Our Lady's High School - Cumbernauld

Overview

The inspection found that strong leadership creates an "aspirational and positive climate for learning" supported by relationships built on "trust and mutual respect." The school demonstrates "very good" learning, teaching and assessment, alongside "good" raising of attainment and achievement. Inspectors are confident the school has the capacity to continue improving without further visits.

Strengths

• "Strong and effective leadership" by the headteacher, well supported by staff, fosters a positive environment.
• Teachers support learning effectively through "effective questioning" and providing "high quality feedback to all learners."
• There are "high levels of attainment in literacy across the school."
• A "wide range of well-considered clubs and activities" helps develop leadership skills and skills for learning, life and work.

Areas to improve

• Continue to raise attainment, particularly in numeracy and for the highest attaining young people.
• Senior leaders should strengthen approaches to monitoring progress acceleration for young people in the most deprived datazones.
• Senior leaders should continue to share good practice in learning, teaching and assessment locally and nationally.

Safeguarding

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