Education

Parent survey template for schools

Hear from families about how the year is going: whether their child is happy, how well the school communicates, and what one thing to improve. It takes about three minutes and works well on a phone, which is where most parents will open it.

Use this template, freeNo card needed · edit every question

Questions: 7
Takes about: 2 min to fill
Style: One question at a time

What's inside

01Which year or class is your child in?Short text · required
02How happy is your child at school?Rating · required
03How well does the school keep you informed?Rating · required
04How would you prefer to hear from us?Choice · optional
05Do you feel comfortable raising a concern with staff?Yes / No · optional
06What is the school doing well?Long text · optional
07What one thing should we improve?Long text · optional

Who uses it

Primary and secondary schools running a yearly parent survey
Nurseries, pre-schools and childcare providers
PTAs and parent councils gathering views before a meeting

Getting better answers

Send it by text or the school app, not just email — more parents will see it.
Keep it anonymous, and tell parents what you changed afterwards so they answer next time too.
Run it at the same point each year so you can compare.

Want different questions? See 15 parent survey questions for schools

How it looks

Question 1 of 7

Which year or class is your child in?

If you have more than one child with us, answer for the youngest.

e.g. Year 4, or Grade 3

OKor press Enter ↵

Every question and the theme are yours to change once you open the template.

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