Pitlochry High School

Overview

The inspection team found a "calm, positive and inclusive environment for learning" supported by a "warm and caring ethos." Learners are described as "polite and respectful," enjoying school while "attaining and achieving well." The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve without further visits.

Strengths

• A "calm, positive and inclusive environment for learning" underpinned by a "warm and caring ethos" shown in interactions across the community.
• Children and young people are "polite and respectful," enjoy being at the school, and are "attaining and achieving well."
• Staff demonstrate an "ongoing commitment to monitoring and evaluating the work of the school," which is improving learner experiences.
• The whole school community ensures children are "knowledgeable about their rights, and the rights of others."

Areas to improve

• Continue plans to involve the whole school community in "refreshing the vision, values and aims."
• Senior leaders should develop approaches to improvement planning and a "shared understanding of how they show the impact of their work."
• Staff should improve the "consistency of high-quality learning and teaching" and ensure tasks are set at the "right level of difficulty."
• Increase the pace of improvements in curriculum development to ensure continued progress in all areas.

Safeguarding

The report evaluates "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" as "good," noting that the school community ensures children are knowledgeable about their rights.