Whole School Parental Survey 2009

1. Default Section

Thank you for taking the time to complete our annual Parental Evaluation. At Langley we constantly seek to develop the quality of service we provide and are trying to refine the ways we communicate with all members of the school community in working on this. Your answers will be very much appreciated and you can be assured that the responses will be fundamental in shaping our School Improvement Plan and self-evaluation of our work. Thank you.

1. Please rate the provision in the following subject areas over the last year. If your child has only started at Langley, please give us your first impressions. Thank you.

	Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
English	Please rate the provision in the following subject areas over the last year. If your child has only started at Langley, please give us your first impressions. Thank you. English Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Mathematics	Mathematics Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Double Science	Double Science Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Biology	Biology Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Chemistry	Chemistry Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Physics	Physics Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Geography	Geography Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
History	History Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Leisure and Tourism	Leisure and Tourism Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Art	Art Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Religous Studies	Religous Studies Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
French	French Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
German	German Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
PE	PE Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
ICT	ICT Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
ICT Nationals	ICT Nationals Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Graphic Design	Graphic Design Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Design Technology	Design Technology Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Food and Nutrition	Food and Nutrition Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Child Development	Child Development Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Textiles	Textiles Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Resistant Materials	Resistant Materials Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Drama	Drama Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Dance	Dance Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Music	Music Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Media Studies	Media Studies Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Critical Thinking	Critical Thinking Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Business Studies	Business Studies Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Funky Friday	Funky Friday Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Study Skills	Study Skills Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
ASDAN	ASDAN Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Study Plus	Study Plus Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable

2. Please rate the provision in the following general areas over the last year. If your child has only started at Langley, please give us your first impressions. Thank you.

	Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
School discipline	Please rate the provision in the following general areas over the last year. If your child has only started at Langley, please give us your first impressions. Thank you. School discipline Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Standard of school facilities	Standard of school facilities Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Developing self-confidence / esteem in pupils	Developing self-confidence / esteem in pupils Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Personal Social Health Education	Personal Social Health Education Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Control of bullying	Control of bullying Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Caring / approachable teachers	Caring / approachable teachers Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
School security / safety	School security / safety Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Communication between school and parents	Communication between school and parents Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Careers advice and guidance	Careers advice and guidance Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Developing strong moral values	Developing strong moral values Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Suitable levels of homework	Suitable levels of homework Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Happiness of pupil	Happiness of pupil Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Developing community spirit	Developing community spirit Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Developing a pupil's potential	Developing a pupil's potential Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Quality of teaching	Quality of teaching Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Exam results	Exam results Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Choice of subjects available	Choice of subjects available Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Control of attendance / truancy	Control of attendance / truancy Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Availability of resources and text books	Availability of resources and text books Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Access to computer / IT facilities	Access to computer / IT facilities Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Promoting racial harmony	Promoting racial harmony Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Teaching pupils with special needs	Teaching pupils with special needs Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Quality of school management	Quality of school management Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Treating all pupils fairly / equally	Treating all pupils fairly / equally Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Out of school activities / clubs	Out of school activities / clubs Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Encouraging and listening to parents' views	Encouraging and listening to parents' views Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Explaining to parents how to help their child	Explaining to parents how to help their child Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Tailoring child's work to his / her needs and ability	Tailoring child's work to his / her needs and ability Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Ensuring pupils do their best / make good progress	Ensuring pupils do their best / make good progress Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Encouraging pupils' activity in the local community	Encouraging pupils' activity in the local community Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable
Transfer from previous school	Transfer from previous school Very good	Good	Neither good nor poor	Poor	Very poor	Not applicable

3. Overall how would you rate the performance of the school (select one box only)

Overall how would you rate the performance of the school (select one box only) Very good

Good

Neither good nor poor

Poor

Very poor

4. In which year is / are you son(s) / daughter(s)

In which year is / are you son(s) / daughter(s) Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Year 10

Year 11

5. The following 22 areas are usually important to parents of secondary school pupils. If you had to choose 10 of these which you consider to be the MOST important, which would they be? (Please tick 10 boxes)

The following 22 areas are usually important to parents of secondary school pupils. If you had to choose 10 of these which you consider to be the MOST important, which would they be? (Please tick 10 boxes) School discipline

Standard of school facilities

Developing community spirit in pupils

Personal Social Health Education (PSHE)

Control and prevention of bullying

Caring/approachable attitude of teachers

School security/safety

Communication between school and parents

Careers advice and guidance

Developing strong moral values in pupils

Suitable levels of homework

Developing self confidence/esteem

Happiness of pupil

Developing a pupil's potential

Quality of teaching

Exam results

Choice of subjects available

Access to computers / IT facilities

Availability of resources and text books

Control of attendance/truancy

Special Needs provision

Gifted and Talented provision

If you had to choose one thing from the list above which you would like to see improved at the school, what would it be? (Please write it in the space below)

6. Please estimate how many hours your son or daughter spends on homework, in a typical week, during term time.

Please estimate how many hours your son or daughter spends on homework, in a typical week, during term time.

7. What do you think about the amount of homework that your child receives?

What do you think about the amount of homework that your child receives? Too much

About the right amount

Not enough

The amount varies too much

8. If your child has been at the school for over a year, how would you describe the performance of the school over the last year?

If your child has been at the school for over a year, how would you describe the performance of the school over the last year? Much improved

Slightly improved

Remained the same

Slightly worse

Much worse

9. Please tick the subjects in which you think your son or daughter is being "pushed" or "stretched" too much or making too many demands on him/her

Please tick the subjects in which you think your son or daughter is being "pushed" or "stretched" too much or making too many demands on him/her English

Mathematics

Double Science

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Geography

History

Leisure and Tourism

Art

Religous Studies

French

German

ICT

ICT Nationals

Graphic Design

Design Technology

Food and Nutrition

Child Development

Textiles

Resistant Materials

Drama

Dance

Music

Media Studies

Critical Thinking

Business Studies

Funky Friday

Study Skills

ASDAN

Study Plus

10. Please select any subjects in which your son or daughter is not being "pushed" or "stretched" enough

Please select any subjects in which your son or daughter is not being "pushed" or "stretched" enough English

Mathematics

Double Science

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Geography

History

Leisure and Tourism

Art

Religous Studies

French

German

ICT

ICT Nationals

Graphic Design

Design Technology

Food and Nutrition

Child Development

Textiles

Resistant Materials

Drama

Dance

Music

Media Studies

Critical Thinking

Business Studies

Funky Friday

Study Skills

ASDAN

Study Plus

11. Does your child have access to a computer at home?

Does your child have access to a computer at home? Yes

12. Does your child have access to broadband Internet at home?

Does your child have access to broadband Internet at home? Yes

13. Do you think the school encourages your child to live a healthy lifestyle by eating a healthy diet?

Do you think the school encourages your child to live a healthy lifestyle by eating a healthy diet? Yes

I don't know

14. Do you think the school encourages your child to live a healthy lifestyle by taking regular exercise?

Do you think the school encourages your child to live a healthy lifestyle by taking regular exercise? Yes

I don't know

15. Does your child / children feel safe at school?

Does your child / children feel safe at school? Yes

I don't know

16. Does your child enjoy their time at Langley School?

Does your child enjoy their time at Langley School? Yes

I don't know

17. Do you feel that there are a good and appropriate range of actvities (including extra-curricular, trips and visits)?

Do you feel that there are a good and appropriate range of actvities (including extra-curricular, trips and visits)? Yes

I don't know

18. Do you think the school is active in...

	Yes	No	I don't know
...the community.	Do you think the school is active in... ...the community. Yes	No	I don't know
...promoting community cohesion.	...promoting community cohesion. Yes	No	I don't know

19. Do you think the school offers sufficient opportunity for your child/children to take on responsibilities?

Do you think the school offers sufficient opportunity for your child/children to take on responsibilities? Yes

I don't know

20. Do you think the school listens to and takes account of student views?

Do you think the school listens to and takes account of student views? Yes

I don't know

21. How important do you think the specialist Performing Arts status has been for your child's education?

How important do you think the specialist Performing Arts status has been for your child's education? Very important

Quite important

Not very important

Of no importance

22. How important do you think the specialist Language status has been for your child's education?

How important do you think the specialist Language status has been for your child's education? Very important

Quite important

Not very important

Of no importance

23. How important do you think the specialist Training status has been for your child's education?

How important do you think the specialist Training status has been for your child's education? Very important

Quite important

Not very important

Of no importance

24. Which school did your child attend before Langley School?

Which school did your child attend before Langley School?

25. If you considered sending your child to another school please say which one

If you considered sending your child to another school please say which one

26. Why did you decide to send your child to Langley School?

Why did you decide to send your child to Langley School?

27. Do you expect that your son or daughter will one day attend university (please tick one box below)

Do you expect that your son or daughter will one day attend university (please tick one box below) Yes, definitely

Yes, probably

No, probably not

No, definitely not

I don't know

28. How important is it to you that your son or daughter attends university?

How important is it to you that your son or daughter attends university? Very important

Quite important

Not very important

Of no importance

29. Please use the space below to make any other comments about the school.

Please use the space below to make any other comments about the school.

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions. We will relay the results through the school newsletter in the new year. Again, many thanks.