Lockerbie Primary School

Overview

The report confirms that Lockerbie Primary School has made "some progress" since the original inspection, particularly in improving relationships and engagement. However, significant inconsistencies remain in learning and teaching, with improvements not yet evident across the whole school. Education Scotland will return within 12 months to assess further progress.

Strengths

• "Most children engage well in their learning" with lessons described as "interesting and motivating".
• "Relationships between children and staff are positive," helping children feel "confident in talking about their learning".
• Staff are successfully developing children’s "essential listening and talking skills" to support participation.
• New systems to monitor attainment and celebrate wider achievements are being developed and show early positive impacts.

Areas to improve

• Improve the "leadership of learning, teaching and assessment at all levels" to ensure improvements are consistent across all classes.
• Provide "more specific feedback from teachers" and make better use of digital technology for communication with parents.
• Urgently implement "accredited programmes" for senior phase young people, as currently "very few" exist.

Safeguarding

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