Loanends Primary School

Overview

The inspection was significantly limited by industrial action, as teachers did not cooperate with the process. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure... of the quality of education being provided” and assigns no performance levels for outcomes, provision, or leadership. The school is designated a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• Year 6 children spoke “very positively” about their “kind, supportive teachers.”
• Pupils praised the “wide range of after-school activities available.”
• Leadership skills and responsibility are “supported well” through roles on school and eco-councils and as ‘digital leaders.’
• Children report that they “feel safe in school” and know who to contact regarding safety concerns.
• Pupils are “well informed about how to stay safe online.”

Areas to improve

• The school must “continue to update the suite of policies to reflect more fully the Department of Education’s guidance.”
• Health and safety matters regarding boundary fences, identified in a previous inspection, “have still to be resolved.”

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” though full evaluation was prevented by the industrial action.