Parent / Carer Feedback

Throughout the school year there are several occasions when we ask you for your feedback, following each Parents Evening we will send out a questionnaire for you to give us your thoughts on how your daughter is progressing through her school life. Presented below is the feedback we have received.

Year 7 Parents Evening - April 2024

The Year 7 Pastoral Team would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support and it was a pleasure to see you!

The results of the survey are as follows:
86% of parents felt that their child was happy in school.
99% of parents felt their child is safe in school
100% of parents felt their daughter was making good progress
89% of parents felt their child was well looked after in school
100% of parents felt their child is well taught
90% of parents felt their child was set appropriate homework


The Parent Survey highlighted that parents are happy with the teaching and learning that takes place in our school. 100% felt hat their child was making good progress and 100% felt that their child was taught well.

Below are some comments that we received:

"Her teachers are all very supportive towards my daughters learning"

"She is happy, she is growing in confidence she enjoys the variety of lessons compared to primary school"

"The teaching staff here are great teachers and enjoy seeing their pupils flourish and strive"

"She has much more opportunities here than she ever did at her primary school"

72% of parents attended the evening and we were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's school experience so far and 86% of these felt that their child was happy at school. To those parents who took the time to provide a written response to some of the questions, this has proven very helpful. We received some lovely comments which included "my daughter has settled in really well at Broughton Hall" and "my daughter loves attending the extracurricular activities. She loves PE and football".

If there are any issues that you would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact the Year 7 team.

Year 8 Parents Evening - January 2024, Questionnaire Feedback

Thank you the Year 8 Parents and Carers who attended, 72% of parents attended the evening. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 31 responses in total. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 82% of respondents stated that their child is happy at school.
• 90% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 90% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 83% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 84% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 87% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 88% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 84% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 64% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 36% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 84% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 84% of respondents stating that school responds well to concerns raised.
• 88% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 87% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.

To those parents who took the time to provide a written response this has proven very helpful. We received some lovely comments which included parents being "my daughter enjoys attending Broughton Hall especially due to the extracurricular activities in place", and "the rewards put in place to encourage and recognise hard work".

There were some questions and comments relating to curriculum topics, our school website provides readily available and detailed curriculum maps that can be found all year round under curriculum, here each subject highlights the topics taught throughout the year which have been broken down term by term (Once on the school website, please follow: Curriculum > Subject > Programme of Study KS3 > Year 8).

We thank you for your completion of the questionnaire and we will be considering views to support and make amendments to future parents evenings and school life.

Year 9 Parents Evening - March 2024, Questionnaire Feedback

Thank you to all of the parents and carers who attended Year 9 Parents' Evening. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 33 responses in total. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 94% of respondents stated that their child is happy at school.
• 94% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 91% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 97% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 94% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 97% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 100% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 85% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 61% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 33% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 88% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 14% of respondents saying this question was not applicable.
• 79% of respondents said that school responds well to any concerns, with 12% of respondents saying this question was not applicable.
• 94% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 88% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.
• 97% of respondents stated that they feel their daughter was supported in her elective choices.

Thank you to those parents who took the time to complete the parent questionnaire. We received some lovely comments including parents evening being "very well organised", "I was very happy with all the comments" and "achievements, rewards and recognition are always very positive for my daughter".

Parents/carers were also happy to have their first parents meeting their child's teaching staff because it felt more personal and parents were grateful for the support that staff provide. Although it was commented by a parent that appointments on EduLink One may appear fully booked for certain subject teachers we always advise approaching the relevant member of staff on the evening to see if they are available for feedback.

We thank you for your completion of the questionnaire and we will be considering views to support and make amendments to future parent's evenings and school life.

Year 10 Parents' Evening - 9th December 2024

Thank you to the Year 10 Parents and Carers who attended. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires. The majority of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 93% of respondents stated that their child enjoys school.
• 96% of respondents stated that their child feels safe in school.
• 93% of respondents stated that school informs them on their child's progress.
• 97% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 96% of respondents believe that the teaching is good at this school.
• 90% of respondents stated that school and home should work together to support the Childs learning.
• 93% of respondents stated that homework supports the child's learning.
• 78% of respondents stated that the school deals effectively with unacceptable behaviour..
• 93% of respondents stated that school meets their child's particular needs.
• 86% of respondents stated that the school responds well to any concerns raised. 10% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 99% of respondents stated that school attendance is important.
• 100% of respondents agree the school promotes good attendance and punctuality.
• 86% of respondents agree that the school provides a range of additional opportunities.
• 96% of respondents agree that their child understands the importance of working hard for their GCSE'S this year.

Year 11 Parents Evening - January 2025

The Year 11 Pastoral Team would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support and it was a pleasure to see you! We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 89% of parents felt that their child was happy in school.
• 97% of parents felt their child is safe in school.
• 90% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 93% of parents felt their daughter was making good progress.
• 96% of parents felt their child was well looked after in school.
• 96% of parents felt their child is well taught.
• 96% of parents felt their child was set appropriate homework.
• 79% of respondents stated that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 52% of respondents stated that school deals effectively with bullying, with 28% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 93% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 65% of respondents stating that school responds well to concerns raised.
• 97% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 83% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent.

We thank you for your completion of the questionnaire and we will be considering views to support and make amendments to future parent's evenings and school life. Some questions/comments included about more progress updates. Progress in formative assessments can be viewed using DC Pro. Information packs that were given out during Parents Evening included log-in details and how to find assessment data.

It was lovely to read some comments including parents evening being informative and that teachers had a lot of time to speak to parents/carers about their child's progress. This included 'being valued and heard' and that students 'want to do well and go to 6th form and then university'.

If there are any issues that you would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact the Year 11 team.

Year 12 Parents Evening - February 2025

Thank you to the year 12 parents and carers who attended our parent's evenings. This year we are having 2 separate parents' evenings to accommodate our larger intake in year 13 and to act on feedback from our previous parent's evening where some parents asked for more time with individual teachers. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires, having 13 responses in total.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 100% of respondents agreed/strongly agreed that their child is happy at school.
• 100% of respondents agreed/strongly agreed that their child feels safe in school.
• 93% of respondents stated that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 93% of respondents stated that their child makes good progress in school.
• 93% of respondents stated that their child is well looked after in school.
• 85% of respondents stated that their child is taught well at this school.
• 85% of respondents stated that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 71% of respondents stated that their daughter finds it easy to return after a holiday/the weekend
• 100% of respondents stated that their daughter understands the impact of absence from school on her learning and future outcomes
• 100% of respondents stated that their daughter is aware of how many hours learning their daughter has lost due to absence
• 93% of respondents said that the school ensures that the pupils are well behaved
• 86% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 57% of respondents stating that school responds well to concerns raised within 48 hours, although another 29% of respondents said they did not know the answer to this as they had never raised a concern.
• 100% of respondents stated that they agreed/strongly agreed that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 86% of respondents stated that they agreed/strongly agreed to recommend this school to another parent.

To those parents who took the time to provide a written response, this has proven very helpful and we thank you. Parents felt that it was important to be updated about their child's progress and that they found the event useful for this. Parents remarked that the evening ran smoothly but they would have liked more information about 6th form before their daughter had started.

Year 13 Parents Evening - January 2025

Thank you to the Year 13 Parents and Carers who attended, 68% of parents attended the evening. We were pleased with the feedback from our parent questionnaires. All of respondents were complimentary of their daughter's experience of school this year and were happy that their daughter felt safe and happy. We would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support.

Results from the survey were as follows:

• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that their child is happy at school.
• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that their child feels safe in school.
• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that their child values the school's spirituality and ethos.
• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that their child makes good progress in school.
• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that their child is well looked after in school.
• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that their child is taught well at this school.
• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that their child received appropriate homework for their age.
• 63% of respondents said that their daughter didn't find returning to school after a holiday/weekend difficult.
• 100% of respondents said that their daughter understands the impact of absence on her future outcomes.
• 95% of respondents were aware of how many hours learning had been lost due to absence.
• 100% of respondents strongly agree/agree that school ensure pupils are well behaved.
• 90% of respondents strongly agree/agree that school deals effectively with bullying, with 37% of respondents finding the question not applicable.
• 84% of respondents stated that the school is well managed, with 16% of respondents saying this question was not applicable.
• 79% of respondents said that school responds well to any concerns within 48 hours, with 21% responding that this wasn't applicable.
• 100% of respondents stated that they receive valuable information about their child's progress.
• 94% of respondents stated that they would recommend this school to another parent with 5% saying they didn't know.

To those parents who took the time to provide a written response this has proven very helpful. You said that the factors that encourage your daughter to attend were "she wants to succeed", "staff are like family and look after her as if she were their own and always have done", "my daughter is encouraged and supported in her learning".

Reasons for absence from school were all related to illness, it is great to hear that students don't want to stay off school. Suggestions for how to recognise good attendance included certificates, reward trips, awards, gift vouchers, school newsletter, website and social media - thank you, we award certificates and awards in our Celebration assemblies each term and highlight attendance each week in our Sixth Form Bulletin. We will look into more reward trips.

Thank you for your suggestion on what you would like to be the focus for a Parent Focus meeting next year - this included mental health signposting - a letter with useful websites, apps, phone numbers and some grounding/breathing exercise. This suggestion has been passed to our Mental Health staff.

Lastly thank you so much for your lovely comments about the Parents Evening "very well organised with valuable data used to discuss my daughter's progress" and comments about the school generally "the teachers do an amazing job and really want what is best for my daughter" and "outstanding pastoral support and my daughter is happy with all of her teachers - keep doing what you are doing".

We thank you for your completion of the questionnaire.