Cradlehall Primary School

Overview

Inspectors visited Cradlehall Primary School and Nursery Class in October 2022, finding an “inclusive, nurturing ethos” where children feel “valued, supported and happy.” The report highlights staff engagement in professional learning and a range of leadership opportunities that develop children’s skills and confidence.

Strengths

• An “inclusive, nurturing ethos” where children feel “valued, supported and happy.”
• Staff undertaking “professional learning and leading change” to improve children’s experiences.
• A “range of leadership opportunities and enriching experiences” that develop skills and confidence.
• “Good” evaluations for leadership of change, learning, teaching and assessment, and raising attainment in the primary stages.
• “Good” evaluations for ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion, and securing children’s progress in the nursery class.

Areas to improve

• Continue to improve the “quality and consistency of learning and teaching,” including better use of digital technology and outdoor learning spaces.
• Improve the “indoor environment and facilities for the nursery class.”
• Develop a “clearer way to track children’s progress” to identify next steps more accurately at individual, class, and whole-school levels.

Safeguarding

The report notes that the evaluation for “Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion” was “satisfactory” for the primary stages and “good” for the nursery class.