Kinellar School

Overview

The inspection found that senior leaders and staff embed the school’s values effectively, creating a "calm, nurturing environment" for children. Learners are described as "polite and articulate," attaining very well while developing key skills across their education.

Strengths

• Senior leaders and staff embed school values well, fostering a "calm, nurturing environment" for "confident, curious learners."
• Children are "polite and articulate," talking "knowledgeably and enthusiastically" about their learning and attaining very well.
• Staff and children demonstrate "respectful, nurturing, and responsive relationships," supporting children to feel "safe, secure and motivated."

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop approaches to provide all children with "high quality learning experiences" across nursery and primary stages.
• Nursery staff should use information on progress more effectively to "raise attainment in literacy and numeracy."
• Improve approaches to "assessing, tracking, and monitoring children’s learning" to identify clear next steps and help children reach their "full potential."

Safeguarding

The report states that respectful and nurturing relationships support children to feel "safe, secure and motivated in their learning environments."