Dunbog Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that children “thrive and achieve in a positive and caring school built on strong relationships and partnerships across the whole community.” Highly skilled staff ensure effective learning experiences, with careful planning led by the headteacher to meet the needs of all learners. The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve, so no further visits will be made in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Children benefit from a “positive and caring school” underpinned by strong community relationships and partnerships.
• “Highly skilled teachers and support staff” deliver effective learning and teaching experiences, with planning carefully tailored to individual learner needs.
• Pupils are making “very good progress in literacy and English and numeracy and mathematics.”
• The evaluations for “Learning, teaching and assessment” and “Raising attainment and achievement” are both described as “very good.”

Areas to improve

• The school should “continue to develop opportunities across the curriculum, for children to demonstrate and apply their learning in real life contexts both indoors and outside.”

Safeguarding

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