Kettle Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that Kettle Primary School fosters "positive relationships between children and staff," which help promote a "calm and welcoming environment." However, the report identifies significant weaknesses in learning, teaching, and attainment, concluding that the school "needs additional support and more time to make necessary improvements."

Strengths

• "Positive relationships between children and staff" that are respectful and supportive.
• A "calm and welcoming environment across the school."
• "Confident children across the school" who are beginning to contribute to positive change.

Areas to improve

• Improve the quality of learning and teaching by planning activities "well matched to children’s individual needs" and ensuring children are "supported and challenged."
• Use "robust data and self-evaluation evidence effectively" to identify appropriate school improvement priorities.
• Improve attainment in literacy and numeracy by increasing expectations and creating opportunities to apply national standards.
• Develop approaches to assessing wellbeing and review the health and wellbeing curriculum to ensure it is progressive.

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.