St Colmcille's Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning teachers did not cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) was “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided.” The report states that overall effectiveness is “Unable to assure the quality of education” and no performance levels are available for any key areas.

Strengths

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Areas to improve

• The ETI was unable to evaluate outcomes for learners, quality of provision, or leadership and management due to the lack of cooperation.
• The school’s relationships and sexuality education (RSE) policy is “not yet ratified by the governors and shared with the parents.”
• The school is designated as a “high priority for future inspection with no further notice.”

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” but the ETI could not fully evaluate their outworking or hold discussions with staff and children.