St Anthony's Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited St Anthony’s Primary School in April 2025, finding a community where children’s rights are respected and relationships are "very positive." The report evaluates both "Learning, teaching and assessment" and "Raising attainment and achievement" as "good," noting the school has the capacity to continue improving without further inspection visits.

Strengths

• Children learn in an inclusive environment described as a St Anthony’s ‘family’, where they "feel safe" and engage in activities promoting the Catholic faith.
• Pupils are "articulate" and engage "very positively" in learning, expressing their thoughts while listening to one another.
• Staff work "very effectively as team" through professional learning, carefully planning approaches that "remove barriers to learning."
• Teachers "assess accurately" progress in literacy and numeracy, with senior leaders using this data to ensure learning continues to improve.

Areas to improve

• Teachers must develop the quality of teaching to ensure the "pace of learning meets the needs of all learners."
• Staff need to improve children’s knowledge of their strengths and "next steps in learning across all areas of the curriculum."
• Senior leaders must continue to raise attainment by developing literacy and numeracy skills across all curriculum areas.

Safeguarding

The report states that children "feel safe" and benefit from an environment where their rights are respected.