Fairlie Primary School

Overview

Inspectors visited Fairlie Primary School in September 2024, noting that the nursery class was excluded as it had recently been inspected by Care Inspectorate. The report evaluates the school’s work as “good” across the quality indicators of “Learning, teaching and assessment” and “Raising attainment and achievement.” Inspectors expressed confidence that the school has the capacity to continue improving, meaning no further visits will take place in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Children are described as “polite, respectful and responsible,” feeling “safe and included” and proud to be part of the school community.
• Pupils are “engaged in their learning,” working well independently and with peers, with “almost all children” being “eager to learn” and participating actively.
• The staff team is “supportive and reflective,” knowing children and families well and demonstrating a strong commitment to improving outcomes.

Areas to improve

• Staff should ensure learning activities provide the “correct level of difficulty for all children” to support progress and raise attainment.
• Approaches to “tracking and monitoring children’s progress” require improvement to help identify attainment gaps and support planning.

Safeguarding

The report states that children “feel safe and included” and enjoy “positive relationships with staff and peers.”