Hill of Fearn Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that the school benefits from “highly effective leadership” which supports staff in improving learning and teaching approaches. Children are described as “polite, welcoming and highly motivated to learn,” engaging very well in their education. The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve, with no further visits planned in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• “Highly effective leadership” of the headteacher supports staff to improve approaches to learning and teaching, including planning at the right level of difficulty for multi-stage classes.
• Staff work very well together to reflect on and improve children’s experiences, including a “highly positive start” to supporting learning through play.
• Children are “polite, welcoming and highly motivated to learn” and engage very well in learning activities.

Areas to improve

• Staff should support children to recognise and understand the skills they are developing through learning experiences and achievements.
• Staff should continue to plan increased opportunities for children to experience high-quality and progressive outdoor learning.

Safeguarding

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