Meigle Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited Meigle Primary School in February 2025 and found a school with a "positive, nurturing and inclusive ethos." The report highlights "strong and effective leadership" and notes that staff and children work very effectively as a team. Inspectors are confident the school has the capacity to continue improving, so no further visits will be made in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Leadership has established an environment where children are "proud of their school and supportive of their peers."
• Teachers use "well-established and clear routines" to support learning in multi-composite classes, providing effective direct teaching in literacy and numeracy.
• Staff collaborate effectively with partners to develop "high-quality interventions" for children requiring wellbeing support, including skilled assistance for social and emotional needs.
• Children gain valuable skills in teamwork and communication by taking on a "wide range of leadership opportunities" through committees and extra-curricular activities.

Areas to improve

• Teachers must use assessment information more regularly to inform daily planning, ensuring children experience the "right level of challenge" when working independently.
• Staff should prioritise improving writing to ensure children have regular opportunities to "write at length for a variety of different contexts" to accelerate progress in literacy and numeracy.

Safeguarding

The report states that staff work very well with educational partners to develop high-quality interventions that meet children’s social and emotional needs very well, contributing to an evaluation of "very good" for ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion.