Lochgelly South Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found an “inclusive, nurturing ethos” with “very positive relationships” that ensure children are “happy, kind and well behaved.” Staff are described as “skilled and dedicated,” providing effective wellbeing support and a variety of wider achievement opportunities. The report confirms the school has the capacity to continue improving, with no further visits required.

Strengths

• An “inclusive, nurturing ethos” fostering “very positive relationships between children, staff and parents.”
• A “skilled and dedicated staff team” using “well-developed approaches” to meet social and emotional needs.
• Effective wellbeing support provided to all children in all classes.
• A variety of wider achievement opportunities ensuring all children “experience success across a broad range of activities.”

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders should develop further how they plan and evaluate school improvement, ensuring a “clearer focus” on priorities with the greatest impact.
• Leaders and staff should ensure a “more rigorous approach to monitoring” to raise expectations of what children can achieve.
• Staff should continue to develop approaches to learning, teaching, and assessment to raise attainment in literacy and numeracy.

Safeguarding

The report highlights that staff provide “effective wellbeing support to all children” and use “well-developed approaches to meeting children’s social and emotional needs.”