St Combs School

Overview

Inspectors visited St Combs School in February 2023, finding a community where children feel a "strong sense of belonging" and pride in their local heritage. The report highlights "very positive relationships" among staff, parents, and pupils, noting that the school has the capacity to continue improving without further inspection visits.

Strengths

• Children possess a "strong sense of belonging" and are proud of their "heritage, Doric dialect and culture."
• The staff team "work together very well," willingly sharing knowledge to improve their professional skills.
• The Parent Council is "highly supportive" and plays an active role, working effectively with staff to enhance children’s experiences.
• The school achieved "good" evaluations for "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" and "Raising attainment and achievement."

Areas to improve

• Provide children with more opportunities to lead and influence change by resuming leadership groups and committees.
• Develop universal approaches to meeting the needs of all learners, with further professional learning for staff on supporting individual needs.
• Ensure a shared understanding of high-quality learning, teaching, and assessment, matching experiences to children’s needs and interests.
• Support children to understand and articulate the skills for learning, life, and work they are developing.

Safeguarding

The report states that the school’s work in "Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion" was evaluated as "good."