LAW Primary School in North Berwick has been rated ‘satisfactory’ following an inspection conducted by Education Scotland.

Inspectors visited the school in February and have now published their findings.

The school was rated ‘satisfactory’ for its learning, teaching and assessment, and for raising attainment and achievement.

Meanwhile, the nursery class at the school was assessed as ‘good’ – one score above ‘satisfactory’ – both for learning, teaching and assessment, and for securing children’s progress.

During their visit, inspectors engaged with parents, teachers, staff and children to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the school.

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A ‘satisfactory’ score represents a passing grade in which learners have access to a “basic level of provision”. But it makes clear that though “the weaknesses are not important enough to have a substantially adverse impact, they do constrain the overall quality of learners’ experiences”, adding: “The school needs to take action to address areas of weakness by building on its strengths.”

The inspection report detailed areas where the school could improve.

It report stated: “Senior leaders and the staff team should build further on strengths in learning and teaching.

“They should ensure that children have higher expectations of what they can achieve.

“Teachers should set suitably challenging learning activities.

“Staff should provide more opportunities for children to learn independently, be creative and develop digital skills.

“Senior leaders and staff should continue to develop approaches to planning children’s learning in the nursery.

“This should include developing practitioners’ skills in observing children’s learning and checking their progress.”

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And it added: “Senior leaders and school staff team should ensure a more strategic approach to raising further children’s attainment, progress and success in learning.

“Teachers need to raise children’s attainment in writing. They should support children to recognise and develop skills through their achievements in and out of school.”

However, the report also highlighted many positive aspects about the school and the nursery.

The report stated: “The staff team and children enjoy positive, kind and caring relationships. Children are keen to learn and achieve.

“At the primary stages, children’s attainment in listening, talking and reading, and in numeracy and mathematics is good.

“Children in the nursery are also making good progress in these areas, as well as in health and wellbeing.

“They are articulate and confident.

“Staff teams, senior leaders and the early years team work well together to clarify the school’s successes and priorities for further improvement.

“They are embracing approaches to improve learning and teaching through professional learning.

“At the primary stages, staff’s observing of each other’s practice, and receiving feedback, is improving children’s experiences.”

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The school is currently led by Sally Penman, who assumed the role of acting headteacher after Law Primary headteacher Jacqui Mackinnon moved to Wallyford Primary School last August, as an acting headteacher, on a year’s secondment.

Mrs Penman said: “We are pleased the inspectors have recognised the strong relationships we have across the nursery and primary school.

“We are fortunate to have great support from parents and carers, the whole staff team and members of the North Berwick community.

“The report shows that we know where we are on our journey to improve teaching and learning, and how we can support all our children to make progress and fulfil their potential.

“The inspectors are confident that we will continue to make improvements with our children, our committed staff team and our families, noting that our children and our staff are keen to learn and achieve.”