Greenbrae School

Overview

The inspection found that children experience a "warm, calm and positive ethos" supported by "nurturing and mutually respectful relationships." Acting headteachers provide a "strong foundation for improvement," fostering a motivated staff culture. The report confirms the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• Children are described as "articulate, well-mannered, respectful and proud of their school."
• Staff work well together, motivated to "lead changes and improve their practice."
• Children develop effective leadership skills through experiences that increase confidence and collaboration.
• Nursery staff provide effective support for children requiring additional help with learning.
• Evaluations for "Leadership of change" and "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" were rated as "good."

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders and teachers must improve how they "collect and analyse information about children’s progress" to raise attainment.
• Staff should identify and develop "high-quality learning, teaching and assessment," giving children more opportunities to lead their learning.
• Nursery leaders should support staff to improve planning and consistently capture children’s progress across the curriculum.

Safeguarding

The report states that "nurturing and mutually respectful relationships which support effectively children’s wellbeing" exist, with the quality indicator for "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" evaluated as "good."