Speyside High School

Overview

The inspection team found that the headteacher and senior leaders demonstrate a strong commitment to ensuring the school’s core values underpin its work. Staff and young people have developed strong, mutually respectful relationships, creating a calm and supportive environment. The report concludes that the school has the capacity to continue to improve without further visits.

Strengths

• Leaders work well together to seek positive outcomes, ensuring values of being "ambitious, respectful, responsible and creative" underpin the school’s work.
• Strong, mutually respectful relationships between staff and young people have led to a "calm, welcoming and supportive environment" where learners are motivated.
• Young people feel a "strong sense of belonging and pride" in their school and community, contributing effectively to wider school life.
• Pupils requiring additional support are "achieving well by the time they leave school."

Areas to improve

• Staff should continue to raise the attainment of all young people based on "increased aspiration for all."
• Staff across the school should work collaboratively to develop "consistently high-quality learning experiences" and raise ambition and expectations.
• Senior and middle leaders should continue to develop ways to support young people’s wellbeing "consistently across the school."

Safeguarding

The report states that the evaluation for "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" is "satisfactory."