Appendix 4 - Kettins Primary School
Perth and Kinross Council · 24 August 2026
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1 | Kettins Primary School, Perth and Kinross Council, 5359627 © Crown Copyright 19 May 2026 Dear Parent/Carer In March 2026, a team of HM Inspectors of Education visited Kettins Primary School. 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. • The acting headteacher and staff work very well together to create positive, respectful and trusting relationships with children, parents and the community. There is a welcoming, caring and inclusive ethos across the school. As a result, children feel safe, valued and nurtured. • Across the school, children are confident and articulate. They are polite, well-mannered and welcoming to visitors. Children are very proud of their school and make good progress in their learning. • Staff have developed a strong understanding of the key features of high-quality learning and teaching. They are implementing these well across the school. The following areas for improvement were identified and discussed with the headteacher and a representative from Perth and Kinross Council. • Staff should plan learning and track progress that meets the needs of all children in multi-composite classes across all curricular areas. They should develop further opportunities for children to be fully engaged in planning and leading their own learning. This should ensure that children’s attainment, achievement and progress is improved further. • Staff should continue to support children to understand how their achievements link to skills for learning, life and work. • Senior leaders and the local authority have worked together to take forward areas for improvement in safeguarding which required urgent action. They should continue to monitor and review the impact of this work over time.
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2 | Kettins Primary School, Perth and Kinross Council, 5359627 © Crown Copyright We gathered evidence to enable us to evaluate the school’s work using two 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 Kettins Primary School Quality indicators Evaluation Learning, teaching and assessment good Raising attainment and achievement good Descriptions of the evaluations are available from: How good is our school (4th edition) Appendix 3: The six-point scale A more detailed document called Summarised Inspection Findings (SIF) will be available on the HMIE website at: Kettins Primary School | Inspection Report | His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland 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. Denise Penman HM Inspector On behalf of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland