Londonderry Model Primary School

Overview

This follow-up inspection confirms that The Model Primary School and Nursery Unit has made "significant improvements" since the previous review. The school now demonstrates a "high level of capacity for sustained improvement," with leadership, provision, and learner outcomes all rated as "very good."

Strengths

• Learner outcomes are "very good," with children displaying "excellent" behaviour and high motivation.
• The quality of provision is "very good," featuring "consistently good" teaching with a majority of lessons rated "very good or better."
• Strategic leadership and management are "very good," supported by an "effective self-evaluation and action planning process."
• The nursery unit’s provision has improved to "very good," with adults actively supporting "sustained creative, imaginative and investigative play."
• Governors are "actively involved," exercising appropriate challenge and support to monitor school improvement.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement, noting that previous priorities have been addressed.

Safeguarding

The report states that children "feel safe in school" and "know what to do and who to go to if they have any concerns about their safety or wellbeing."