Tollcross Primary School

Overview

Inspectors found that Tollcross Primary School provides a "nurturing and positive environment" where children are "confident, polite" and "keen to learn." The report evaluates the school’s work on learning, teaching, and raising attainment as "good," noting that the headteacher and staff work well together to support the community.

Strengths

• Children are described as "confident, polite" and demonstrate the school values, showing they are "proud of their school, enthusiastic and keen to learn."
• The headteacher and senior leadership team are "ambitious for all children," ensuring staff collaborate effectively to create a supportive culture.
• Staff use "digital technologies well to support children’s learning."
• Children benefit from an "extensive range of activities and programmes" which supports their wider achievements.
• Achievements are actively "encouraged, recorded and celebrated by school staff," forming a central part of the school’s positive culture.

Areas to improve

• The school should "continue to develop high-quality approaches to learning, teaching and assessment," ensuring all children experience "appropriate challenge" and have more opportunities to "lead their own learning."
• The school needs to "continue to improve attainment in literacy and numeracy across the school."

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific commentary on safeguarding arrangements, focusing instead on learning, teaching, and attainment evaluations.