St Brigid's Primary School

Overview

St Brigid’s Primary School continues to demonstrate a “high level of capacity for sustained improvement” in the interest of all learners. The inspection confirmed that the school’s self-evaluation processes are “highly developed” and that lessons observed were “very good,” particularly regarding the integration of digital technologies.

Strengths

• The school employs a “collegial approach with a shared vision” to provide “high quality child-centred provision.”
• Children are “confident in their use of digital technology,” including programmable devices, from the foundation stage.
• Pupils develop “positive attitudes and dispositions to applying and transferring their ICT skills across the curriculum.”
• By the end of key stages 1 and 2, “all children achieve their expected levels in Using ICT.”
• Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data has “impacted positively on the children’s standards in literacy, numeracy and information and communication technology.”

Areas to improve

• The leadership team and governors must “address urgently the environmental health issue regarding the school’s drainage system.”
• The school must action Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service recommendations concerning fire exits.
• Issues regarding water entering classrooms due to “deterioration of roofs and windows” and limited disability access require attention.

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements “reflect the guidance from the Department of Education” and that children “feel safe in school” and know how to keep safe online.