with children
- I think the school is doing very well
- I am happy at it is and any improvements are most welcome
- Behaviour standards are enforced and rules such as boys’ hair are kept before standards slip
- I would say more homework
- Updated technology; clean new cutlery and crockery
- Children should learn to pray before class starts each day
- Nothing at present – all is well
- Maybe take the kids to church for monthly mass
- More relations with local community eg joint fundraising etc
- More collective worship
- Not happy about warnings and detentions. Where are the achievement awards? Surely if they are
- punished individually then they should be awarded individually.
- The disruption in the classroom even though it has decreased this year
- No non-Christian pupils
- To teach the children more about Christian values and respect
- Have another disco “Fanfare Party”
- In this regard I believe the school is doing well
- I would like more teaching of other religions so that children are aware of other faiths
- Give all the children a lead role and keep building up the children’s faith
- The school is lovely
- Communication with parents – feedback to parents
- Can’t think of anything now; don’t know; nothing – yet; nothing really; nothing – all is cool; nothing
- ( 7 responses)
- I am very happy with the way the school is run (no problem at all)
- I am happy with the direction the school is taking as a church school
- Happy with the school
- Facilities
- More field visits
- Telling the pupils more about God
- I would like the school to share more information with parents more and sometimes “texts” may
- be vague. Overall though, I am happy with school.
- We are happy and can’t think of any improvement
- Admit more children from different faiths so our children can learn directly from other children
- That all the teachers would be as approachable as ____
- Fairly new to the school and feel there is much for me to experience
- Maybe after school clubs – such as maths - arranged for the children
- It seems the children do quite alright – continue with the good work
- The competitive standards i.e .academic excellence should continue
- More activities
- For the school to ensure Christian values are continuously instilled during pay and games
- To continue and support the children to a greater height
- Maybe more church services for different saints
- I am happy with the school as it is
- More activities for making parents get involved
- Can’t think of anything
- More questioning which is reflected in older topics. Religious education should not be too literal.
- More analysis, critique, reflection, development of own values and pathways
- To teach the children about God and how to do his will so they can be safe and make it in life.
- Continue to maintain values and standards
- Bringing more children to church
- Continue encouraging Christian values
- “Keep the Bible on the table”