Results of the Questionnaire

These are the results from the questionnaire completed by the Clare primary school parents earlier this year.........

QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS

34 questionnaires returned by the 8th February 2007.

All had heard of the proposal for a two tier system.

26 said they had heard through the school (some saying school and paper), 6 heard via the local papers and two said other (gossip).

28 said that they are happy with current three tier system, 4 not happy and 2 indifferent.

28 said they preferred the three tier system, 2 said they preferred two tier and 1 said either.

33 said that losing rural schools would have an impact on the community (mostly shops and amenities suffering).

33 said they felt their child benefited from being taught in a rural school with comments like ‘the teacher knows them and their children’, ‘safety and less distance to travel’ ‘knowing everyone’ and ‘security’.

32 said that YES they are concerned about their children being bussed into the larger towns at age 11 rather than 13.

When answering the question regarding the disruptions caused by the changes over the next 10 years…

All but one said that they thought it was a problem
All but one said that their child would find it unsettling.
All but one said lessons and subjects would be affected.
All said it would affect their child’s education, 4 of which said short term, 5 said long term and 25 said both.

26 said that they had heard of the ‘super school’ idea, 8 said they had not.
'Utter madness mixing 3-18 year olds together' said one parent.

32 said they would not be happy to send their child to a super school and 2 said they did not know.

33 said they had not been given enough information from the county council regarding the proposed changes.

7 said they had been given the opportunity to voice their opinions and 27 said they had not.

7 said that the Clare middle school did NOT have the potential to become a secondary school but they did not want their child to go to a secondary school out of town, ie. they wanted the three tier system to stay and a good quality upper school from the age of 13.

Of the 27 people who said the school did have potential, all would be happy to send their child there.

Some excellent feedback with general comments including fear of disruption, no need to change, environmental issues and the biggest concern, bullying.