Brae High School

Overview

The inspection highlights a clear distinction between the nursery and the main school. The nursery is praised for its "calm, inclusive learning environment" and "good" evaluations across all quality indicators. Conversely, the school’s "Learning, teaching and assessment" is evaluated as "weak," with "satisfactory" ratings for other areas, prompting a requirement for additional support and a follow-up inspection within one year.

Strengths

• The headteacher demonstrates "integrity" and is "creating a culture of leadership and of high expectations."
• Nursery practitioners have established "warm, respectful relationships" and effectively lead the development of well-resourced learning zones.
• Children in the nursery are "making good progress in their learning and development."
• Pupils are "proud of their school" and benefit from "strong, supportive relationships" with staff and peers.
• Students make "good progress in literacy across the primary and secondary departments."

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders must improve approaches to evaluating school work to better identify "key priorities for school improvement."
• Middle leaders need to develop their "collective responsibility to lead change" and demonstrate whole-school responsibilities more effectively.
• Teachers must provide tasks at the "right level for all children" and adapt activities to meet diverse needs.
• Staff need to have "higher expectations of what children and young people can attain and achieve" to raise attainment.

Safeguarding

The report evaluates "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" as "satisfactory" for the school and "good" for the nursery, noting that children benefit from supportive relationships and inclusive environments.