Strangford Integrated College

Overview

Strangford Integrated College demonstrates the capacity to identify and bring about improvement in the interest of all learners. The report highlights significant progress in curriculum breadth, pastoral care, and overall attainment since the previous inspection, with a strong community ethos. However, the school must continue to address specific weaknesses in mathematics provision and outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils speak with "pride and loyalty" about the school, emphasising its "inclusive ethos" and "strong school community."
• The curriculum is "pupil-centred, flexible, responsive to the pupils’ needs" and informed by labour market data.
• Progression to further and higher education is "above the Northern Ireland average for similar schools."
• Learning and teaching was "effective in promoting the pupils’ learning in most (80%) of the lessons observed."
• There is "clear evidence of improvement" in care and support, with higher attendance and behaviour levels.

Areas to improve

• Improve the quality of provision and the outcomes attained by pupils in mathematics.

Safeguarding

The report states that the care and support of pupils has been a priority, with "clear evidence of improvement" and effective support programmes leading to better outcomes for those requiring additional assistance.