Victoria Park Primary School in Dundee has been given a positive report card by inspectors from Education Scotland.
A team of inspectors found a number of strengths in the school’s work following their visit in November last year.
These included:
- Kind and respectful children who learn and play together in a highly inclusive school, where everyone is valued.
- The highly effective leadership of the head teacher who leads a dedicated team of teachers and support staff.
- Children across the school making very good progress in English language, literacy, numeracy and mathematics.
- Children learning English as an additional language making strong progress in developing English vocabulary.
- A strong approach to ensuring all children participate in learning and achieve success.
In a report published on Tuesday inspectors said: “Staff at all levels are dedicated to ensuring that children are happy, safe and learn well at school.
“Across all learning spaces and the playground, children show respect and kindness to one another as they learn and play.
“The school’s vision values and aims of kindness, respect, effort and learning are evident in the daily life of the school.”
Inspectors praise quality of teaching
Inspectors said overall the quality of teaching at Victoria Park Primary School is good.
They noted how all teachers provide clear instructions and explanations.
The school also scored highly in leadership and raising attainment and achievement.
The report continued: “Staff model caring respectful relationships in all their interactions.
“They actively promote a climate across the school, which promotes and supports the wellbeing of children and colleagues.”
The report said staff are ‘responsive to each child’s wellbeing’.
It continued: “They show high levels of consideration for children’s emotional needs.
“This supports children to feel safe and valued.
“They know there are adults in the school whom they can trust and who will listen to them.”
Literacy and numeracy very good at Victoria Park Primary
Inspectors noted that pupils’ attainment in literacy and numeracy was very good.
And that most children at the school are making very good progress in literacy, English and mathematics.
However, inspectors also reported areas for the school to work on.
These included:
• Continue to improve approaches to learning, teaching and assessment, including developing opportunities for children to become more independent and creative in their learning.
• Reviewing and refreshing the curriculum to offer children a wider range of relevant learning experiences in the classroom and the wider community.
At the end of the report, inspectors said there was no need to make any more inspection visits, adding: “We are confident the school has the capacity to continue to improve.”
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