Eden Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, with teachers refusing to co-operate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) was “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided” and could not evaluate most aspects of the school’s performance. The report states that “no performance level available” for outcomes, provision, or leadership, and the school is designated a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Areas to improve

• The ETI was unable to evaluate “outcomes for children with a particular focus on numeracy and literacy.”
• The ETI was unable to evaluate the “quality of provision with a particular focus on numeracy and literacy including across the curriculum.”
• The ETI was unable to evaluate the “quality of leadership and management.”

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education” and children reported knowing what to do if they had concerns, though the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the industrial action.