Ben Madigan Preparatory School

Overview

The report confirms that Ben Madigan Preparatory School “continues to demonstrate a high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners.” This Sustaining Improvement Inspection focused on the school’s ability to drive development through self-evaluation, specifically regarding literacy and parental collaboration. The inspection concluded that the school maintains its previous standing of being evaluated as “very good.”

Strengths

• Staff successfully encourage an “enjoyment of reading amongst the children,” who benefit from “well planned opportunities to read for research and pleasure.”
• Pupils demonstrate strong reading abilities; for instance, a group of Year 7 students “read fluently displaying understanding of the nuances within the texts” and discussed their preferences “discerningly.”
• The school “engages meaningfully with parents to support the children’s learning,” exemplified by a collaborative library team comprising parents, teachers, and children.
• This partnership has worked “effectively to inspire the children’s interest in books and reading across a wide range of genre.”

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that its safeguarding arrangements “continue to reflect the guidance issued by the relevant Departments.”