Gorran Primary School

Overview

This sustaining improvement inspection was significantly limited by industrial action, meaning the ETI could not fully evaluate the quality of education or teaching. While some positive feedback was gathered from pupils, the report concludes that the inspectorate is unable to assure stakeholders of the current educational quality.

Strengths

• Year 7 pupils spoke "confidently and very positively" about the school, expressing enjoyment of reading, mathematics, and science.
• Children were described as "friendly" and spoke well of opportunities to develop leadership roles, including within the school council and as ‘learning buddies.’
• Pupils spoke "enthusiastically about the extra-curricular provision."
• The school has attained the Eco Schools Green Flag Award and maintains a steady enrolment of around 90 children.

Areas to improve

• The employing authority, governors, and staff must plan for and manage issues related to the "sustainability of the school provision and school budget" to address current and future needs.

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements "reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education" and that children feel safe, but notes the ETI was "unable to evaluate fully the arrangements for safeguarding" due to the industrial action.