Kilmory Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that staff support children to feel "welcomed and cared for," fostering "positive, respectful and nurturing relationships" that enhance motivation. Children are described as "friendly, curious and confident," benefiting from local community partnerships. While the nursery class received evaluations of "good" for learning and progress, the primary school’s learning, teaching, and assessment were judged "satisfactory."

Strengths

• Staff create an environment where children feel "welcomed and cared for," leading to positive relationships and motivation.
• Children display a "positive attitude to their school" and are "friendly, curious and confident."
• Nursery staff use "stimulating outdoor and real-life learning contexts" to engage children in meaningful activities.
• The nursery class secures children’s progress and delivers good learning and teaching.

Areas to improve

• Develop "consistently high-quality approaches to learning and teaching" ensuring activities are challenging and matched to all children’s needs.
• Improve approaches to "assessing and tracking children’s progress" so all pupils build on prior learning and lead their own learning.
• Enhance support for children requiring additional help by setting "clear, measurable targets" to improve progress.
• Improve attainment in literacy and numeracy across the school.

Safeguarding

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