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HMIE Report
"St. Blane’s Primary was inspected in March 2008 and the report, published in June 2008 graded the school’s work very good in every area and excellent in two areas. No school in South Lanarkshire has received a better report.
The Head Teacher said; “We are delighted that the report made such very positive references to the outstanding climate for learning and quality of relationships within the school. Our enthusiastic and well-mannered pupils are a credit to the school. The commitment and dedication of the staff is exemplaryand I am particularly pleased this was recognised by the inspectors.”
Click here to read the report (www.hmie.gov.uk – primary reports)
Key Strenghts of the School
HM Inspectors identified the following key strengths.
The broad range of learning experiences across the curriculum, and the focus on developing pupils’ wider achievement. Pupils’ attainment in English language and mathematics.
Involvement of pupils in their own learning and the school’s approaches to meeting their learning needs.
The quality of care and welfare and the school’s commitment to promoting healthy living amongst pupils.
Active involvement of parents in their children’s learning and very effective links with local parishes and the wider community.
Leadership of the headteacher and the commitment of staff in improving experiences for pupils.
Indicators of quality
The sections in the table below follow the order in the report. You can find the main comments made about each of the quality indicators in those sections. However, aspects of some quality indicators are relevant to other sections of the report and may also be mentioned in those other sections.
How good are learning, teaching and achievement?
| The curriculum | |
| Teaching for effective learning | very good |
| Learners’ experiences | very good |
| Improvement in performance: English language | very good |
| Improvement in performance: mathematics | very good |
| How well are pupils’ learning needs met? | |
| Meeting learning needs | very good |
| How good is the environment for learning? | |
| Care, welfare and development | very good |
| Management and use of resources and space for learning (all other aspects) | very good |
| Management and use of resources and space for learning (the old building) | adequate |
| The engagement of staff in the life and work of the school | excellent |
| Expectations and promoting achievement | excellent |
| Equality and fairness | very good |
| The school’s success in involving parents, carers and families | very good |
| Leading and improving the school | very good |
| Developing people and partnerships | very good |
| Leadership of improvement and change (of the headteacher) | very good |
| Leadership of improvement and change (across the school) | very good |
|
Improvement through self-evaluation |
very good |
This report uses the following word scale to make clear judgements made by inspectors:
- excellent outstanding, sector leading
- very good major strengths
- good major strengths
- adequate strengths just outweigh weaknesses
- weak important weaknesses
- unsatisfactory major weaknesses
