Dromore Central Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning 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 for the children.” The report notes that key aspects of the school’s performance could not be fully evaluated due to this lack of cooperation.

Strengths

• A small sample of year 6 children spoke positively of the “wide range of learning experiences and after-school activities” and the “caring and welcoming ethos of the school.”
• Children reported many opportunities for their work and effort to be “recognised and celebrated.”
• The school’s development planning is described as “comprehensive and informed well by the effective use of data.”
• Senior leaders and governors have articulated a “clear and strategic vision for school improvement.”
• Staff engaged in a “well-structured programme of professional learning” aligned to school priorities.

Areas to improve

• The report does not list specific areas for improvement; instead, it states the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully” the quality of provision, leadership, and safeguarding outworkings due to the industrial action.

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” and children reported feeling safe, but the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements for safeguarding in the school.”