Broxburn Academy

Overview

The inspection team found that the headteacher provides “compassionate leadership” and is a “valued member of the school community.” While most young people attain appropriately from S4 to S6 and benefit from a “greater range of courses,” the report identifies specific areas where senior leaders and staff must strengthen their approaches to evaluation, engagement, and teaching quality.

Strengths

• The headteacher provides “compassionate leadership” and fosters a culture where staff are “encouraged to lead improvements.”
• Young people benefit from a “greater range of courses and programmes in the senior phase,” supported effectively by partners.
• Most young people “attain appropriately from S4 to S6,” with teachers preparing them “effectively for National Qualifications.”
• Pupils are “developing a range of important skills and attributes” through participation in out-of-class activities.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders should “involve young people, staff and parents more effectively” to identify clear priorities and “strengthen their approaches to evaluating the work of the school.”
• Teaching staff should plan and deliver activities that are “more engaging and set at the right level of difficulty.”
• All staff need to “develop a better understanding of their roles and responsibilities in getting it right for every child,” including supporting wellbeing and inclusion.

Safeguarding

The report states that all staff need to “develop further their approaches to supporting young people’s wellbeing and inclusion in all aspects of the school.”