Kilmaurs Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found a school with a "welcoming, nurturing and inclusive ethos" where staff work well together to create positive relationships. While children are described as "confident, polite and well-mannered" and proud of their community, the report identifies specific areas for improvement in learning, teaching, and safeguarding.

Strengths

• Staff create "positive and respectful relationships" with children and the community, fostering an inclusive environment.
• Children are "confident, polite and well-mannered," engaging enthusiastically with visitors and sharing their experiences.
• All children participate in "pupil community leadership groups," feeling valued and supported in developing skills for learning, life, and work.
• The school provides "highly effective supports to reduce the cost of the school day," benefiting families through discreet and caring approaches.

Areas to improve

• Build a shared understanding of high-quality learning, teaching, and assessment to ensure well-paced experiences at the right level for all children.
• Improve the quality of play-based learning across the early stages.
• Develop staff understanding of how to analyse and use information about children’s learning to plan more effectively.
• Ensure Pupil Equity Funding is targeted more closely to tackle poverty-related attainment gaps.

Safeguarding

Senior leaders and the local authority have taken forward areas for improvement in safeguarding which "required urgent action" and should continue to monitor and review the impact of this work over time.