Straidbilly Primary School

Overview

Straidbilly Primary School creates a “positive and welcoming learning environment” where children feel “safe, happy and comfortable.” The school community is committed to its new vision, underpinned by a “wholly inclusive and nurturing environment” and strong partnerships with parents and the wider community.

Strengths

• A “welcoming and nurturing ethos” permeates the school, supported by “respectful, patient, kind and supportive relationships.”
• Children are “happy and ready to learn” in a well-organised environment with high expectations from staff.
• The recently established specialist provision is “well resourced” and supports children’s emotional needs effectively.
• Strong community links, including a successful “Parents and Toddlers” group, enrich learning and support families.
• Children engage confidently in extra-curricular activities and take pride in achievements such as the “Small Schools Rugby Cup.”

Areas to improve

• Improve the quality of planning, teaching, and assessment to ensure learning experiences are consistent across the school.
• Reduce the “over reliance on worksheets and closed tasks” that do not extend creativity or challenge thinking.
• Embed effective active learning strategies, particularly in mathematics, across all classes.

Safeguarding

The evidence provided demonstrates that “the arrangements for child protection align to the current statutory guidance.”