Derrylatinee Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning most teachers did not cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) states it is “unable to assure... of the quality of education being provided” and assigns no performance levels for key areas. The school is designated a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• A group of Year 6 children spoke “enthusiastically about their learning experiences” and expressed pride in the school’s “family ethos.”
• Children reported they “feel safe in school” and know how to raise concerns about their well-being.
• The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education.”
• The school recently won awards for being “Best Family Orientated School” and “Best Overall School.”

Areas to improve

• The employing authority, governors, and staff must plan for the “sustainability of the school provision and the school budget” to address current and future needs.
• The ETI was unable to evaluate outcomes, provision quality, or leadership effectiveness due to the lack of cooperation, preventing a full assessment of these areas.

Safeguarding

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