Rosneath Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited Rosneath Primary School and Nursery Class in June 2025. The report highlights that relationships are “very supportive and positive” and that staff place children’s rights and dignity at the centre of their practice. Inspectors expressed confidence that the school has the capacity to continue improving, meaning no further visits will be made in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Relationships across the school and nursery are “very supportive and positive,” supporting all children to “experience success and improve their motivation to learn.”
• The headteacher leads ably, with teachers acting as “reflective practitioners” who use professional learning effectively to improve learning and teaching.
• Nursery practitioners have developed indoor and outdoor environments well to promote children’s “curiosity and creativity.”
• In the nursery, children are described as “enthusiastic and resilient learners.”

Areas to improve

• Staff must agree on a “consistent and high-quality approach to the teaching of writing” to accelerate progress and attainment.
• Teachers should continue to embed the use of assessment information to plan better for learning and provide “consistently the right level of challenge.”
• Nursery practitioners should continue to “increase the pace and challenge for all children” to support better progress.

Safeguarding

The report states that “children’s rights and the dignity of all children are at the centre of staff’s practice,” contributing to a supportive environment.