Portavogie Primary School

Overview

The inspection was significantly limited by industrial action, as teachers refused to cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) states it is “unable to assure... of the quality of education being provided” and assigns no performance levels for outcomes, provision, or leadership.

Strengths

• Year six children spoke “very positively about school life” and their involvement in STEM activities.
• Pupils reported being “actively involved in decision-making,” which led to practical changes such as improvements to playground facilities.
• Children demonstrated a “good understanding of how to stay safe online” and reported feeling “safe and very happy in school.”
• Safeguarding arrangements were found to “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education.”

Areas to improve

• The ETI was unable to evaluate the quality of the curriculum, teaching, learning, assessment, or care and welfare due to the lack of cooperation.
• The school is designated a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice” to address the inability to assure educational quality.

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” though the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the industrial action.