St Macnissi's Primary School

Overview

St MacNissi’s Primary School is described as successfully realising its vision through a "child-centred approach" and "consistently high levels of care." The inspection highlights a "vibrant and inclusive community of learning" where children are "confident, attentive, fully engaged in their learning" and feel safe. The school is well placed to continue its development, with specific practices identified for wider sharing.

Strengths

• The "whole-school focus on the development of thinking skills" enables children to structure thoughts, reflect, and solve problems effectively.
• "Assessment for learning strategies are highly effective and consistently applied," helping children understand their progress.
• "Early identification of the children who have barriers to their learning" and the high-quality support provided are cited as key strengths.
• Staff demonstrate "skilful" teaching using "active learning and multi-sensory approaches" to meet individual needs.
• The school fosters a "respectful, collaborative culture" where staff professional development is prioritised and valued.

Areas to improve

• Senior and middle leaders are to "re-engage in first-hand observations of learning" to better inform self-evaluation and share effective practice.

Safeguarding

The report states that "the arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance."