Kilbarchan Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that Kilbarchan Primary School has established a "positive, nurturing culture" where staff work collaboratively to support children. Inspectors evaluated the school’s work against quality indicators, rating both "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" as "good". The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• The acting headteacher and senior leadership team have created a "positive, nurturing culture" where staff ensure children learn in a "caring and supportive environment".
• Children are described as "confident and well-mannered", enjoying participation in roles and activities that help develop skills for "learning, life and work".
• "Approaches to learning through play at the early level" are effectively promoting younger children’s "curiosity and creativity".
• Senior leaders use information about progress well to support children who "require additional help with their learning".

Areas to improve

• Staff should develop "high quality and consistent approaches to learning and teaching", ensuring all children receive work at the "right level of difficulty".
• There is a need to focus on "improving attainment, particularly in writing".
• Staff should plan more effectively for all curricular areas to ensure children "build on their knowledge and skills as they move through the school".

Safeguarding

The report states that staff work together to ensure children learn in a "caring and supportive environment" and that senior leaders use progress data to support children requiring additional help.