St Mary's Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, with staff refusing to cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure... of the quality of education being provided” and could not evaluate most aspects of the school’s performance.

Strengths

• Governors are described as “well-informed about the life and work of the school.”
• Year 6 pupils reported that they “feel safe and happy in school” and know who to contact regarding safety concerns.
• The school has developed a “wide range of policies and procedures to safeguard the children.”

Areas to improve

• The report states the school must “plan for, and manage, issues related to the sustainability of the school provision and school budget” to address current and future needs.
• Risk assessment and pastoral policies need to “reflect more fully the practices within the school.”

Safeguarding

The report notes that safeguarding arrangements “reflect broadly the guidance from the Department of Education,” though the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully the outworking of the arrangements” due to the industrial action.