Millburn Primary School

Overview

This sustaining improvement inspection was conducted during industrial action, with staff declaring non-cooperation with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI was unable to fully evaluate the quality of education, learning, or teaching, and cannot assure stakeholders of the quality provided. The school is designated a high priority for future inspection with no further notice.

Strengths

• Year 6 pupils spoke positively about "extra-curricular provision" and their learning experiences through the "shared education partnership".
• The school continues with its established work in shared education.
• Evidence provided indicated that safeguarding arrangements "reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education".
• Pupils stated they feel safe and are aware of procedures regarding safety or welfare concerns.

Areas to improve

• The report does not list specific areas for improvement, as the inspection was unable to focus on evaluating the school’s capacity to effect improvement through self-evaluation and planning due to industrial action.

Safeguarding

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