Strandtown Primary School

Overview

Strandtown Primary School continues to demonstrate a "high level of capacity for sustained improvement" following a sustaining improvement inspection in May 2019. The report highlights a "whole-school, collegial approach to continuous improvement" underpinned by rigorous self-evaluation and effective use of data to drive progress.

Strengths

• Lessons observed were "very good and outstanding," featuring "innovative approaches" to writing within "stimulating and appropriately-challenging" environments.
• Children are "highly motivated" and engage enthusiastically in extended writing, demonstrating increasing "confidence and competence" in planning, drafting, and editing.
• The school fosters a "celebratory, literacy-rich environment" through dedicated displays that chart pupils' writing journeys.
• Staff effectively model "self- and peer-assessment," resulting in children engaging in "high-level analysis" of their own and others’ work.
• Pupils actively contribute to school decision-making through the School Council and focus groups, recognising their own "progression in their literacy achievement."

Areas to improve

• The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The school’s safeguarding arrangements "reflect the guidance from the Department of Education," with a comprehensive programme that includes a regular focus on online safety and extensive support mechanisms for children.