Where are we?
Abbeyfield Primary Academy,
Orphanage Road,
Sheffield,
S3 9AN.
Tel: 0114 242 0109
General Enquiries
enquiries@abbeyfield.
Vacancies
applications@abbeyfield.sheffield.sch.uk
Abbeyfield Primary Academy
Paper Copies
Please note that parents may request paper copies of any of the information on this website free of charge, by calling or emailing us.
Compliments
Should you wish to compliment us you can do this in a number of ways:
By email: enquiries@abbeyfield.sheffield.sch.uk
By telephone: 0114 242 0109
In writing:
c/o School Business Manager
Abbeyfield Primary Academy
Orphanage Road
Sheffield
S3 9AN
Feedback & Complaints
As a school we pride ourselves on creating and maintaining positive relationships with parents, our partners and the general public. We appreciate feedback to enable us to continuously improve and so here we provide details about how you can make a complaint.
See also the School Complaints procedure and the FRMAT Trust Complaints Policy.
1. Speak with your child's class teacher.
Most concerns and complaints can be sorted out quickly by speaking with your child’s class teacher. All staff will make every effort to resolve your problem informally.
They will make sure that they understand what you feel went wrong, and they will explain their own actions to you. They will ask what you would like the school to do to put things right.
Of course, this does not mean that in every case they will come round to your point of view but it will help both you and the school to understand both sides of the question. It may also help to prevent a similar problem arising again.
2. Meet with a senior leader of the Principal.
If you are dissatisfied with the teacher’s response you can make a complaint to the Headteacher. This could be made in writing or by making an appointment to discuss the problem.
You may find it helpful at this stage to have a copy of the full statement of the School Complaints Procedure as this explains in detail what procedures are followed. This is available from the School.
The Headteacher will ask to meet you for a discussion of the problem. You may take a friend or someone else with you if you wish.
They will conduct a full investigation of the complaint and may interview any members of staff or pupils involved. You will then receive a written response to your complaint which you may wish to discuss with them.
3. Contact the Chair of Governors.
If you are still not satisfied, you may wish to contact the Chair of Governors and request that they look again at your complaint and the Headteacher’s response.
You can contact the Chair of Governors via the Clerk to Governors: enquiries@abbeyfield.sheffield.sch.uk (address your email to the Clerk to Governors).
The Chair of Governors will seek to clarify your concerns and undertake their own independent investigation. You will then receive a written response to your complaint.
4. Further Action.
Should you remain dissatisfied with the response from the Chair of Governors, you can ask for your complaint to be referred to a Governing Body Complaints Review Panel.
This will comprise a group of 3 governors from the school who, as far as is possible, have no previous knowledge of the problem and who will therefore be able to give it fresh assessment.
You will be invited to attend a meeting and speak to the Panel in person. The full School Complaints procedure explains how these meetings operate. Further informations is available on the DfE website or Sheffield City Counil website.