Culbokie Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that staff foster “highly positive and nurturing relationships” with children, creating a “calm, purposeful environment.” The headteacher’s “caring and people-centred leadership” empowers the school community, while children demonstrate a strong understanding of their rights. The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve without further visits.

Strengths

• Staff build “highly positive and nurturing relationships” that support a “strong sense of community.”
• Leadership is described as “caring and people-centred,” encouraging staff and children to “lead change.”
• Teachers use questioning techniques that encourage children to “think meaningfully” and develop problem-solving skills.
• Children understand their rights and apply them to become “engaged members of society.”

Areas to improve

• The headteacher should “streamline approaches to school improvement planning” and use data more effectively to evidence impact.
• Staff should develop a “shared understanding and application of high quality learning, teaching and assessment” to ensure consistency.
• Staff should raise attainment, focusing on “accelerating the progress of children who require additional challenge.”

Safeguarding

The report notes that the nursery class was inspected by the Care Inspectorate within the past 18 months and is therefore not part of this inspection, while highlighting that children’s understanding of their rights helps them contribute to social change.