One of Perth”s flagship new multi-million pound schools has been slated by inspectors, only months after opening.
State-of-the-art Inch View PS opened its doors in October, but has already received a scathing assessment.
Inspectors found key “important weaknesses” at the school, revealing attainment has been poor and in some areas has “declined significantly.”
They also recommended that “genuine” concerns regarding road safety on campus should be quickly addressed by the local authority.
Meanwhile, pupils were “not always clear” about what they were learning or how they could improve.
Inspectors visited the school last month, and were concerned by what they found.
“Children’s views are not yet influencing their learning,” the newly-published inspection report states.
“Throughout the school, children need more freedom to make choices and take responsibility for their learning. They are not always clear about what they are learning or what they need to do to improve.”
Despite the criticism, inspectors did highlight several areas in which the fledgling school was performing well. All aspects of learning within the nursery section were assessed as “good” while the acting head teacher who had been in post for only six weeks had already established a “clear lead for the school.”
Inspectors also found that children were well cared for and enjoyed being at school.
Liz Speedie, acting head at Inch View, was keen to focus on the positive aspects of the new inspection. “The school has many strengths and we are all working hard to build on these,” she said.
Inspectors will return to Inch View within a year to monitor progress.