St Joseph's Primary School

Overview

This sustaining improvement inspection was significantly constrained by industrial action, as teachers refused to cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI could not fully evaluate the quality of education or assure stakeholders of its standards, marking the school as a high priority for future inspection.

Strengths

• Pupils spoke positively about the "friendly ethos of the school".
• Children highlighted "good opportunities to develop their leadership capabilities" through roles in the School and Eco-Councils.
• The "reward system for promoting positive behaviour" was praised by students.
• Pupils noted the "wide range of extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities available to them".

Areas to improve

• The employing authority, governors, and staff must plan for issues related to the "sustainability of the school provision and school budget".
• The school needs to address "current and future needs of the children and the staff".

Safeguarding

The report states that safeguarding arrangements "reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education" and pupils feel safe, though the ETI was "unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements" due to the industrial action.