Antonine Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found a "highly positive ethos and culture" firmly based on the school’s vision, values, and children’s rights. Staff work collaboratively to support children as "confident, happy learners" who feel they are an important part of their school community.

Strengths

• "Strong leadership" from the headteacher and senior leaders who have developed "effective processes for successful school and nursery improvement."
• Staff place the "health and wellbeing of children at the heart of their work," creating "highly inclusive learning environments."
• Children across the school and nursery "make very good progress in their learning" and have a "wide range of opportunities" to contribute and develop new skills.
• The Care Inspectorate rated the early learning and childcare setting as "very good" across all key questions, including care, play, and leadership.

Areas to improve

• Continue to implement school and nursery improvement priorities to support all children to achieve their best.
• In the school, continue to develop approaches to "consistent high-quality learning, teaching and assessment."
• In the nursery, continue to provide further opportunities for children to be involved in improvement planning.

Safeguarding

The report states that staff "identify and address children’s wellbeing needs very well," and the Care Inspectorate rated "nurturing care and support" as "very good" with no requirements or areas for improvement.