St Ciaran's Primary School

Overview

This follow-up inspection confirms that St Ciaran’s Primary School has successfully addressed the significant areas for improvement identified in 2016. The school now demonstrates "the capacity to identify and bring about improvement in the interest of all the learners," with outcomes and provision rated as very good and good respectively.

Strengths

• "The outcomes for the children are now very good," with most Key Stage 2 pupils achieving expected standards in literacy and numeracy.
• Children are "very interested in their learning," displaying self-reliance and using mathematical strategies "confidently and flexibly."
• "The quality of provision is now good," featuring consistent planning and lessons that are "consistently good and very good."
• Leadership is effective, with the principal sharing a "clear and strategic vision for continuous school improvement."
• Governors have a "more strategic and better-informed involvement" and monitor progress using first-hand evidence.

Areas to improve

• The school must continue to focus on "developing further the evaluating role of the co-ordinators."
• It remains important to plan for and manage issues related to "the sustainability of the school and the school’s provision and budget."

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for safeguarding children reflect the guidance issued by the Department of Education" and that previous issues have been "addressed fully."