Carntyne Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that Carntyne Primary School has a “welcoming and positive ethos” where children are “polite, welcoming, and kind.” Senior leaders are effectively guiding change, creating a “nurturing, caring and inclusive school” that helps children feel “safe, supported and valued.” The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve without further visits.

Strengths

• Children take “great pride in their school” and contribute positively to its community.
• Senior leaders “guide the pace of change well,” ensuring priorities are correctly identified.
• Staff work effectively to create a “calm and purposeful atmosphere” where children are “confident and ready to learn.”
• Collaborative work with partners enhances learning experiences, helping children “build confidence, develop independence and contribute to the life of the school.”

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders should improve approaches to planning and assessment so staff make “better use of assessment information” to help all children progress.
• Senior leaders should support staff to improve “approaches to learning and teaching” to better meet the needs of all children.
• The school should continue to “raise attainment and achievement, particularly in numeracy.”

Safeguarding

The report states that the school creates a “nurturing, caring and inclusive” environment which helps children feel “safe, supported and valued as part of the school community.”