Queensferry Community High School

Overview

The inspection team found that the school benefits from "highly motivated, articulate and ambitious young people" who are "eager participants in their learning." Leadership is described as "strong and effective," with senior leaders making "effective use of information about young people’s progress to raise attainment." The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve.

Strengths

• Pupils are described as "highly motivated, articulate and ambitious" with "high aspirations" and are "eager participants in their learning."
• Senior leaders and staff are "making effective use of information about young people’s progress to raise attainment."
• The headteacher provides "strong and effective leadership," which is "beginning to improve attainment in key measures in the senior phase."
• The evaluations for "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" are both rated as "good."

Areas to improve

• Staff should "build on existing approaches to planning learning to ensure all learning activities are set at the right level of difficulty for young people."
• The school should "continue with plans to improve attainment across the school."

Safeguarding

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