Magherafelt Primary School

Overview

The inspection was significantly limited by industrial action, as teachers refused to cooperate with the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI). Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children.” The report notes that “no performance level available” for outcomes, provision, or leadership, and the school is designated a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• The report states that “the children report that they feel safe in the school.”
• Pupils are “aware of what to do if they have any concerns about their safety or welfare.”
• The senior leadership team “co-operated with the inspection in relation to safeguarding responsibilities.”
• Evidence provided showed that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education.”

Areas to improve

• The school needs to “continue to update the suite of policies to reflect more fully the Department of Education’s guidance.”

Safeguarding

The report confirms that arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education” and that children feel safe, though the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements for safeguarding in the school” due to the industrial action.