Calderwood Lodge P School

Overview

The inspection team found a school characterised by a "welcoming, nurturing, caring and highly inclusive ethos" underpinned by positive relationships. Inspectors evaluated all four quality indicators as "very good," noting that children feel "confident, secure and are able to thrive" within a community that effectively embeds the Jewish faith.

Strengths

• A "highly effective headteacher" who leads with "integrity, sensitivity and a clear rationale for improvement," supported well by the senior leadership team.
• Staff who "work very well together" and engage in "high-quality professional learning" to meet all children’s needs, positively impacting progress.
• Children described as "articulate, motivated, kind and compassionate" who are "very proud of their school" and demonstrate its values successfully.
• "Very good progress" being made by children in literacy, English, numeracy, and mathematics.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders and staff should take forward their school priorities as outlined in the improvement plan.
• Staff should continue to provide high-quality experiences that support children to develop their leadership skills within their learning and the wider life of the school.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s ethos is "highly inclusive" and that children feel "confident, secure and are able to thrive," with the quality indicator for ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion evaluated as "very good."