Thank you for your responses to the Annual Parent Survey

This year we had a fantastic response from 421 families representing 613 (65%) pupils, up from 565 pupils last year and 311 in 2014-15. You told us that the things you most like about Fielding are:

• Teachers, our staff team and the high quality of their teaching, including ‘inspirational’ and ‘enthusiastic’ adults, excellent learning experiences and the ambition to get the very best out of every child (176 comments);
• Values-based education, including the care and compassion that all adults show to children, our welcoming, friendly ethos and ‘holistic’ approach (71 comments);
• Opportunities for sport, music, teams, variety of clubs and specialist teaching (51 comments);
• Outdoor space and environment, including the field and all of our facilities (56 comments);
• The size of the school and organisation, including a ‘small school feel’ but all the opportunities and benefits of size (28 comments);

Parents would most like to change or improve:

• Communication, especially the Laser calendar and wanting to know more about pupils’ learning (61 comments);
• Clubs, including availability, booking arrangements and the Laser system (36 comments);
• Playground behaviour and supervision (32 comments);
• Homework, but a wide variety of views, ranging from some families wanting less or no homework to others wanting more (25 comments).

We are delighted that our main strengths have been so positively recognised by parents. We will begin to consider the highlighted areas for improvement over the next few months. We also recognise that some parents have highlighted other individual strengths and areas for development.

Read the full summary and year-on-year comparison:

• Annual Parent Survey 2017