Pilrig Park School

Overview

The inspection found that Pilrig Park School benefits from “strong strategic leadership” which has established a “nurturing school culture underpinned by positive relationships and children’s rights.” Young people feel “safe, cared for and enjoy learning,” while staff are described as “highly responsive to their needs.” The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve, with no further visits required.

Strengths

• Staff work very well together and know young people well, providing support that is “highly responsive to their needs.”
• Older students in S4-S6 are gaining an “extensive range of qualifications and awards” through “very good opportunities to achieve well.”
• Personal achievements are “recognised and celebrated very well,” helping young people gain accreditation and grow in confidence.
• The school’s work in “Raising attainment and achievement” is evaluated as “very good.”

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders and staff should ensure young people are “sufficiently challenged with their learning at all times.”
• The school should “streamline how they plan learning” and use information to set “clear learning targets” to help pupils develop skills and make progress.

Safeguarding

The report states that young people feel “safe, cared for and enjoy learning” within a culture underpinned by “positive relationships and children’s rights.”