Borrowfield Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that staff work effectively together, led well by the headteacher, to develop consistent approaches to learning and teaching. The school promotes nurturing relationships through ‘The Borrowfield Way’, supporting children to become resilient learners who embrace challenge. Inspectors are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and will make no further visits in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Effective teamwork across the school and nursery, resulting in “rich and varied experiences for children.”
• The impact of ‘The Borrowfield Way’ in promoting “nurturing, respectful relationships” and helping children become “resilient learners who embrace challenge.”
• A “well-judged and creative use of indoor and outdoor spaces” providing an inclusive environment where children are “happy to learn and making good progress.”
• “Highly-effective partnership working” with organisations and agencies, positively impacting children’s attendance, wellbeing, and engagement.

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop high-quality learning, teaching, and assessment, including “increased opportunities for children to apply their learning to real-life contexts.”
• Continue to develop teachers’ confidence and accuracy in their shared understanding of national standards.

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.