Lauder Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that Lauder Primary School demonstrates “good” performance across all four quality indicators, including leadership, learning, wellbeing, and attainment. The report highlights a school where children feel “valued and well-supported” and are “confident, well-mannered and enthusiastic about their learning.” Inspectors expressed confidence that the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• “Positive, nurturing and respectful relationships” exist between children and staff, fostering a supportive environment.
• There is a “strong focus on learning and teaching,” with staff being “reflective about their work” and using professional learning effectively.
• The school makes “highly effective use of digital technologies,” with both children and teachers being “skilled and confident” in their application.
• “Well-established community partnerships” provide children with “exciting, creative and collaborative experiences” that extend their learning.

Areas to improve

• Refine and streamline systems and processes that support the school’s work in improving outcomes for children.
• Continue to develop ways for children to take the lead in their learning.
• Strengthen staff’s shared understanding of children’s progress and achievement against national standards.
• Develop universal and targeted approaches to accelerate children’s progress and raise attainment further.

Safeguarding

The report evaluates “Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion” as “good,” noting that children feel “valued and well-supported” within positive and respectful relationships.