St Patrick's Primary School

Overview

The inspection was conducted during industrial action, meaning teachers did not cooperate with the process. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure” parents of the quality of education provided. The report relies on limited evidence from senior leadership, governors, and pupil discussions.

Strengths

• Pupils are described as “friendly and confident” with “very positive dispositions to learning.”
• Children demonstrate “well developed inter-personal skills” and take on “active leadership roles” in school and society.
• Internal data indicates most children make “expected or better progress” in English and mathematics.
• Pupils show “very positive attitudes to literacy and numeracy,” enjoying reading and mathematical strategies.
• The school maintains a “clear, child-centred strategic vision” and governors are “well-informed” about school life.

Areas to improve

• The report does not list specific areas for improvement; instead, it states the ETI was “unable to evaluate fully” outcomes, provision, and leadership due to the lack of teacher cooperation.

Safeguarding

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