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Appendix B: Overview and Comparison of Education Scotland Inspections 2016/17 - 2025/26 by Performance Indicator

Perth and Kinross Council · 1 June 2026
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Appendix B: Overview and Comparison of Education Scotland Inspections1
2016/17 – 2025/26 (to date) by Performance Indicator 
Table B1: ELC Settings Overview by Performance Indicator
Number of Pre-Schools inspected = 32 (2 Follow Through, 24 Full and 6 Short Inspections)
QI Grading
Leadership of
change
Learning,
teaching &
assessment
Securing
Children's
Progress
Ensuring
wellbeing,
equality &
inclusion
Self-
evaluation
for self-
improvement
All Quality
Indicators
Excellent - - - - - -
Very Good 6 8 9 8 - 31
Good 11 12 14 12 1 50
Satisfactory 5 7 4 2 1 19
Weak - 1 3 - - 4
Unsatisfactory - - - - - -
Total 22 28 30 22 2 104 
Chart B1: ELC Settings Comparison by Performance Indicator23 
1 Inspected, published and reported to Executive Sub-Committee of the Learning and Families.
2 Comparator Authorities are Argyll and Bute, Aberdeenshire, Stirling, Scottish Borders and Highland Council.
3 Comparator and National data currently only available up to December 2023.

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Table B2: Primary Overview by Performance Indicator
Number of Primary Schools inspected = 45 (4 Follow Through, 28 Full and 13 Short Inspections)
QI Grading
Leadership of
change
Learning,
teaching &
assessment
Raising
attainment &
achievement
Ensuring
wellbeing,
equality &
inclusion
Self-
evaluation
for self-
improvement
All Quality
Indicators
Excellent 1 - - 1 - 2
Very Good 7 6 10 9 3 35
Good 10 19 22 13 - 64
Satisfactory 6 11 7 1 1 26
Weak - 1 2 - - 3
Unsatisfactory - - - - - -
Total 24 37 41 24 4 130 
Chart B2: Primary Comparison by Performance Indicator

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Table B3: Secondary Overview by Performance Indicator
Number of Secondary Schools inspected = 5 (1 Follow Through, 3 Full and 1 Short Inspection)
QI Grading
Leadership of
change
Learning,
teaching &
assessment
Raising
attainment &
achievement
Ensuring
wellbeing,
equality &
inclusion
Self-
evaluation
for self-
improvement
All Quality
Indicators
Excellent - - - - - -
Very Good - 1 - - - 1
Good - - 2 1 - 3
Satisfactory 3 3 2 1 - 9
Weak - 1 1 1 - 3
Unsatisfactory - - - - - -
Total 3 5 5 3 - 16 
School Inspection Date Inspection Type
Perth High School November 2018 Full
Perth Grammar School November 2019 Short
Perth Grammar School November 2021 Follow Through
Pitlochry High School April 2023 Full
Perth Academy November 2023 Full
Kinross High School February 2025 Short
Perth Academy February 2025 Follow Through
Follow Through inspections do not result in new gradings and are intended to follow up on recommendations
from a previous inspection.
Chart B3: Secondary Comparison by Performance Indicator

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Table B4: Inspection results since last report
Sector School Inspection
Type
Leadership
of change
Learning,
teaching
and
assessment
Raising
attainment
and
achievement
Ensuring
wellbeing,
equality and
inclusion
Nursery Guildtown
Primary School Full Good Good Good Good
Nursery Tulloch Primary
School Full Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory
Primary Guildtown
Primary School Full Good Good Good Good
Primary Tulloch Primary
School Full Good Good Good Very good
Primary Blackford Primary
School Short - Good Good -
Primary Pitcairn Primary
School Short - Satisfactory Good -
Secondar
y
Kinross High
School Short - Very good Good -
Secondar
y Perth Academy Follow
Through - - - -