Friars 2017-18

RQ: What do pupils think about our ‘top 3’ issues for change at our school?

Methods: SurveyMonkey Surveys

Findings:

Toilets at school

• Pupils rated the toilets 2.2 / 5 on average
• 73% Felt that pupils were responsible for the cleanliness of the toilets
• 65% Felt that there were not enough toilets in school
• 40 % felt that there was not enough access to hot water and soap

Water Fountains

• 67% use the water fountains at school, over 60% used it rarely or didn’t know there was one.
• 84% felt that the school needed more.
• 84% found them useful
• Most would use them in the summer

Eating Outside

• Around half ate their lunch outside
• Over 50% said there needed to be a space for people to eat outside
• If there were more bins on the field over 70% would eat outside
• 94% Said that they do not litter on the school field.
• Over 60% said the litter problem was poor or very poor
• Many commented about the lack of opportunities to recycle.

Outcomes/Impact: The results were fed to the school’s senior team. Part of the school’s yard was to have a new primary school built on it and so part of the impact would be to take forward in that context recommendations about amount of toilet facilities, outside space and water fountains