Holy Cross Boys' Primary School

Overview

Holy Cross Boys’ Primary School continues to demonstrate a “high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners.” The inspection confirmed that the school effectively uses data and innovative programmes to maintain high standards, following a previous evaluation of outstanding effectiveness. The Education and Training Inspectorate will continue to monitor how the school sustains this improvement.

Strengths

• There is “highly effective use of a wide range of whole school data and teachers’ professional judgement” to monitor progress, ensuring appropriate interventions meet individual needs.
• The school has developed an innovative “Philosophy Programme” that is “designed thoughtfully” and is age-appropriate, complementing the Northern Ireland Curriculum.
• This programme promotes “very well the children’s confidence, self-esteem and their ability to question and justify their reasoning.”
• Both staff and children spoke highly of the programme and its “positive impact on learning and teaching.”

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that arrangements for safeguarding “reflect the guidance issued by the relevant Departments.”