Scarva Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, with staff refusing to co-operate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) was “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children.” The report states that “no performance level available” for outcomes, provision, or leadership, and the school is a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Strengths

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Areas to improve

• The ETI was “unable to evaluate” outcomes for learners, quality of provision, and leadership and management due to the lack of co-operation.
• The school must address the impact of the industrial action to allow for a full evaluation of educational quality.

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” and children reported they “feel safe in the school,” though the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the strike action.