Elgin Academy

Overview

The inspection team visited Elgin Academy in April 2024 and evaluated the school’s work using quality indicators. The report identifies specific strengths in the school environment and extracurricular provision but notes that evaluations for "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" are "weak". Consequently, the school requires additional support and a further inspection within one year.

Strengths

• Young people are "polite" and benefit from a "calm learning environment", showing they are "proud of their learning environment".
• The school is "welcoming to visitors".
• Staff run a "wide variety of clubs and activities" at lunchtimes and after school.
• Young people demonstrate useful skills, including "leadership and communication skills", in these activities.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders must ensure teachers improve their "understanding and delivery of high-quality learning, teaching and assessment" to provide greater consistency.
• Staff should ensure tasks are "appropriate for all" and set at the "right level of difficulty" to maximise progress.
• Senior leaders should work to "raise attainment for all young people with a particular focus on numeracy" and ensure systems help more pupils attain higher qualifications.
• Leaders should review what young people are learning, particularly in S4 to S6, considering how well new courses meet needs and add value.

Safeguarding

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