The views of parents are important to us as a school community. We are beginning to routinely seek parents' views at each of the parent consultation evenings.

We have asked parents a number of key questions about school performance. Responses could be one of the five indicated below:

In each of the year group tabs we have summarised parents' responses. We have provided the overall percentage of parents who, in responding to the questionnaire, indicated an 'agree' or 'strongly agree' response.

Year 7 - 2021/22

We asked parents to tell us about something we do well - Here are some of their comments: 

• “Both of my children love the school and are doing well. They look forward to school which is a bonus! The teachers have a good rapport with my children, and support them well with their studies. The teachers and staff are a credit to the school. Thank you.”
• “I am very pleased with how well my child has settled into the school. The teachers were informative and have got to know my child very well in such a sort time period which is very good to see. Well done The King's for all your hard work so far.”
• “Employ lovely teachers. You are all brilliant at what you do. You as a whole school have made a big impression to us in just only a few weeks. Thank you”
• “Always have the children's best interests at heart and are very helpful and approachable if a student has an issue or questions to ask.”
• “Transition from primary school to high school was done well and both parents and my son felt good about the experience.”
• “There seems to be a genuine interest in the child and a good level of knowledge in such a short space of time.”
• “Praise my child for her strengths and build her confidence. Sending out cards is a lovely touch. Thank you.”
• “Easy to get hold of reception with any queries.”
• “Excellent teachers very informative parents evening thank you.”
• “My child is enjoying school so everyone must be doing something right. :)”
• “We feel that the staff have been fantastic in settling and motivating my child, huge thanks to all of her teachers, as she is happy and enjoying school.”

Year 8 - 2019/20

Year 9 & 12 - 2021/22

We asked parents to tell us about something we do well - Here are some of their comments:

• “….. we are kept well informed about our son, and we feel that we have a good relationship with the King’s .”
• “I like Weduc, I feel more informed and up to date with events and information, especially when you have 2 or more children in different years.”
• “The King’s values.”
• “I think that the school communicates well with parents.”
• “You are very good at updating us about our children’s performance and expectations.”
• “The feedback from the school based on our child’s progress is impressive. Thank you.”
• “Always sort out any problems that may occur straight away, my daughter always seems happy so we have no concerns about anything relating with the school regarding care of her.

Year 10 - 2019/20

Year 11 & 13 - 2021/22

We asked parents to tell us about something we do well - Here are some of their comments:

• “You help the children to believe in themselves and you also you help them to achieve the best possible grades if they put the effort in.”
• “Engage the students in a positive atmosphere to learn.”
• “All the teachers are passionate about my son’s progress. They are willing to work and support him to improve on his time keeping and progress in his learning.”
• “All teachers have shown a great passion for their job and have helped our son to have a fantastic 5 years at The Kings. As parents we are extremely grateful for the time and effort put in to help him to achieve what he has whilst at The Kings.”
• “Keep us updated either through weduc or social media”
• “Encourage my child to be a better version of herself and her hard work is always noticed and rewarded accordingly.”
• “Extremely happy with everything you do as a school”

‘Watch Me Learnʼ Parental Feedback - November 2018

Parents from Year 7 were invited into school to watch their child in an English lesson, where the students undertook tasks such as creative writing and exploring characters from the work of authors such as Roald Dahl.

100% of the parents agreed that the lessons were organised.

90% of the parents agreed that the lessons were challenging for the students.

100% of the parents agreed that the students were engaged in the lesson.

100% of the parents agreed that the behaviour of the students allowed for effective learning.

100% of the parents enjoyed watching the lesson.

All of the parents involved noted that they would be interested in other ‘Watch me Learnʼ sessions.

Comments   “A fantastic environment for the children to learn and thrive”.   “Impressed by the disciplined yet relaxed atmosphere in the classroom”   “It was lovely to see how the students were able to work as a team”.   “Excellently structured lesson, which prevents the class from getting bored”.