Crookston Castle Primary School

Overview

Inspectors visited Crookston Castle Primary School in September 2025 and found a school with a “very warm, inclusive, and nurturing ethos” where children feel included and enjoy learning. The report evaluates both ‘Learning, teaching and assessment’ and ‘Raising attainment and achievement’ as “good”, noting that the school has the capacity to continue improving without further inspection visits.

Strengths

• Staff have created an environment where “all children feel included and enjoy their learning.”
• Children are described as “kind and well behaved,” working well together and taking pride in their school.
• Depute headteachers plan effectively to support children requiring additional help, collaborating with partners to aid “learning and emotional wellbeing.”
• Pupils benefit from regular opportunities to explore local heritage, helping them “engage and connect with their local community.”

Areas to improve

• The headteacher should develop progression pathways across all curricular areas, involving staff to create a curriculum that is “flexible and reflects children’s interests.”
• Approaches to planning for children with part-time timetables require review.
• Assessment practices need to be used more effectively to raise attainment in literacy and numeracy.

Safeguarding

The report highlights that staff work with partners to ensure all children benefit from support for their “emotional wellbeing,” though it does not provide a separate, detailed evaluation of safeguarding procedures.