Strathburn School

Overview

Inspectors found that children across the school, enhanced provision, and nursery are "kind, caring and welcoming" and "keen, motivated and enthusiastic to learn." The school provides "highly inclusive and nurturing environments" where staff and children share positive relationships underpinned by school values.

Strengths

• Children are described as "very proud of their school community" and engage well in a "calm, supportive learning environment."
• Senior leaders work effectively with staff to ensure learning takes place in settings that help children "settle well and engage with their learning."
• Staff have placed a "strong emphasis on promoting reading for pleasure," which is helping to improve children’s reading skills.

Areas to improve

• Teachers should continue to develop "quality feedback for children" to help them "clearly identify their next steps in learning."
• Staff should consider how processes for planning, tracking, and monitoring attainment could be "simplified" to focus more explicitly on improvements in learning and teaching.
• Teachers should continue to develop learning and teaching with a focus on "pace and challenge" and further enhance experiences through "high-quality learning through play."

Safeguarding

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