PUPILS, parents and staff at a North Lanarkshire primary school are celebrating this week after receiving a positive "report card" from inspectors.
Key strengths at St Mary’s Primary School and Nursery Class in Cleland, near Wishaw, included “confident and articulate” pupils who are “polite, well-mannered and welcoming to visitors” and “very proud of their school and nursery.”
The report also said: “All staff across the school and nursery work very well together to create positive, respectful and trusting relationships with children, parents and the community.
“They ensure a calm and purposeful learning environment where children want to do well and achieve.”
Inspectors added: “Staff in the school engage in professional learning to develop an effective approach to writing.
“This is resulting in confident children who are motivated and engaged in writing for a range of purposes and audiences.”
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As areas for improvement, inspectors recommended the senior leadership team should “target Pupil Equity Funds more closely to children who experience barriers to learning as a result of socio-economic circumstances” and "continue to develop a shared understanding of high-quality learning, teaching and assessment.
“This should support them further to raise attainment for all children.”
In the nursery, staff were advised to “continue to improve approaches to planning” and the inspectors noted: “They should ensure children experience a breadth and balance of learning across all curricular areas.”
Headteacher Francis McIntyre said: “We are very proud of the positive feedback in our recent inspection report.
“I am grateful for the staff, past and present, who have created and maintained a highly welcoming and nurturing ethos within St Mary’s.
“We are so proud of the pupils at St Mary’s.”
Councillor Michael McBride, convener of education, children and families at North Lanarkshire Council, said: “The entire school community should be extremely proud of this report, which underlines just how much everyone is focused on providing children with the very best start in their lives.”
The full report is available on the Education Scotland website.
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