Holly Park has four school councils made up of pupils from each class: the School Council, the Eco Council, the Learning Council and the Healthy Living Council. There are also Junior Travel Ambassadors and Play Leaders.
Read our Pupil Voice newsletters:
A survey of Years 4&5 was taken and here are the results:
What would you tell a visitor that is good about Holly Park?
- Displays help us if we are stuck
- Holly Park is a kind school
- I learn so much in my lessons
- You have a good experience at this school
- Teachers are good at explaining things if you don’t understand
- I like the daily mile
- The school teaches everyone to be kind
- The food and dining room are good
- They take care of us if we are hurt
- The school keeps us safe
- The school teaches us for when we are older
- The topics we learn are fun
- I like fluent in 5 maths
- Assemblies teach us about the future
- Displays help us learn. Displays are fun
- Frequent maths lessons
- Tasty lunches
- The rules are good and easy to remember
- Fun trips
- There is a no bullying policy
- We get awards for reading
- You can be in sport competitions
- The food and desserts are good
- The school keeps me safe
- If I need help people are there for me
- The staff are very kind and helpful
- There are lots of books to choose to read
- People are kind
- The equipment is good
- Clubs
- We learn different things every day
- Lessons are fun
- We have healthy snacks
- Teachers explain the work clearly
- Holly Park is clean
- It is a good safe school to be at
- We do different sports every half term
- There are great teachers
- Playtimes are fun
- There is good learning and good education
- Well behaved children
- Trips and events
- There are special days to express yourself
- The story garden
- Staff keep us safe
- The food is superb
- We learn new things
- We use equipment in maths
- You can make friends easily
- PHSE is really good and an important subject
- Kindness is tremendously good
- A nice dining room
- Staff are always nearby to keep you safe
- Catering is always improving
- We get awards
- The school is cared for
- Holly Parkers respect you
- Teachers are kind
- There’s lots of fun here
- Everyone is treated equally
- There are good friends here
- I love computing
- Science experiments are fun
- I like maths
- I like the trips
- There are a good amount of break times
- We do a lot of clubs’
- I like that we do plays and class assemblies
- The lessons are good
- Teachers think about your health with the new snack policy
- Children have a say
- The food is good
- Teachers talk to you if you are worried
- We are a Rights Respecting School
- The wellbeing garden – I feel safe and calm in there
- My teacher challenges me
- I like the rules
- We learn about different religions
- Techers are thoughtful and kind to me
- I appreciate that the school reminds me to be healthy and kind to people from other backgrounds
- I enjoy PE
- Mrs Puzey is good
- The playground is fun
- I like the learning
- I like working hard and getting house points
- Special days are amazing
- The Headteacher is good
- I enjoy residential trips and school trips
- Everyone is kind and welcoming
- They teach us in a fun way
- The teachers are great
- Everyone is treated with equity
- I like the playground
- I like playing the cello here
- The school is getting better and better
- I like how we respect everyone from different backgrounds
- I like school dinners
- I like that I am challenged in my lessons
- I like talk time so we can chat about what bothers us
- I appreciate how the school wants us to look after ourselves
- I love Holly Park because of the learning
- Lunchtime supervisors are kind and caring
- There are lots of councils
- Lessons have interactions
- I like DT and art lessons
- I like the reading challenge
- The school cares about you
- Holly Park cares about the children and their ability to learn
- How much sport we do
- Mental health first aiders
- Cartoon drawing club
Poppy – I like that we can see her- My friends make me happy
- I like fish and chip Friday
- I like the new food company
- I can talk to someone if I am upset
- School Fairs
- We support any religion and all races
- School uniform is good
- I like my class
- The ball area
- Lessons are not too easy
What do you think we can improve at Holly Park?
- More art
- Bigger classrooms
- More shade in the playground
- Even more on anti-bullying
- More art and geography
- More to play with at playtimes
- Better toilet facilities
- Have our own rubbers
- Longer school days
- Read outside in the summer
- Children should look after equipment better
- More clubs
- Less complaints in the ball area
- More gymnastics and dance
- Teachers shouldn’t be too hard about joined up writing
- The snack policy could have more options
- Use the wall bars in the hall more
- Less maths
- I’d like longer lessons
- Start school trips earlier like 6am so we get longer
- Even more trips
- Less talk about mental health
- More table tennis bats
- No bullying at all
- Change the hand driers in the toilet
- Longer breaks
- Longer marble treats