Omagh Integrated Primary School

Overview

Omagh Integrated Primary School is described as a “vibrant, inclusive learning community” where a renewed vision for integration and inclusion is “well understood across the school community.” The inspection highlights a positive culture where children are “happy in school,” engage respectfully, and demonstrate “deep pride in belonging,” supported by strong staff teamwork and effective governance.

Strengths

• A “clear and coherent vision” rooted in integrated education, fostering a culture where every child feels “safe, secure, and valued.”
• “High standards of attainment” in literacy and numeracy, with children making expected progress and demonstrating strong conceptual understanding.
• “Highly inclusive classroom practices” and effective special educational needs provision, ensuring all children are supported to “participate and make progress.”
• A “happy and vibrant community of learning” characterised by “warm relationships, mutual respect” and proactive support for emotional well-being.
• Effective governance and staff professional development, with governors providing “informed oversight” and staff demonstrating a “collective drive for improvement.”

Areas to improve

• The report identifies one specific area for action: “to improve further the children’s digital competence and progression in using information and communication technology across the curriculum.”

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance” and that safeguarding curriculum and pastoral care are “highly effective in nurturing strong social and emotional skills.”