Callander Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited Callander Primary School and Nursery Class in February 2025. The report highlights strong leadership and a nurturing environment, noting that the school has the capacity to continue improving without further inspection visits.

Strengths

• The headteacher leads an enthusiastic staff team well, with all staff focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for children.
• Staff create "safe, nurturing, inclusive environments" with a strong focus on the welfare and wellbeing of all children.
• Children are developing leadership skills very well, making improvements to the school that have a positive impact on peers.
• Nursery children are "happy and settled," making good progress in their learning and wellbeing.
• Staff take positive steps to ensure equal opportunity and reduce the cost of the school day so no child misses out due to hardship.

Areas to improve

• Teachers should develop further approaches to ensure all children experience consistently high-quality learning across the curriculum.
• Staff should ensure activities are set at the right level to provide appropriate challenge for all children.
• Teachers should continue to develop approaches to assess how well children use their skills in unfamiliar and relevant contexts.
• Nursery staff should improve approaches to monitoring the quality of learning and teaching to help senior leaders identify key areas for improvement.

Safeguarding

The report states that all staff provide a high level of care and have a strong focus on the welfare and wellbeing of all children within safe, nurturing, and inclusive environments.