Craighill Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that children experience "positive and caring relationships" within a supportive learning environment where they feel valued. The school’s work in improving literacy skills and providing strong Gaelic immersion experiences was highlighted as particularly effective. Inspectors expressed confidence in the school’s capacity to continue improving, meaning no further visits will be made in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Children are described as "polite, kind and eager to learn," benefiting from positive relationships with adults and peers.
• Targeted work by staff to improve literacy skills is "impacting positively on the development of children’s reading and writing in Gaelic and English."
• Gaelic Medium Education classes provide "strong immersion experiences," enhancing children’s specialist vocabulary through a rich range of achievements.

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop high-quality learning and teaching across all classes, ensuring a "clear focus on providing all children with appropriate levels of challenge."
• Use children’s next steps in learning to inform planning across the curriculum to support the "best possible progress in their learning."
• Ensure all children in Gaelic Medium classes "learn through Gaelic all of the time," supported by the local authority and senior leaders.

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.