St Cadoc's Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited St Cadoc’s Primary School and Nursery Class in September 2024, finding a school with a "very positive ethos for learning" supported by Gospel values. The report highlights "mutually respectful relationships" between staff and children, creating a "calm and purposeful learning environment." Inspectors concluded that the school has the capacity to continue improving and will not make further visits in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• The school’s values support a positive ethos, with staff and children enjoying "mutually respectful relationships" that ensure a "calm and purposeful learning environment."
• Teachers use "skilful and highly-effective" questioning to encourage deep thinking and adapt learning to meet the needs of all children.
• Strong approaches to "learning through play" in early years allow children to be "curious and creative as independent and resilient learners."
• Effective teaching of literacy and numeracy has resulted in "sustained and high levels of attainment" for children.

Areas to improve

• Senior leaders and staff should develop regular opportunities for children to "lead their learning and learn independently" to offer increased challenge.
• Teachers should develop approaches to assessing progress in curricular areas "outwith literacy and numeracy" to accurately identify progress.
• Nursery practitioners should improve approaches to "planning, assessment and monitoring and tracking of children’s progress" to increase learning progress.

Safeguarding

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