St Paul's Primary School

Overview

The inspection occurred during industrial action, meaning almost all teachers did not cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the ETI states it is “unable to assure parents/carers... of the quality of education being provided for the children.” The report provides limited findings based on available evidence, noting that overall effectiveness and key performance areas could not be fully evaluated.

Strengths

• Parents report the school is “well-thought of in the community” and that staff support the “care, dignity and well-being of the children.”
• Children met by inspectors displayed a “positive attitude to and enjoy mathematics” and were described as “friendly and welcoming.”
• The school has developed “effective links” with local schools, businesses, and community groups to enhance learning experiences.
• Governors are reported to be “well-informed about the life and work of the school” and contribute effectively to management.
• An “effective interim school development plan” identifies appropriate areas for improvement.

Areas to improve

• The school needs to “develop further the whole-school, self-evaluation processes” to inform future planning.
• Governors must “develop further their role in monitoring and evaluating the quality of the children’s learning experiences.”
• Staff need to “review and develop further the intimate care policy” and governors must ratify the relationships and sexuality education policy.

Safeguarding

The report states that “satisfactory arrangements for safeguarding reflect broadly the guidance issued by the relevant Departments,” though the ETI was unable to fully evaluate their outworking due to the industrial action.