Canberra Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited Canberra Primary School and Nursery Class in March 2024, finding a school with "very good" leadership and wellbeing outcomes. The report highlights a "calm, purposeful learning environment" where children are "eager to learn" and feel a strong sense of belonging.

Strengths

• The headteacher provides "strong, authentic leadership" with a "highly inclusive approach" that fosters respect and belonging for all.
• "Nurturing, caring and respectful relationships" support children’s wellbeing, creating a positive atmosphere where nursery children engage well with resources.
• Wellbeing is central to the school’s work, leading to "improved outcomes for children across the school and nursery."
• Staff and children are empowered to lead change, with staff undertaking "highly relevant professional learning" and children influencing school improvements.
• Children’s attainment in literacy and numeracy is "very good," with "very good progress in reading" supported by initiatives like reading buddies.

Areas to improve

• Develop staff’s understanding of "high-quality learning, teaching and assessment" to ensure approaches are stimulating and set at the right difficulty level.
• Refine approaches to checking children’s progress across all curriculum areas to use data more effectively in demonstrating impact.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s approach to "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" is evaluated as "very good," reflecting a strong whole-school focus on supporting children’s welfare.