How to get started:
To access the Assessment Reflections Survey Bundle for Primary Schools, contact your Customer Success Manager to select your surveys and get everything set up.
Alternatively, you can also contact the Edurio team here →
Understand how primary pupils and parents experience assessments
Assessments at primary level carry real weight – for pupils, for families, and for schools. But understanding how that experience actually felt, beyond the results, is harder to measure. The Assessment Reflections Survey Bundle gives primary schools and trusts a structured, post-assessment view from two perspectives: the pupils who sat them, and the parents who supported them at home.
Together, the two surveys help you identify what’s working in your assessment preparation and communication and where there’s room to do better.
Designed to support: Post-assessment reviews, parental engagement, wellbeing initiatives and improvements to assessment preparation strategies.
What’s included
The bundle contains two survey templates – one for primary pupils, one for parents and carers – each capturing a distinct view of the same assessment experience.
| Survey | Focus area | Question bank | Completion time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Reflections – Pupils | Academic and emotional preparedness, support received, and overall assessment experience | 27 | 10-15 min |
| Assessment Reflections – Parents | Observations of preparedness, support during assessments, and communication with school | 28 | 10-15 min |
Both surveys are designed to be run after assessments, while the experience is still fresh for pupils and their families.
Why hearing from both pupils and parents matters
Primary-age pupils can tell you a great deal about how they feel, but parents often notice things that younger children don’t yet have the words for. Running both surveys together gives you an inside and an outside view of the same experience.
When primary schools and trusts combine both perspectives, they can:
- Understand whether pupils felt academically and emotionally ready – not just whether results suggest they were
- See where parental observations align with or diverge from what pupils reported
- Identify whether the school’s communication about assessments reached and reassured families
- Spot patterns in where support fell short, so future cohorts are better prepared
Schools and trusts use assessment reflection surveys to:
- Evaluate how well pupils were supported in the lead-up to and during assessments
- Identify gaps between how pupils experienced the process and what parents observed at home
- Strengthen the emotional and academic support offered during assessment periods
- Improve how the school communicates with families about assessments and preparation
- Build an annual evidence base for continuously improving their assessment strategy
A focused bundle – no full survey suite required
Ordinarily, access to the Assessment Reflections surveys is included within the full Edurio pupil and parent survey suites. This bundle is designed for primary schools that want targeted post-assessment insight without committing to a broader package, giving you access to exactly these two surveys.
FAQs:
Yes, you can slightly adjust the language to reflect your school or trust’s specific policies or terminology. However, note that national benchmarks may not be available for edited questions (depending on the changes) and are not available for custom-made questions.
Yes. All responses are anonymised to encourage honest, constructive feedback.
Both surveys are designed to be run after assessments, while the experience is still fresh. We recommend launching them shortly after the assessment period ends, giving pupils and parents enough time to reflect but before the moment passes.
If you’re already using Edurio’s pupil or parent survey suites, you may already have access to these surveys. Reach out to your Customer Success Manager to check, or email us at hello@edurio.com.
Visit this page for more information on pricing and packaging. If you’d like to learn more, get in touch with your Customer Success Manager or email hello@edurio.com.