Ross High School

Overview

The inspection team found that Ross High School provides a "calm, purposeful and inclusive learning environment" underpinned by positive relationships. While leadership is described as compassionate and support for additional needs is effective, the evaluations for learning, teaching and assessment and raising attainment and achievement were both rated as "satisfactory".

Strengths

• The headteacher provides "compassionate leadership" to improve learners’ experiences across the school community.
• Senior leaders and staff create a "calm, purposeful and inclusive learning environment" supported by positive relationships.
• Staff effectively use information about young people to help ensure they are "confident and successful in their learning".
• Staff work effectively with partners to improve engagement and post-school destinations, providing "effective supports to improve outcomes".
• The ‘Ross ASN’ provision supports young people "very effectively" to learn, achieve and participate well in school life.

Areas to improve

• Staff should use a "wider range of approaches to assessment" to make more reliable judgements about progress in S1 to S3 and inform planning.
• Staff need to raise attainment at each stage, particularly by providing "appropriate levels of challenge in learning" for young people through S1 to S3.

Safeguarding

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