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Parent Survey 2025
1.
What is your full name? (optional)
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2.
What Year Group is/are your son/s in?
(Required.)
Nursery
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
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3.
What Year Group did your son/s start at The Beacon?
(Required.)
Nursery
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
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4.
What were the key reasons for sending your son/s to The Beacon?
(Required.)
Upper School Provision
Wrap-Around Care
Transport Routes
Small Class Sizes
Senior School Destinations
ISI Report
Head's Vision
Facilities
Recommendation
Location
Boys Only School
Sporting Reputation
Academic Achievements
Cross-Curricular Approach / Broad Curriculum
Other (please specify)
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5.
What do you perceive as The Beacon’s biggest strengths?
(Required.)
Academic Ethos
Sporting Success
Performing Arts Opportunities
Extra-Curricular Provision
Parental Communication
Facilities
Creative Arts (DT, Art, Cooking & Nutrition)
Other (please specify)
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6.
How likely are you to recommend The Beacon to other parents?
(Required.)
Not Likely
Somewhat Likely
Very Likely
Clear
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7.
How would you rate our admissions process? (where 1 star is weak and 5 is exceptional).
(Required.)
1 star
2 stars
3 stars
4 stars
5 stars
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8.
What factors do you consider the most beneficial to staying in Years 7 & 8 at the school?
(Required.)
Feeding Schools at 13+
Maximising Options for School Destinations
Greater Academic & Social Maturity
Added Responsibilities / Leader Opportunities
Pre-Senior Baccaleauret (PSB)
Other (please specify)
9.
Is there anything you think would add value to the Upper School offering?
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10.
How would you rate each of our values to be true to Beacon life on a scale of 1-5? (where 1 is weak and 5 is exceptional).
(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
Wellbeing
1
2
3
4
5
Integrity
1
2
3
4
5
Respect
1
2
3
4
5
Achievement
1
2
3
4
5
Courage
1
2
3
4
5
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11.
How would you rate the following qualities of the school on a scale of 1-10? (where 1 is poor and 10 is exceptional).
(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Quality of teaching
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Quality of pastoral care
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Provision of a broad curriculum
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Teacher to pupil ratio
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Headmaster accessibility
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Teacher communication
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Wrap-around care
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Quality of facilities
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12.
Would you use a flexi-boarding scheme (for Years 5-8)
(Required.)
Yes, regularly
Yes, occasionally
Maybe
No, not at all
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13.
With your son’s homework, do you feel there is:
(Required.)
Too much
Too little
The right amount
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14.
With the fixture provision, do you feel there are:
(Required.)
Too many fixtures
Not enough fixtures
About the right amount
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15.
Have you taken advantage of the SuperCamps holiday club provision?
(Required.)
Yes
No
N/A
