BBC Education Survey of Parents in London

• Topline based on 509 interviews conducted with a representative sample of London parents (of children under age 16), aged 18+.
• Fieldwork 7-13 February 2006.
• The survey was conducted by telephone using random dialling.
• Data have been weighted to reflect the profile of London parents.
• Unless otherwise specified, the base of each question is 509.
• An asterisk (*) denotes a finding of less than 0.5% but greater than zero.
• If figures do not add up to 100% this is due to multiple responses or computer rounding.

Q1 Has the quality of education which schools in London offer got better or worse since Labour came to power in 1997?

Q2 Please tell me which one or two of the following you feel are most important to improving your child's education.

Q3-7 How much do you feel you know about the following types of schools? For each would you say ...

Q8 As you may have heard, the Government is proposing to make changes to how schools in England operate. This includes changes to how they manage their budgets and set their admission criteria. Before this interview, how much had you heard about these proposed changes?

Q9 And from what you know or have heard, overall do you support or oppose the Government's plans for changing how schools operate? Base: All who have at least heard of proposed changes (399)

Q10 And from what you know or have heard, do you think that the Government's proposals for changing how schools operate will make the education which young people receive better or worse in the future? Base: All who have at least heard of proposed changes (399)