St Brigid's Primary School, Drumilly

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning staff did not cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure... of the quality of education being provided” and could not evaluate most aspects of the school’s performance.

Strengths

• A group of Year 7 children demonstrated “fluency, expression and understanding” in reading and showed a “secure understanding in their mathematical thinking.”
• Samples of children’s work in reading, writing, mathematics, and ICT were judged to be of “very good” quality.
• Inspectors had confidence in governance, noting governors have a “good range of relevant skills” and “monitor systematically” the school development plan.
• The school development plan “identifies clearly the priorities for improvement” with action plans of “good quality.”

Areas to improve

• The report does not list specific areas for improvement because the ETI was “unable to evaluate” outcomes, provision, and leadership effectiveness due to the lack of staff cooperation.

Safeguarding

The report states that “satisfactory arrangements for safeguarding reflect broadly the guidance issued by the relevant Departments,” though it notes the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the industrial action.