Kilmaine Primary School

Overview

This Sustaining Improvement Inspection was conducted in May 2018, following a previous evaluation of "very good" overall effectiveness. Due to industrial action involving "action short of strike," teachers did not cooperate with inspectors, preventing a full assessment of the school’s capacity for improvement or classroom teaching. Consequently, the ETI states it is "unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children."

Strengths

• Governors are described as "actively involved in, and well-informed about, all aspects of the life and work of the school."
• The school has developed a "wide range of policies and procedures to safeguard the children."
• Year 6 pupils reported that they "feel safe and happy in school" and know who to contact regarding safety concerns.
• Safeguarding arrangements were found to reflect "broadly the guidance from the Department of Education."

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no specific areas for improvement, as the inspection was unable to evaluate the quality of learning, teaching, or the school’s development plan due to staff non-cooperation.

Safeguarding

The report states that while safeguarding arrangements broadly reflect Department guidance and pupils feel safe, the ETI was "unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements for safeguarding in the school" owing to the industrial action.