St John Ogilvie High School

Overview

The inspection team found that St John Ogilvie High School benefits from "outstanding leadership" and a "relentless and ongoing collective focus" on ensuring all young people succeed. The school demonstrates high-quality approaches to data and wellbeing, with evaluations of "very good" for learning, teaching, and attainment.

Strengths

• The headteacher provides "outstanding leadership," supported by effective depute headteachers, inspiring the community through "authenticity, high ambitions, strategic ability and relentless drive."
• Young people are "excellent ambassadors for their school," demonstrating respect, a keenness to learn, and strong adherence to school values.
• Staff collaborate effectively to improve learning experiences, wellbeing, and attainment, while using "high-quality sophisticated approaches to using data" to plan improvements.
• Whole-school wellbeing approaches help young people develop resilience and confidence, fostering their capacity to support their own wellbeing.
• A strong focus on equity ensures improved outcomes for all young people, regardless of potential barriers to learning.

Areas to improve

• Staff should continue to improve the consistency of high-quality learning and teaching, specifically by helping young people to "reflect and evaluate what they have learned more consistently."

Safeguarding

The report states that "whole school approaches to promoting wellbeing are helping young people develop very well their awareness and capacity to support their own wellbeing," contributing to them being "resilient, confident individuals."