Kinmylies Primary School

Overview

Inspectors visited Kinmylies Primary School and Nursery Class in September 2024, finding a school where children are “well-mannered, eager to learn” and demonstrate a “positive attitude towards their learning.” The report highlights strong relationships between staff and pupils, creating a “safe and supportive environment,” though it identifies specific areas for improvement in leadership, teaching quality, and attainment.

Strengths

• Children show a “positive attitude towards their learning” and demonstrate school values in their interactions.
• Staff have developed “positive, nurturing and respectful relationships” that support a safe learning environment.
• The headteacher prioritises wellbeing and inclusion, ensuring children have a “strong sense of belonging.”
• Nursery children benefit from “high-quality learning opportunities through play” that develop confidence and communication.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders should improve “leadership of change at all levels” by involving staff, children, and parents more fully.
• Staff should enhance the quality of learning, teaching, and assessment, providing more challenge and opportunities for children to “lead aspects of their learning.”
• Leaders and staff must raise attainment, specifically focusing on improving success in “writing and numeracy.”
• Nursery practitioners should ensure learning through play builds on previous knowledge and improve how they “monitor children’s progress.”

Safeguarding

The report states that staff relationships support a “safe and supportive environment for learning” and that children feel “well-supported” with a strong sense of belonging.