Leslie Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that strong leadership and positive relationships are driving improvements in learning and teaching at Leslie Primary School and Nursery Class. Children feel safe and nurtured within a supportive "family ethos," resulting in good evaluations for learning, teaching, and attainment. The report confirms the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• "Strong leadership" by the headteacher and depute headteacher, who work well with an "enthusiastic staff team" to improve approaches to learning and teaching.
• "Positive relationships" established by all staff, ensuring children feel "safe, nurtured and trusted" within the school’s "family ethos."
• Children are described as "friendly, polite and welcoming," who are "kind, caring" and "proud of their school."
• A "variety of opportunities" for children to achieve skills for learning, life and work, with achievements "recognised and celebrated" across the community.

Areas to improve

• Staff should "continue to raise attainment in literacy and numeracy" across the school and nursery.
• Staff should "review approaches to planning" to identify "clear plans for different groups of children" and ensure all learning needs are met fully.

Safeguarding

The report states that "children feel safe, nurtured and trusted as a result of the family ethos that has been created."