Holy Trinity Primary School

Overview

This sustaining improvement inspection was significantly limited by industrial action, as teachers refused to cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) could not fully evaluate the quality of learning and teaching or assure stakeholders of the education provided. The school is designated as a high priority for future inspection with no further notice.

Strengths

• Year 6 pupils spoke “confidently and positively” about their learning, citing “very good opportunities to develop their leadership capabilities” through School- and Eco-Councils.
• Children reported that teachers “listen to their views” and encourage independence through self- and peer-assessment using “prescribed criteria”.
• Students benefit from a “large range of sporting, cultural and creative extra-curricular activities” and a ‘take away’ homework strategy that allows them to “self-manage” their work.
• Parents are consulted and attend workshops providing “practical activities to support their understanding” of the academic and preventative curriculum.

Areas to improve

• The school’s complaints policy is “currently under review” and requires finalisation to ensure full compliance.
• The ETI was unable to evaluate the school’s capacity for improvement through self-evaluation or the quality of classroom teaching due to staff non-cooperation.

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education” and the policy “complies with all statutory guidance,” though the ETI was unable to fully evaluate the outworking of these arrangements due to the industrial action.