St John's Primary School

Overview

This Sustaining Improvement Inspection confirms that St John’s Primary School “continues to demonstrate a high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners.” The report notes that the school’s previous evaluation of “very good” is now reported as demonstrating this high capacity, with the ETI continuing to monitor how the school sustains improvement.

Strengths

• Key curriculum co-ordinators have been appointed, with their “roles and responsibilities” clearly established.
• The school development plan and action plans “focus appropriately on improving experiences and outcomes for the children.”
• Co-ordinators have developed their ability to use data to “monitor and evaluate effectively the provision and standards” through professional development and sharing best practice.
• Individual education plans are described as “highly effective” in supporting children to set targets and monitor progress.

Areas to improve

• The report identifies the need to “develop further the capacity of leadership throughout the school.”
• The school is advised to “develop further the effective use of data at whole-school level to improve the learning experiences and outcomes for the children.”

Safeguarding

The school provided evidence that arrangements for safeguarding “continue to reflect the guidance issued by the relevant Departments.”