Carrickmannon Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning teachers did not cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children.” The report notes the school is a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• Parent and staff questionnaire responses were “in general positive” and “wholly positive,” indicating high satisfaction.
• A small number of children met with inspectors “read with precision and fluency.”
• Year 6 children spoke “enthusiastically” about school life and leadership opportunities via the School Council.
• The school development planning process is “informed by meaningful consultation with stakeholders.”
• Governors are “well-informed about the life and work of the school” and promote staff and child well-being.

Areas to improve

• The employing authority, governors, and staff must “plan for, and manage, issues related to the sustainability of the school provision and school budget.”
• There remains a “lack of safe car parking outside the school.”

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education” and children feel safe, but the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the industrial action.