Langholm Academy

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited Langholm Academy in January 2023 and found the school to be performing well. The report highlights a "warm, supportive and calm learning environment" underpinned by clear school values and staff commitment. Inspectors concluded that the school has the capacity to continue improving and will not require further visits.

Strengths

• There are "positive relationships between staff and young people," fostering a supportive community.
• Staff demonstrate a strong "commitment to improve the education provision," including systems to monitor progress.
• There are "positive improvements in literacy and numeracy levels" across both the Broad General Education and Senior phase.
• The evaluations for "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" are both rated as "good".

Areas to improve

• Leaders and staff should ensure learning plans account for young people’s views to provide the "right level of challenge."
• The school should work with partners to "increase levels of ambition and aspiration," focusing on higher quality passes and broader curriculum access.

Safeguarding

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