Bishopmill Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that children are “confident, able and articulate” and demonstrate the school’s embedded values in their interactions. Senior leaders have developed a “strong approach to partnership working” which extends learning and supports wellbeing. The report evaluates all four quality indicators as “good” and confirms the school has the capacity to continue to improve without further visits.

Strengths

• Children are “well behaved, keen to learn and proud of their school.”
• The school’s vision and values are “embedded and well understood” by the whole community.
• Partnership working is “extending children’s learning” and developing skills for life and work.
• Teachers’ questioning helps children “explain their thinking” and contribute meaningfully to discussions.

Areas to improve

• Teachers should “better meet the learning needs of children through careful planning and the right support in class.”
• Senior leaders should involve staff in analysing a “wider range of data” to evaluate progress more accurately.

Safeguarding

The report states that the quality indicator for “Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion” is evaluated as “good.”