Leith Walk Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited Leith Walk Primary School in February 2025, noting that the nursery class was excluded from this review. The report highlights a "nurturing and caring learning environment" and an "ambitious and aspirational programme of school improvement" led by the headteacher. While leadership and wellbeing are evaluated as "good," attainment is rated "satisfactory," with specific actions required to raise literacy and numeracy standards.

Strengths

• A "nurturing and caring learning environment" where relationships between staff and children are "positive and supportive."
• An "ambitious and aspirational programme of school improvement" that is helping to improve approaches to children’s learning.
• Effective "teamwork of all staff in sharing and developing professional skills and knowledge," supporting improved teaching and wellbeing.
• A "well planned, progressive programme of outdoor learning" where children demonstrate "high levels of engagement and enjoyment."

Areas to improve

• Improve approaches to learning and teaching by ensuring activities are "set at the right level of difficulty" to help children make the best possible progress.
• Raise children’s attainment in literacy and numeracy by using established monitoring approaches to "identify and target gaps in children’s learning."
• Develop the health and wellbeing curriculum to better support improvements in children’s understanding of "wellbeing, equality and diversity."

Safeguarding

The report states that the school is "ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" at a "good" level, with staff teamwork supporting improved approaches to children’s health and wellbeing.