Easdale Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that children are “kind and respectful” and “proud of their school and nursery.” Staff demonstrate a “clear focus on achieving the best possible outcomes,” ensuring that “almost all children make good progress in their learning.” The report confirms the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• Children “engage well in group working” and “enjoy learning about their rights and sustainability.”
• Staff provide “a range of learning experiences which are relevant to the context in which children live.”
• Nursery children “benefit from playing and learning with children in the school very regularly,” helping them “settle quickly and happily” in P1.
• Evaluations for both the primary school and nursery class were rated as “good” across all quality indicators.

Areas to improve

• Staff should “develop further the planning of learning across all areas of the curriculum” to build on existing knowledge.
• Teachers should “develop further a clear assessment strategy which includes regular, planned high-quality assessment” to identify skill application in new contexts.

Safeguarding

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