St Peter's RC School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited St Peter’s RC Primary School in December 2022 and evaluated its work against national quality indicators. The report describes a school with an “inclusive, caring ethos” where staff maintain “very positive, caring relationships” with pupils. Inspectors concluded that the school has the capacity to continue improving and will not return for further monitoring visits.

Strengths

• The school’s values are clearly linked to Gospel Values, creating a “calm, purposeful environment” where children are “valued and supported in their learning and wellbeing.”
• The headteacher and depute headteacher provide “strong leadership and a clear direction for school improvement” based on a thorough understanding of pupil needs.
• “Strong partnership work” is helping to increase children’s confidence and self-esteem, supporting an “inclusive and ambitious school culture.”
• Evaluations for “Learning, teaching and assessment” and “Raising attainment and achievement” were both rated as “good.”

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop “high-quality learning and teaching more consistently across the school,” ensuring activities are challenging and well matched to all children’s needs.
• Build on recent improvements in literacy and numeracy to “continue to improve attainment for all children” in these areas and across the curriculum.

Safeguarding

The report highlights that the school’s inclusive ethos and positive relationships help create an environment where children are “valued and supported in their learning and wellbeing.”