Eaglesfield School

Overview

The inspection team found that Eaglesfield School provides a "highly inclusive culture" where positive relationships help children to "thrive in their learning and wellbeing." Staff work effectively as a team to offer a wide range of opportunities for achievement, both within and outside the school. The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve, with no further visits planned in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• The headteacher and staff create a supportive environment where children are "well-behaved, enthusiastic learners" with a "real determination to succeed."
• Teachers facilitate "meaningful discussions about their learning," helping pupils understand their progress and next steps.
• Staff have taken "right steps to make more effective use of data" to plan relevant literacy and numeracy approaches.
• The school provides opportunities for children to learn "within the community and alongside their families."

Areas to improve

• Staff should continue to build on approaches to learning, teaching, and assessment, including "developing approaches to outdoor learning."
• Staff should continue to raise attainment for all through the "review of approaches to raising attainment in literacy and numeracy."

Safeguarding

The report highlights that the school provides a "highly inclusive culture" with "positive relationships" that support children’s wellbeing, though it does not explicitly detail separate safeguarding procedures.