St Peter's Primary School

Overview

This report details a sustaining improvement inspection conducted in April 2017, during which staff participated in industrial action and refused to cooperate with inspectors. Consequently, the Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) was unable to evaluate the quality of learning, teaching, or the school’s capacity for improvement. A follow-up visit in June 2017 focused specifically on reviewing safeguarding arrangements.

Strengths

• The report notes that during the follow-up visit, the school provided evidence that safeguarding arrangements "reflect broadly the guidance issued by the Department of Education."
• Pupils reported that they "feel safe in school" and know "what to do and who to talk to if they are concerned about their safety or well-being."
• The previous pilot inspection in 2014 had evaluated the school’s overall effectiveness as "outstanding," indicating a prior high level of performance.

Areas to improve

• The employing authority, governors, and staff must "plan for, and manage, issues related to the sustainability of the school provision and school budget" to address current and future needs.
• The school is designated as a "high priority for future inspection with no further notice" due to the inability to assure stakeholders of education quality during the industrial action.

Safeguarding

While the initial April inspection found no evidence of satisfactory arrangements, the June follow-up confirmed that the school provided evidence of arrangements reflecting Department of Education guidance, though the ETI could not fully evaluate their outworking due to ongoing industrial action.