St Patrick's & St Brigid's Primary School

Overview

The report confirms that St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s Primary School and Nursery Unit “continues to demonstrate a high level of capacity for sustained improvement in the interest of all the learners.” This sustaining improvement inspection followed a previous evaluation in 2014, which rated the school as “very good.” The inspection focused on the school’s ability to drive improvement through self-evaluation and effective planning.

Strengths

• The “Rights Respecting Schools Programme is central to the work of the school” and positively impacts learning experiences and outcomes across the curriculum.
• Children demonstrate a “clear understanding of and respect for their rights and responsibilities” from an early age.
• Pupils respond “maturely and enthusiastically to current local and global issues,” showing empathy and challenging views appropriately.
• There is a “coherent and consistent approach to the collation, sharing, analysis and use of data” to track progress and identify underachievement.
• “Well focused targets and appropriate intervention strategies have led to improved outcomes for individuals and groups of children.”

Areas to improve

The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

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