St Andrew's Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited St Andrew’s Primary School and Early Childhood Centre in March 2023. The report highlights a welcoming environment where children cooperate well, though it identifies weaknesses in leadership of change and wellbeing provision. Consequently, the school requires additional support and will undergo a further inspection within one year.

Strengths

• Staff and children are “welcoming and keen to share their ideas and experiences,” with children cooperating well in pairs and groups.
• The Early Childhood Centre provides a “caring ethos” where children are settled and developing confidence under effective practitioner leadership.
• Shared approaches to literacy and numeracy are “beginning to have a positive impact on children’s attainment.”
• Learning, teaching and assessment are evaluated as “satisfactory” for both primary and nursery stages.
• Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion in the nursery class is evaluated as “good.”

Areas to improve

• Improve planning for continuous improvement by setting “measurable and sustainable improvement priorities” and increasing opportunities for children and staff to lead change.
• Develop a “cohesive and consistent approach to promoting children’s wellbeing and inclusion,” including clear operational guidance and record-keeping.
• Continue developing staff understanding of “nurturing and restorative approaches” and share these with all stakeholders.

Safeguarding

The report states that staff should develop a cohesive approach to promoting wellbeing and inclusion, including clear operational guidance on processes and record-keeping to help meet the needs of all children.