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Tweedmouth West First School

What do parents and pupils say about our school?

Published: 26 Nov '24

In our parent survey in November 2024, 69 parents responded (more than 80%):


  • 100% strongly agree (86%) or Agree that their child is happy at school.
  • 100% strongly agree (94%) or agree that their child feels safe in school
  • 100% strongly agree (94%) or agree that their child is well looked after in school.
  • 97% Strongly agree or agree that the school has high expectations for thier child.
  • 100% Strongly agree (87%) or agree that there are a good range of subjects taught.
  • 99% Strongly agree (83%) or agree (16%) that the school makes them aware of what their child will be learning during the school year.
  • 100% Strongly agree (83%) or agree (17%) that their child makes good progress at school.
  • 100% strongly agree (76%) or agree (23%) that this school supports my child's wider personal development.
  • 99% strongly agree (74%) or agree (25%) that their child recives appropriate homework for their age.
  • 97% strongly agree (78%) or agree (19%) that they receive valuable information about my child's progress.
  • 97% strongly agree (84%) or agree (13%) that Tweedmouth West makes sure our pupils are well behaved.
  • 100% strongly agree (61%) or agree (12%) that the school deals effectively with bullying or have not experienced bullying (28%)
  • 100% strongly agree (74%) or agree (10%) that the school deals well with concerns or have not raised any concerns (16%)
  • Of those families of chidren with SEND, 100% agree that the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
  • 100% of our parents would recommend our school to another parent.


"My child is thriving and so enthusiastic about going to  school every day. The teachers at Tweedmouth West really do support all the areas of my child's development. They have amazing partnership with us and include us in as much as possible. I am so happy that I chose Tweedmouth West and I feel this every day when I drop her off."


"We are so happy we chose Tweedmouth West for our son. It's such a lovely school."

In our pupil survey in November 2024, 45 pupils responded (47%):


  • 86% enjoy school all or most of the time, 13% some  of the time.
  • 92% say their teachers give them work that makes them think all or most of the time and that they enjoy learning at this school.
  • 100% strongly agree or agree that their teachers listen to them when they have something to say and help them when they find things hard.
  • 100% strongly agreee (85%) or agree (15%) that if they told an adult at school they were worried about something they would help.
  • 78% say that the behaviour of other pupils in lessons is good all or most of the time, 22% said some of the time.
  • 100% of pupils say that either bullying doesn't happen (56%) or it happens but teachers are very good at dealing with it.
  • 100% of our children say they feel safe at school all of the time (84%) or most of the time (15%)
  • 100% of our children say there is nothing that makes them feel undafe at school
  • 100% say they strongly agree (92%) or agree (8%) that school encourages them to be fit, active and healthy.
  • 100% say that the school helps to look after emotional and mental health - strongly agree (80%) agree (20%)
  • 99% of children strongly agree (76%) or agree (34%) that the school encourages them to be independent and take on responsibilities.
  • 99% of children strongly agree (87%) or agree (12%) that the school encourages children to respect people from other backgrounds and to treat everyone equally.
  • 97% of our children would recommend our school to a friend.

Which is your favourite subject?

"My favourite subject is geography - I like learning about the world."

"My favourite subject is art as I love drawing."

"Maths, because it is fun."

" PE is my favourite because it motivates me to be active and stay fit and healthy."

"PE because I like being outside."

"Maths, because it gets me thinking and I really like thinking."

"Literacy because I like doing a lot of writing and it's so much fun."

"Science, because it is always something new!"

"Art because we get to paint and learn about different artists.

"D&T because you get to go on computers and cut things out and stick things together."

"Science and history because I like learning about the past and I like experimenting."
"Reading and writing, I like getting things written in my reading diary."

"Science because it helps me learn about things I don't know."

"PE because it makes me happy."

How do you feel about reading?

"I absolutely love it!"

"Ilike reading, it makes me feel calm."

"I enjoy it."

"I like to read."

"I like it, even though somtimes it can be hard."

"I am really excited about learning to read." (Reception child)