How to get started:
To access the Transition Experience Survey Bundle, contact your Customer Success Manager to select your surveys and get everything set up.
Alternatively, you can also contact the Edurio team here →
Track the full transition journey: From anticipation to settling in
Transitions are defining moments in a pupil’s education. The Transition Experience Survey Bundle gives you a complete picture of how pupils and parents experience change – both before and after it happens – so you can plan effectively, intervene early, and build lasting confidence in your school or trust community.
The bundle combines two ready-to-use survey sets: one to capture feelings and expectations ahead of a transition, and one to assess how well pupils and parents feel things went after it.
Designed to support: Transition planning, post-transition reviews, wellbeing and readiness assessments, and targeted support at every stage.
What’s included
The bundle contains four survey templates across two key stakeholder groups – pupils and parents – covering the full transition arc.
| Survey | Focus area | Question bank | Completion time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before Transition – Pupils | Wellbeing, academic/social-emotional readiness, support needed | 13 | 10-15 min |
| Before Transition – Parents | Child's wellbeing, readiness, and support their child may need | 17 | 10-15 min |
| After Transition – Pupils | Wellbeing, academic/social-emotional readiness, support during adaptation | 16 | 10-15 min |
| After Transition – Parents | Wellbeing, readiness, support during adaptation | 14 | 10-15 min |
Why the full picture matters
Running just one survey gives you a snapshot. Running both gives you a story.
When you listen to pupils and parents before and after a transition, you can:
- Compare what people expected with what they actually experienced
- Identify where anxieties were well-founded – and where early reassurance could have helped
- Measure the impact of your transition support over time
- Spot pupils or families who need additional help before difficulties escalate
This longitudinal view turns feedback into a genuine improvement cycle, not just a one-off check-in.
Schools and trusts use transition surveys to:
- Build evidence-informed transition plans grounded in stakeholder feedback
- Identify gaps between how pupils and parents perceive the same experience
- Provide timely, targeted support to those still adjusting after a move
- Strengthen communication between school and home at a critical time
- Demonstrate to Ofsted and school improvement partners that you actively listen and respond
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.
We recommend running the Before Transition surveys 4–6 weeks before the move, and the After Transition surveys around 6–8 weeks into the new term. Comparing results across both time points – and across pupil and parent groups – is where the real insight lies. Triangulating these perspectives helps you spot misalignments and take targeted action.
The surveys are designed to be flexible. Schools and trusts use them for a range of transitions, including primary to secondary, year group changes, joining a new school mid-year, and phase changes within a trust.
The Transition Experience Survey Bundle is available through Edurio’s survey packages. Visit this page for more information on pricing and packaging. If you’re already using Edurio surveys and would like to add this bundle, reach out to your Customer Success Manager or email us at hello@edurio.com.
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