Statement

Percentage (Agree/strongly agree)

Actions

My child feels safe at this school

98%

My child makes good progress at this school

92%

4% of parents don’t know

Ensure that parents evening letters go out with enough time for parents to arrange time off if working

Targets to be given out at parents evening or sent out soon afterwards

Ensure there is a Book Look every term (pandemic allowing) for parents/carers to look in books and to also talk informally to class teachers. We hope to have a book look at the end of the summer term.

Parent PowerPoints/workshops (pandemic allowing) on expectations for the end of year and how to help your children at home – PowerPoints can be found on the school website year groups pages. There are videos on the school approach to the teaching of writing on the website.

My child is well looked after by the school

94%

My child is taught well at this school

93%

4% don’t know

Ensure the school website has up-to-date curriculum information and that there are regular opportunities to come in and see what the children have been learning (pandemic allowing).

My child receives appropriate homework at this school

92%

This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

89%

7% don’t know

School council to write to parents after Easter with details of how break and lunchtimes work and how good behaviour is rewarded (lunchtime certificates, house points, character muscle nominations) and how any unacceptable behaviour is dealt with.

This school deals effectively with bullying

62%

35% don’t know

Resend bullying vs bothering letter to parents after the Easter break. It is important to distinguish between the two.

School to communicate how bullying is effectively dealt with.

1.If you feel that your child is being bullied in the first instance please speak to your child’s teacher or ring the school office and report the issue to the office team – this will be passed onto the necessary staff members

2. If you feel nothing has been done, please see your child’s phase leaders FS – Mr McFarland

Year1/2 – Mrs Alba

Year 3/4 – Mr King

Year 5/6 – Mr Khunti

3. If you still feel that nothing has been done contact either Mrs Nott (Deputy Head) or Mrs Dulieu

The school takes any issue of bullying extremely seriously and involve parents at early stages. The school has very few issues around bullying and where they do arise they are dealt with quickly. Senior staff are involved in the early stages of dealing with any accusation of bullying

Include this information regularly on the school newsletter

This school is well led and managed

87%

10% don’t know

Ensure that parents/carers receive information in plenty of time and that newsletters celebrate the work of the school

The school responds well to any concerns that I raise

84%

10% don’t know

Ensure that parents are aware of how to report concerns –

1.If you feel you have concerns in the first instance please speak to your child’s teacher or ring the school office and report the issue to the office team – this will be passed onto the necessary staff members

2. If you feel nothing has been done, please see your child’s phase leaders FS – Mr McFarland

Year1/2 – Mrs Alba

Year 3/4 – Mr King

Year 5/6 – Mr Khunti

3. If you still feel that nothing has been done contact either Mrs Nott (Deputy Head) or Mrs Dulieu

If your concern is in relation to safeguarding – please ring the school office to make an appointment to see the school designated safeguarding leads – Mrs Dulieu, Mrs Nott, Ms Haycock or Mrs Hulait or email the dedicated safeguarding email

DSL@st-marysfields.leicester.sch.uk

I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress

89%

3% don’t know

Targets to be given out at parents evening/ sent out afterwards

Ensure there is a Book Look every term (pandemic allowing) for parents/carers to look in books and to also talk informally to class teachers

Parent PowerPoints/workshops (pandemic allowing) on expectations for the end of year and how to help your children at home – PowerPoints can be found on the school website year groups pages. There are videos on the school approach to the teaching of writing on the website.

I would recommend this school to another parent

89%

5 %don’t know

Newsletters to celebrate success at St Mary’s

Ensure school website is up-to-date and easy to use