Drumgor Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning staff did not cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI was unable to evaluate the quality of education, learning outcomes, or leadership. The report states the ETI is “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education and safeguarding being provided for the children.”

Strengths

• The report identifies no strengths as no evidence was available for evaluation.
• The report identifies no strengths as no evidence was available for evaluation.
• The report identifies no strengths as no evidence was available for evaluation.

Areas to improve

• The school must address safeguarding arrangements, which initially did not reflect Department of Education guidance.
• The school is a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice” due to the inability to assure quality.
• The ETI will return within six weeks to evaluate progress in addressing safeguarding arrangements.

Safeguarding

The report states that during the initial inspection, the school did not provide evidence that safeguarding arrangements reflected Department of Education guidance, but a follow-up visit in April 2018 confirmed that arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance issued by the Department of Education.”