Children's Opinions

In the Summer Term 2004, the School Council asked children of all ages from 4 - 11 for their views on many aspects of school life. They gave a rating to statements devised by the Council, and many of them also wrote their own comments on the survey forms. To see the results of the survey, please click here. To read about the discussion and decisions of the School Council after the survey, please click here.

In July 2005, members of Year 6 conducted a survey about reading. They met individually with children from each class, totalling about half the school. They talked about the books the children were reading, how often they read, whether it was enjoyable and how they thought the school could make reading better for them. Please click here to see the results of this survey. They were passed to the school's Improving Standards Team, who decided to improve the library provision for all classes and some groups.

In July 2006, members of Year 6 were given the opportunity to record some of the things which stuck in their minds from their time at St Mary's. Click here to read extracts from their memories.

In the Summer Term 2006, the Governors and the School Council together surveyed the opinions of pupils on school life. To see a summary of the responses (2 pages), please click here. To read the results in more detail (4 pages), please click here.

In the Spring Term 2007, the Mayor visited the School Council and asked them to research the views of the children about Chessington - what they like about their neighbourhood and how they think it could be improved. To read the opinions of the Key Stage 2 classes, please click here.

In the Summer Term 2007, the Year 6 School Councillors devised and organised a survey of pupil opinions from Years 1 - 6. To see their results, please click here.

In July 2007, members of Year 6 were given the opportunity to record things which they remembered from their time at St Mary's. Click here to read some of their recollections.

In July 2008, the Year 5 School Councillors drew up another annual survey of pupil opinions, this time focusing on learning. To see their results, please click here.