St Andrew's R C High School

Overview

The inspection highlights a "promising start" by the new leadership team, who have established an "ambitious vision" for the school. While relationships are "very positive" and wellbeing is rated "good," the report notes that leadership, teaching, and attainment outcomes are currently "satisfactory," requiring further development to raise standards.

Strengths

• The headteacher and senior leadership team have set an "ambitious vision" and identified key priorities to drive improvement.
• Relationships between young people and staff are "very positive," with pupils demonstrating a "readiness to learn" within a culture reflecting "Gospel values."
• Pupil support staff provide "high quality targeted support" that is improving attendance and engagement, particularly for those in the department of extended needs.
• New courses and effective support in the senior phase have resulted in "improved positive destinations" for young people.

Areas to improve

• Staff should improve approaches to "monitoring and evaluating their work" to demonstrate improved outcomes for young people.
• Leaders must work with staff to "raise attainment for all young people" and ensure systems help more pupils attain higher qualifications from S4 to S6.
• Teachers need a "shared understanding of standards in S1 to S3" to increase challenge, while senior leaders develop a "more consistent approach" to teaching, learning, and assessment.

Safeguarding

The report evaluates "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" as "good," noting that staff are "sensitive and responsive" to individual needs and provide warm, nurturing approaches.