Strathaven Academy

Overview

The inspection team found that young people make a “hard working and purposeful contribution” to creating a “calm and productive environment for learning.” The school demonstrates “very good” performance in raising attainment and achievement, supported by “high levels of attainment” across S1-S3 and the senior phase. Inspectors are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and will make no further visits in connection with this inspection.

Strengths

• Young people contribute to a “calm and productive environment for learning.”
• Teachers have developed a “very strong understanding of national standards and expectations,” enhanced by peer working.
• There are “high levels of attainment across S1-S3 and the senior phase.”
• Progress is supported by “thorough and robust approaches to tracking young people’s progress.”
• Young people in the senior phase are “well informed about their strengths and next steps in learning.”

Areas to improve

• Continue planned work to embed the skills framework so young people can “talk confidently about the skills they are developing.”
• Teachers should continue to develop “high quality learning, teaching and assessment,” including planning tasks that are “engaging and set at the right level of difficulty for all young people.”

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific narrative comments regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.