Urafirth Primary School

Overview

Inspectors found that children in the school and nursery are "respectful, kind and welcoming," while being "articulate, motivated to learn and enjoy talking about their learning." The headteacher demonstrates "effective leadership" within an "inclusive, nurturing and inviting learning environment" that supports success for all children.

Strengths

• Children are described as "respectful, kind and welcoming" and are "motivated to learn."
• The headteacher provides "effective leadership" supported by staff, creating an "inclusive, nurturing and inviting learning environment."
• Staff engage in "ongoing high-quality professional learning" which leads to "improvements in children’s experiences and outcomes."
• Evaluations for both the primary school and nursery class were rated as "good" across key quality indicators.

Areas to improve

• Staff should develop approaches to ensure all children make the best possible progress, including "giving children more opportunities to lead their own learning."
• Staff should support children to "understand, record and share the skills they are developing through learning experiences and achievements."
• Nursery staff should provide "further challenge to extend and sustain children’s interests in learning."

Safeguarding

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