Seymour Hill Primary School

Overview

This report details a Sustaining Improvement Inspection conducted in May 2018, following a previous evaluation of the school as "good". Due to industrial action involving "action short of strike," the school’s staff did not cooperate with inspectors, preventing a full assessment of educational quality. Consequently, the ETI states it is "unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children."

Strengths

• The previous inspection in March 2015 evaluated the overall effectiveness of the school as "good".
• Evidence provided indicated that safeguarding arrangements "reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education".
• A small group of year 6 children reported that they "feel happy and safe in school" and know who to contact if concerned.

Areas to improve

• The report states the ETI was "unable to evaluate" the quality of learning and teaching or the school’s capacity for improvement due to non-cooperation.
• The school is designated as a "high priority for future inspection with no further notice" because the inspectorate could not verify current standards.

Safeguarding

The report notes that while arrangements broadly reflect Department of Education guidance and pupils feel safe, the ETI was "unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements for safeguarding in the school" due to the industrial action.