6 What parents told us in 2025

8 Crime and safety

11 Parents ' fears over their children ' s safety

15 Giving children independence

19 Safety at school

22 Special educational needs( SEN)

25 Assessments for special educational needs

29 Provision of special educational needs support

35 Parent experiences of having a child with special educational needs

38 School life

41 Happiness at school 45 Behaviour in school 49 Bullying in school 53 The purpose of school 59 School holidays and start times 65 Parents ' opinions on AI

68 Parenting challenges

71 How parents find parenting 75 Loneliness 79 Impact of parenting on mental health 81 Support from grandparents

85 Home life

87 Bedroom poverty 91 Children helping at home 93 Parents talking to their children

97 Parents ' hopes for their children ' s future 103 Parents ' smartphone use 106 Smacking bans

110 The hidden cost of education

113 School catchment 117 Private tutoring 123 Technology required by schools

126 Relationships and Sex Education( RSE) and gender questioning children

129 Attitudes towards the Relationships and Sex Education( RSE) curriculum

135 Gender questioning children in school

138 What we should do in response to the National Parent Survey 2025 …

140 Methodology and sample demographics

Parents – anyone in a parenting role FSM – Free School Meals

SEN – Special educational needs encompassing special educational needs and disabilities( SEND- England), additional learning needs( ALN- Wales), additional support needs( ASN- Scotland) and special educational needs( SEN- Northern Ireland)

The number of parents or children quoted in the report is based on a UK school population of 10,514,984 and a UK parent population of 10,996,420. Further details are given in the methodology section.

We are grateful to the following organisations for supporting this research:

NATIONALPARENTSURVEY

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