Braidbar Primary School

Overview

Inspectors found that Braidbar Primary School and Nursery Class provides a positive environment where children are "enthusiastic, confident and articulate" and feel "safe, valued and respected." The report highlights "consistently high levels of attainment and achievement" alongside a "strong sense of teamwork" and positive relationships across the school community.

Strengths

• Children are described as "enthusiastic, confident and articulate" and are "very proud of their school."
• There is a "strong sense of teamwork and positive relationships across the whole school."
• The headteacher’s focus on "empowering staff, children and families to lead school improvement" is having a "positive impact on outcomes for children."
• Children benefit from "very good opportunities" to achieve success through "real-life learning experiences, leadership roles and clubs."
• The school demonstrates "consistently high levels of attainment and achievement across the school."

Areas to improve

• Teachers should "continue to develop the quality of feedback they provide to children about their learning" to help pupils set personal targets.
• Nursery staff should "continue to improve further the use of a range of information to ensure a coherent overview of children’s progress over time."

Safeguarding

The report states that children "feel safe, valued and respected."