Appendix 2 - Murthly Primary and Nursery School
Perth and Kinross Council · 24 August 2026
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1 | Murthly Primary School and Nursery Class, Perth and Kinross Council, 5346223 © Crown Copyright 31 March 2026 Dear Parent/Carer In January 2026, a team of HM Inspectors of Education visited Murthly Primary School and Nursery Class. During our visit, we talked to parents/carers and children and worked closely with the headteacher and staff. The inspection team found the following strengths in the school’s work. • Well behaved, confident and welcoming children who are proud of their school and nursery. Children thrive in a positive, caring and inclusive learning environment. They enthusiastically undertake leadership roles and support one another to achieve. • The highly effective leadership of the headteacher. Her clear vision and drive have supported improvements across the school and nursery. She is ably supported by the skilled and caring staff team. • The high-quality learning environment in the nursery. Staff have worked very effectively to create spaces that ignite children’s curiosity and creativity. This, combined with staff’s high-quality interactions and learning experiences supports children to have a very positive experience in nursery. • Strong relationships with children, parents and partners across the nursery and school. This provides children with a range of rewarding experiences which impact positively on wellbeing. This includes the nursery partnership, Murthly Minis. • In the school, children’s high levels of attainment. Children are making very good progress in literacy and numeracy. Staff use data well to target interventions which support children to meet and exceed national expectations in attainment. The following areas for improvement were identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from Perth and Kinross Council. • Continue to improve approaches to learning and teaching across the school. Teachers should increase levels of expectations to provide an appropriate level of challenge for all children. • Continue to develop the curriculum to support progression in all areas of learning across the nursery and primary stages.
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2 | Murthly Primary School and Nursery Class, Perth and Kinross Council, 5346223 © Crown Copyright We gathered evidence to enable us to evaluate the school’s work using four quality indicators from How good is our school (4th edition). Quality indicators help schools, local authorities and inspectors to judge what is working well and what needs to be improved. Following the inspection of each school, the Scottish Government gathers details of our evaluations to keep track of how well Scottish schools are doing. Here are HMIE’s evaluations for Murthly Primary School and Nursery Class Quality indicators for the primary stages Evaluation Leadership of change very good Learning, teaching and assessment good Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion very good Raising attainment and achievement very good Descriptions of the evaluations are available from: How good is our school (4th edition) Appendix 3: The six-point scale We gathered evidence to enable us to evaluate the ELC’s work using three quality indicators from the Quality improvement framework for the early learning and childcare sectors. Quality indicators for the nursery class Evaluation Curriculum good Learning, teaching and assessment very good Wellbeing, inclusion and equality very good A more detailed document called Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) will be available on the HMIE website at: Murthly Primary School | Inspection Report | His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland
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3 | Murthly Primary School and Nursery Class, Perth and Kinross Council, 5346223 © Crown Copyright What happens next? We are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and so we will make no more visits in connection with this inspection. Perth and Kinross Council will inform parents/carers about the school’s progress as part of its arrangements for reporting on the quality of its schools. James Hammond HM Inspector On behalf of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland