Kelloholm School

Overview

The inspection team found that children benefit from "mutually respectful relationships with staff" and are "polite, well-mannered and eager participants in the wider life of the school." However, the report evaluates "Leadership of change" as "weak," indicating a "significant need to improve leadership of change at all levels to improve learner outcomes." Consequently, the school requires additional support and a further inspection within 12 months.

Strengths

• Children benefit from "mutually respectful relationships with staff" who know them and their families well.
• Staff make "good use of digital technologies to engage and stimulate children" and support those with barriers to learning.
• Senior leaders have established "effective partnerships within and beyond the local community" to support wellbeing.

Areas to improve

• Improve "leadership of change at all levels" by involving staff, children, parents, and partners in planning and evaluation.
• Improve the "quality of learning, teaching and assessment" to ensure increased pace and appropriate difficulty levels.
• Raise attainment, with a specific focus on improving success in "literacy and numeracy."
• Explore ways to encourage parents to "participate more fully in all aspects of the life of the school."

Safeguarding

The report states that the nursery class was inspected by the Care Inspectorate within the past 18 months and is therefore not part of this inspection.