Harryville Primary School

Overview

This sustaining improvement inspection was significantly limited by industrial action, as teachers refused to cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI could not evaluate the quality of learning, teaching, or the school’s capacity for self-improvement. The report concludes that the inspectorate is unable to assure stakeholders of the quality of education provided.

Strengths

• Year 6 pupils spoke positively about the "friendly atmosphere" and the "support and care of their teachers."
• Children appreciated the range of after-school activities, including "board games, football, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) club."
• There are "appropriate opportunities to develop their leadership skills" through the recently reconstituted School Council.
• Pupils reported they "feel very safe in school" and understand how to stay safe online.

Areas to improve

• The school needs to "implement a more robust system to update and review regularly the safeguarding policies."

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements "reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education," but the ETI was "unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements" due to the industrial action.