1. Merrow Infant School Parents’ Survey 2016

2. Survey details January 15th-30th 2016
127 parents representing 143 children
68% response
All year groups
YR – 45.5%
Y1 – 24.5%
Y2 – 30.1%

3. Early Year Experiences
82% visiting prior to joining
91% rating it ‘good or very good’
70% putting Merrow as first choice
Decline from usual 90-95% - caused by bulge year?
87% saying OFSTED report is fairly or very important
June induction and gradual start continue to be valuable (96% / 78%)
91% say their experience is ‘good’ or ‘very good’ vs their expectations (cf 96% or more in previous years)
 some concern about the change from 2 to 3 form entry
 general comments about communication / hand-holding
“Excellent all round. My child and I couldn't be happier... Settling in sessions worked REALLY well. Child literally bounds into school every day...”
“This school has been excellent for my daughter. She is taught in a way that allows her to grow. She is becoming a confident child with a keen learning attitude. Thanks.”

4. OFSTED Parent View
Almost all of the 12 ParentView questions we replicate in our own survey show excellent results
Children:-
Are well looked after
Enjoy coming to school
Feel safe & comfortable
Behave well
Receive appropriate homework

5. Children’s well-being

6. Change in classroom teachers

7. Communications with parents

8. Summary Early years experience continues to be very good
Some reservations linked to bulge year
OFSTED indicators strong
Children’s well being excellent
Some negative reflections as a result of the change in staffing arrangements
Potential for parental communications to be improved?
Approachability / accessibility
Progress sharing
Home-learning support