Killowen Primary School

Overview

The report describes a school with a "high level of capacity for sustained improvement" where outcomes for learners, quality of provision, and leadership are all judged as "very good". Questionnaire responses from parents, staff, and pupils were "highly positive", reflecting strong satisfaction with the school’s life and work.

Strengths

• Children attain "very good outcomes in literacy" and "very good outcomes in numeracy", with most achieving as expected or above.
• The quality of learning and teaching was "very good" in nearly all lessons observed, with the remainder judged "outstanding".
• Children’s behaviour is described as "exemplary", with pupils being "friendly, courteous and disposed positively to learning".
• Leadership is "highly effective", supported by a "well-consulted, very good quality school development plan".
• Staff use "highly effective" formative assessment to guide children’s improvement and inform future learning.

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding children "reflect the guidance from the Department of Education", and children report that they feel safe and know what to do if they have concerns.