Eglinton Primary School

Overview

This Sustaining Improvement Inspection was conducted during industrial action involving 'action short of strike', which significantly limited the scope of evaluation. The report states that the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) was 'unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children' due to staff non-co-operation. Consequently, the inspection could not fully assess the school’s capacity for improvement or the quality of classroom learning.

Strengths

• Year 6 pupils spoke positively about their involvement in a 'comprehensive and inclusive range of creative and sporting activities'.
• Children highlighted opportunities to take on leadership responsibilities, such as serving as 'anti-bullying ambassadors and digital leaders'.
• Pupils collaborate with a local nursing home and a maintained school through the 'Shared Education Partnership' to develop wider skills.
• The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements 'reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education'.

Areas to improve

• The report does not list specific areas for improvement, as the ETI was 'unable to evaluate fully' the lines of inquiry and the quality of learning and teaching.
• The school must address the impact of industrial action, which prevented the evaluation of self-evaluation and effective school planning.

Safeguarding

While arrangements broadly reflect Departmental guidance, the ETI was 'unable to evaluate fully... the outworking of the arrangements for safeguarding' due to staff non-co-operation, though Year 6 children reported feeling safe and knowing what to do if they had concerns.