Strathmore Primary School

Overview

The inspection team found that Strathmore Primary School and Pre-School Class maintains a "very inclusive culture" where children feel "cared for and valued." Senior leaders and staff demonstrate "effective teamwork" and a continuous focus on improvement, despite recent staffing changes. The school is confident in its capacity to continue improving, with no further visits planned.

Strengths

• Approaches to developing children’s emotional wellbeing support a "very inclusive culture" where children are "friendly and enjoy learning."
• "Effective teamwork" among senior leaders, staff, and practitioners, who "embrace change and take forward improvement priorities effectively."
• Teachers’ use of the school campus to support outdoor learning, helping children develop skills in "interesting real life contexts."

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop approaches to planning children’s learning in the nursery to ensure "children’s next steps in learning are identified clearly."
• Develop further how teachers plan learning in the school to support children to "take greater ownership of their learning" and focus on "raising children’s attainment."

Safeguarding

The report highlights that the school’s approaches to developing emotional wellbeing support a "very inclusive culture" where children know they are "cared for and valued."