Langfield Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, with staff refusing to co-operate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children.” The report concludes that the school is a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• The report identifies no significant areas of praise due to the limited evidence base.
• The school provided documentation showing safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education.”
• No positive judgements on teaching, learning, or leadership could be made.

Areas to improve

• The employing authority, governors, and staff must “plan for, and manage, issues related to the sustainability of the school provision and school budget.”
• The school must address the inability of the ETI to evaluate outcomes, provision, and leadership due to non-co-operation.

Safeguarding

The report states that while provided documentation reflected Departmental guidance, the ETI was “not able to hold discussions with the staff and children nor evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements for safeguarding in the school.”