Parent Voice

What do our families say?

  • Overall, a lovely school with very supportive staff (Year 5 parent)
  • I feel very happy that my son is studying here. We love this school! (Reception parent)
  • We appreciate everything the school does. Keep up the good work! (Year 1 parent)
  • I have felt really heard when I have expressed any concerns with any of my children which is so important as a mum leaving your children (Year 2 parent)
  • Overall, a lovely school with very supportive staff (Year 3 parent)
  • I always feel that my son is well supported in school. The teachers have taken the time to understand him and it makes a huge difference. Thank you (Year 4 parent)
  • I am very happy with my daughter’s progression academically and her development and the support offered for her wellbeing. There are many extra curricular activities she gets to experience. She really enjoyed the VR and cycling experiences (Year 5 parent)
  • I am so happy to have my child in this school. Best teachers, class friends and great facilities available in school. Great going! (Year 6 parent)
  • My child has had an amazing start to school life. The teachers have lovely bonds with him and I feel really comfortable and confident leaving him with them. (Reception parent)
  • My child has absolutely loved his start at school! (Reception parent)
  • A close-knit community based family school with friendly and approachable staff (Year 2 parent)
  • My children have thrived here because the school and staff go further than just educating children. I highly recommend this school. (Year 6 parent)
  • My child has always loved St Paul’s and we have always had a great experience in every year. We can see how much she is progressing in her learning. (Year 6 parent)
  • My teacher has been very supportive to my child’s needs and has supported me as a parent to help my child progress. Appropiate intreventions have been used to support my son and without this he would not have achieved the level that he has. (Year 4 parent)
  • My child has only been here seven months but has come on leaps and bounds (Year 3 pupil)
  • St Paul’s has been very supportive for both of our girls (Year 6 parent)
  • One of the best primary schools with the best teaching staff! (Year 6 parent)

Parent/Carer Voice

Whinmoor St Paul’s C of E Primary school regularly conducts parent and carer questionnaires in order to gain feedback on parent/carer satisfaction and concerns on a range of topics. The Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team value the input from families which provides an evaluation input to future school strategy and improvement planning.

The Governing Body would like to thank parents and carers for their support at meetings, and for taking the time to complete the surveys.

Parent/carer voice was collected in February 2026.

 

Here is the list of outcomes and actions:

Question Percentage that said

Neutral/Agree/Strongly/Agree

Actions
My child is happy at school 100%

 

My child feels safe in school 100%

 

Continue to make Safeguarding a key item on the newsletter to families.

 

Continue to reinforce how we keep the children safe via our preventative curriculum.

 

Collect Pupil Voice at the end of the Spring term.

 

Staff expect my child to work hard and do their best 100%
I feel comfortable approaching staff with questions, suggestions or problems.  100%

 

Maintain staff presence at the start and end of the day.

 

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively 94%

 

(5% stated that they ‘did not know’ and 1% disagreed)

Staff take all reports of bullying and alledged bullying seriously and investigate fully.

 

School encourages my child to become more mature and take on responsibility 100% Continue to promote the broad range of Committees and pupil groups throughout school.

 

The school supports my child’s wider personal development 99% Pupil Voice Survey to which areas/subjects/activities they would like as after school clubs.
I would recommend this school to another parent/carer 100%